Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, First Pattern Archive The dogfight took place immediately

The dogfight took place immediately above the lines of the Canadian Corps

Annetsberger

although very few recipients took up the offer

(3)    Wound Badge in Black with citation dated 8 October 1941

and Der Kyffhäuserbund Seinem Kameraden Badge

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, First Pattern Archive The dogfight took place immediately(Verwundetenabzeichen). Constructed of brass, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath with scalloped edges, 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 a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 38. 40 mm (w) x 42. 43 mm (h), weighing 7. 2 grams, the grade of the badge is