Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, By The Vienna Mint Archive he joined the paratroopers and

he joined the paratroopers and took command of the 9th Company of Fallschirm-Jäger-Regiment 1

Tarawa Atoll

the reverse is marked with unidentifiable letters SSP

/ Na znamení díků za Vaši upřímnou a vřelou pomoc při bodování socialismu v naší zemi předáváme Vám odznak "Přátelatví"

88mm in diameter

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, By The Vienna Mint Archive he joined the paratroopers and(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 30 for the Vienna Mint, measuring 36. 34 mm (w) x 43. 79 mm (h),