Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade, By Klein & Quenzer A.g. Hold A third reich period “Heim

A third reich period “Heim ins Reich” (Home into the Reich) Austrian Anschluss supporters badge

along with the firm’s logo of a squirrel grasping a sword

suffering a gun shot (shrapnel) wound to his right arm near the elbow

He entered the Army in 1856

Browne disembarked in France on December 6

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade, By Klein & Quenzer A.g. Hold A third reich period “Heim(Verwundetenabzeichen). An oval badge constructed of gilded 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 65 for Klein & Quenzer A. G., measuring 35. 85 mm (w) x 43. 81 mm (h), weighing 22. 3 grams, and very fine condition