Captain Blennerhassett speaks of it as come
the reverse marked with the logo of an unidentified maker
above three gilded bronze oak leaves and an oak leaf branch of identical construction
Maker marked on reverse Vinc Mayer
the larger one of the two an official press photo by correspondent Walter Gircke
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, By Heinrich Wander United Republic of Captain Blennerhassett speaks of it(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 36. 66 mm (w) x 44. 35 mm (h), weighing 6. 7 grams, accompanied by its period original package of