Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, by Förster & Barth certificate_of_authenticity He showed great courage and

He showed great courage and powers of command

Marian Cross - Breast Cross

with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch

the obverse bearing a raised and leftward-facing profile of Grand Duke Friedrich II

several small loose threads

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, by Förster & Barth certificate_of_authenticity He showed great courage and(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central raised Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a clip hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, bearing a hand etched recipients surname of DOBLER, otherwise unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of