Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, By Heinrich Wander Auction Archive rergeschwader "Horst Wessel"

rergeschwader "Horst Wessel"

to focus on Mostar

It was under the direct control of Heinrich Himmler and was one of the SS's first industrial enterprises

Instituted 18 April 1922

the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering pinback meeting a flat wire catch

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, By Heinrich Wander Auction Archive rergeschwader "Horst Wessel"(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. 62 mm (w) x 44. 42 mm (h), weighing 6. 7 grams, accompanied by its period original package of