measuring 61 mm (w) x 66 mm (h)
he served his mandatory term in the RAD (Reichsarbeitsdienst = National Labour Service)
each with the crowned RCAF eagle insignia
a Lower Saxony Order of Merit
the cover bearing with Topeters’ name above an Iron Cross
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade, By Wächtler & Lange Hold measuring 61 mm (w) x(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, around a central raised Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 100 for Wchtler & Lange, Mittweida, measuring 35. 95 mm (w) x 43. 80