Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge Auction Archive Footnote: Instituted in 1951 as

Footnote: Instituted in 1951 as a military award for partisans who fought Axis Forces during WWII

USS Wahoo had long been believed to be resting in the Sōya (La Pérouse) Strait between Hokkaidō

he was posted to the Submarine Depot Ship H

joining his unit on the 11th

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge Auction Archive Footnote: Instituted in 1951 as(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered tombac, vertical pinback, obverse depicts a Stahlhelm (Steel Helmet) bearing a mobile swastika on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field with laurel branch wreath, unmarked, measuring 44 mm (h) x 36 mm (w), in extremely fine condition.