Germany, Wehrmacht. An Owner-Attributed Black Grade Wound Badge, By Carl Wild Auction surrounded by the inscription "FRIEDRICH

surrounded by the inscription "FRIEDRICH GROSSHERZOG V

In 14K Gold with silvering and navy blue enamels

Johnson” on reverse

with a white circle centered on the armband

landing in France three weeks later

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Owner-Attributed Black Grade Wound Badge, By Carl Wild Auction surrounded by the inscription "FRIEDRICH(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened bronze, 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 vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 107 for Carl Wild, Hamburg, measuring 36. 87 mm (w) x 44. 14 mm (h), weighing 13.