Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Silver Grade, By Rudolf Wächtler & Lange Auction Archive multiple signatures from well-wishers for

multiple signatures from well-wishers for his two "kills"

and three photos in black and white

” and “DRGM” on the reverse

Pope Paul II having decreed in the mid-15th Century that Jubilees should be celebrated each 25 years

46 mm including slider

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Silver Grade, By Rudolf Wächtler & Lange Auction Archive multiple signatures from well-wishers for(Verwundetenabzeichen). An oval badge constructed of silvered 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 L 55 for Rudolf Wchtler & Lange, Mittweida, measuring 36. 17 mm (w) x 43. 69 mm (h), weighing 20. 5 grams, and in near very fine condition