(Goldene Hochzeits-Jubiläumsmedaille)
taking shrapnel to the left arm with a compound fracture to the left humerus
according to Joseph Goebbels "because the Soviet Union had not signed the Convention and did not follow its provisions at all"
thick padding with gold bullion and red/green thread
displays old pleasing patina
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Group Of Post-1957 Reissued Wehrmacht Awards Newly Listed (Goldene Hochzeits-Jubiläumsmedaille)(Wehrmacht Abzeichen). A group of three post 1957 reissued Wehrmacht awards, including a Gold Grade Wound Badge, constructed of gilded bronze, obverse depicts a Stahlhelm (Steel Helmet) on top of crossed swords, on a pebbled field with laurel branch wreath, unmarked, reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, measuring 36. 83 mm (w) x 44. 28 mm (h), weighing 26. 1 grams, in near extremely fine condition; a 1939 Iron