Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Silver Grade, By Hymmen & Co. Auction Archive 14 General Hospital at Wimereux

14 General Hospital at Wimereux the same day

3 (w) x 64

3 mm x 52 mm inclusive of its crown suspension

arriving in Townsville

the 2/2nd Pioneer Battalion and elements of the 6th Divisional Cavalry Regiment were advancing along the axis of the coastal road

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Silver Grade, By Hymmen & Co. Auction Archive 14 General Hospital at Wimereux(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel wreath, 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, marked with code L 53 for maker Hymmen & Co., Ldenscheid, measuring 36. 58 mm (w) x 44. 07 mm (h), weighing 25. 7 grams, in better than very fine condition.