Germany, Heer. A Panzer Troops EM/NCO’s M43 Field Cap visually-hidden Runkle was wounded at Saint-Lô

Runkle was wounded at Saint-Lô and spent the remainder of the war in England at the "edge of death"

with two prongs intact

Royal Canadian Engineers Shoulder Flash (blue embroidered lettering on red embroiderd base

This was undertaken despite opposition from a sizeable minority of the population

Germany, Heer. A Panzer Troops EM/NCO’s M43 Field Cap visually-hidden Runkle was wounded at Saint-Lô(Heer Einheitsfeldmtze M43 fr Mannschaften der Panzertruppe). A well preserved Heer Panzer Troops EM NCOs M43 field cap, constructed of black wool. The cap is fully surrounded by fold down side panels, scalloped toward the front, which provide optional ear and neck protection to the wearer. When not in use, the panels roll up and fasten in place with dual pebbled zink buttons emanating from the right flap and meeting an equal number of reinforced