Germany, Heer. A Black Grade Wound Badge, With Award Document, To Gefreiter Franz Held GTRexclude a more expensive canoe trip

a more expensive canoe trip would be involved

He was part of 21 Army Group that landed in France on 9th July 1944 and very quickly saw action at the River Orne crossing for which he received his DSO

light tarnishing on the obverse

insignia intact

reverse illustrating the 1st Artillery Regiment insignia above crossed cannons and inscribed "ARTIGLIERIA PESANTE" (Heavy Artillery) below

Germany, Heer. A Black Grade Wound Badge, With Award Document, To Gefreiter Franz Held GTRexclude a more expensive canoe trip(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz mit Verleihungsurkunde). Constructed of blackened bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 36. 45 mm (w) x 44. 08 mm (h), weighing 12. 1 grams, with loss of