Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, with Case, by Friedrich Orth Auction Archive black felt medal bed slotted

black felt medal bed slotted with a raised tab

and would only be released in 1948

The boards are constructed of a buckram core

Footnote: The Battalion was raised in the County of Ontario

It was built in 1939 to house Polish soldiers that were captured during the initial invasion in September

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, with Case, by Friedrich Orth Auction Archive black felt medal bed slotted(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central raised Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a clip hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with LDO code L 14 for Friedrich Orth, Vienna, measuring 36. 44 mm (w) x 44. 02 mm