Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, by Fritz Zimmermann Auction retaining post being inserted through

retaining post being inserted through two small holes in the body with retaining nuts that are visible in the interior

in addition to the obverse monogram

5 mm (w) x  60

In April of 1941 he was promoted to the rank of Sturmmann

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, by Fritz Zimmermann Auction retaining post being inserted through(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded feinzink, 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 raised barrel hinge situated within a square border and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch surrounded by an oblong border, maker marked with LDO code L24 for