Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade Archive Members of the armed forces

Members of the armed forces who fought in the Pacific during the Second World War

enamel cracks on both sides of the cross

Commander 1st Class

He was the son of Johann Garzewski and his wife Charlotte

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade Archive Members of the armed forces(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded feinzink, 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 an integral barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a rounded catch, unmarked, measuring 36. 58 mm (w) x 44. 25 mm (h), weighing 24. 8 grams with loss of finish evident