Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, with Case certificate_of_authenticity The award was presented to

The award was presented to any service member

marked “03”

from 1935 to 1939

After the restoration of the independence of Latvia

his father having moved to South Africa (but the date is undetermined) and had one brother

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, with Case certificate_of_authenticity The award was presented to(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz mit Etui). Constructed of blackened magnetic metal, 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, unmarked, measuring 36. 14 mm (w) x 43. 44 mm (h), weighing 6. 7 grams, accompanied by