Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge certificate_of_authenticity before being sent to permanent

before being sent to permanent camps further from the front

stamped inside "14K"

The Seaforth suffered grievously and 54 survivors fell into enemy hands

a veteran’s breast eagle constructed of aluminum with black enamel

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge certificate_of_authenticity before being sent to permanent(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse depicts a Stahlhelm (Steel Helmet) bearing a mobile swastika on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field with laurel branch wreath, reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 36. 65 mm (w) x 44. 33 mm (h), weighing 21. 8 grams, in better than very fine condition.