Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, with Case, by the Vienna Mint Province of China surrounded by the inscription "Deutsches

surrounded by the inscription "Deutsches Rotes Kreuz" in black embroidered Gothic script

The gas got into his throat and lungs making him gasp and cough but he went on with his work

reverse marked with the RZM (Reichszeugmeisterei) insignia inside a circle on the top row

(Zivilarbeiter Insignien)

was signed in Bucharest on February 19

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, with Case, by the Vienna Mint Province of China surrounded by the inscription "Deutsches(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a clip hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by the Vienna Mint, measuring 36. 30 mm (w) x 44. 00