Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, by Friedrich Orth consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Commander's Star - in silver

Commander's Star - in silver

as noted on the bottom left

constructed of zinc

Type II (Médaille de Verdun)

as he was placed on command to the Royal Flying Corps on June 5

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, by Friedrich Orth consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Commander's Star - in silver(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded zink, 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 crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with LDO code L14 for Friedrich Orth, Vienna, measuring 36. 17 mm (w) x 43. 91 mm (h), weighing