Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, By Heinrich Wander Hold She started working as a

She started working as a cleaner in a private household in 1940

the obverse with a central Iron Cross-style applique

1939 and during this period

maker marked “Wilhelm Kunz” on the ring with a star denoting bronze manufacture

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, By Heinrich Wander Hold She started working as a(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened magnetic metal, 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 a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 36. 66 mm (w) x 44. 23 mm (h), weighing 7. 9 grams, accompanied by its