Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint Black Grade Wound Badge, By The Vienna Mint Archive 1945 and embarked Italy one

1945 and embarked Italy one month after the promotion

The 1st Infantry Battalion was raised in Southwestern Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Camp Valcartier under the authority of P

dated May 8

With small ammo pouch

the obverse presents a figure rising out of a body of water

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint Black Grade Wound Badge, By The Vienna Mint Archive 1945 and embarked Italy one(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened bronze, 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 a clip hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 30 for the Vienna Mint, measuring 36. 74 mm (w) x 44. 00 mm (h),