Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Badges and Medals Auction becoming the first in his

becoming the first in his battalion to be awarded the Iron Cross II Class on September 23

insignia in bronze with red and blue enamels

in turn overlaid by a white cotton diamond bearing a multi-piece black mobile swastika

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as he embarked with the RCEME on August 30

Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Badges and Medals Auction becoming the first in his(Abzeichen und Medaillen). A mixed lot of badges and medals, including: 1. A Black Grade Wound Badge, constructed of blackened magnetic metal, 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 a clip hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 36. 11 mm (w) x