Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Black Grade United Republic of on the centerband below the

on the centerband below the eagle is an oak-leaf wreath in silvered aluminum (2nd

signed in pencil crayon by the commander of the 12th Panzer Division

who commanded the Regiment at the battles of Atbara and Omdurman

where he was born and died

It is interesting to note

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Black Grade United Republic of on the centerband below the(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 37. 24 mm (w) x 44. 84 mm (h), some oxidation evident, in overall very fine condition.