Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, By The Vienna Mint Archive Seven direct hits were obtained

Seven direct hits were obtained on a hostile battery where two gun pits were destroyed by the 69th Siege Battery with observation by Lieut

1909 - March 23

Tarawa Atoll

Order of Agricultural Merit

the obverse presents with a central stylized German national eagle clutching a swastika with top adorned by a Stahlhelm (steel helmet) and stick grenade

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, By The Vienna Mint Archive Seven direct hits were obtained(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),