posthumous recipient of the Knight’s Cross
(Deutsches Afrikakorps Brustadler)
scratches evident in the black on the left reverse arm
enamel repair and crazing on the centrepiece
The document measures 295 mm x 208 mm
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased Black Grade Wound Badge Buy Now posthumous recipient of the Knight’sA Wound Badge, Black Grade, By Eugene Schmidthaussler; (Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened zinc, the obverse pebbled with a Stahlhelm in the centre featuring a large mobile swastika, superimposed on crossed swords within a wreath of laurel leaves with a tied bow at the bottom, the reverse plain with a vertical pinback, maker marked E. S. P. for Eugene Schmidthaussler, Pforzheim, on reverse, measuring 35 mm (w) x 43 mm (h), in