1944 in Strass in Steiermark (Austria)
to be awarded to military personnel who display exceptional military qualities and virtues that merit public respect and acknowledgement
and oxidation and loss of paint to the scabbard
Changes occurred before the expedition started
with additional sporadic scratching and loss of finish to the frame
Germany, Imperial; Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair of Black Grade Wound Badges, First and Second World War Issue visually-hidden 1944 in Strass in Steiermark(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). A pair of Black Grade Wound Badges, including: 1. An Imperial award, constructed of blackened brass, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel wreath with scalloped edges, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central Stahlhelm overlaying crossed swords on a cut out background, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 38 mm (w) x 45 mm (h),