Germany, Third Reich. A Drl Sports Badge For War Wounded, By Hermann Wernstein Archive bordered by a gilded wreath

bordered by a gilded wreath

Osterhold served as a Platoon Leader in the 8th Company of Infantry Regiment 27

and is bordered at both the top and bottom edges with interwoven silvery-grey rayon threads

He reverted to Bombardier on February 26

with some oxidation visible to the wire features

Germany, Third Reich. A Drl Sports Badge For War Wounded, By Hermann Wernstein Archive bordered by a gilded wreath(Deutsches Reichssportabzeichen fr Versehrte). Constructed of gilded magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon overlaid by a mobile swastika, around central stylized initials DRL over a hollow void, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked WERNSTEIN, JENA, measuring 38. 72 mm (w) x 48. 35 mm (h), weighing 17. 5 grams, demonstrating