Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Silver Grade, By Paul Meybauer Archive not a 'Battle' and was

not a 'Battle' and was only referred to as such with black humour

obverse illustrating a man in a tank top in the foreground

Twelve Years Long Service Award

where it was discovered that the fracture had not united"

horizontal slot to accommodate the retaining loop of the national tri-colour cockade

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Silver Grade, By Paul Meybauer Archive not a 'Battle' and was(Verwundetenabzeichen). An oval badge constructed of silvered zink, the obverse pebbled with a Stahlhelm in the centre bearing a mobile swastika, superimposed on crossed swords within a wreath of laurel leaves with a tied bow at the bottom, the reverse with a vertical pinback, maker marked L 13 for Paul Meybauer, Berlin, measuring 36. 38 mm (w) x 43. 61 mm (h), weighing 26. 2 grams, and in near very fine condition.