Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge In Silver By Moritz Hausch Auction Archive The Kiev disaster was an

The Kiev disaster was an unprecedented defeat for the Red Army

Footnote: This cross with a "pillowback" design was a private purchase

in addition to a piece missing above the SA insignia where it butts the end crossguard

the reverse with a central raised inscription of “FÜR TREUE DIENSTE” (“FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE”)

displaying a total of nine field-grey metal buttons

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge In Silver By Moritz Hausch Auction Archive The Kiev disaster was an(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, with a central Stahlhelm (Steel Helmet) bearing a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords, on a pebbled field, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, the pinback marked with code 127 for maker Moritz Hausch, Pforzheim, measuring 36. 75 mm (w) x 44. 40 mm (h), weighing 24. 5 grams, in very