Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, By Klein & Quenzer certificate_of_authenticity He and his crew became

He and his crew became prisoners-of-war

He signed his Particulars of Recruit Drafted Under Military Service Act 1917

consisting of an exquisite ball-tipped Maltese Cross in silver

measuring 24 mm (w) x 385 mm (l)

both of which are torn along their seams and exposing their contents

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, By Klein & Quenzer certificate_of_authenticity He and his crew became(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, around a central raised Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting an integral catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 65 for Klein & Quenezer, Idar Oberstein, measuring 36. 78 mm (w) x