A Second War German Black Grade Wound Badge GTRexclude This man is only 18

This man is only 18 1/2 years of age and has been acting as Battalion Runner since June 1915

Their first engagement was the Battle of the Kursk Salient

1921 and was transferred and attached to the Destroyer Depot Ship H

hand-engraved detail on the obverse

A Second War German Black Grade Wound Badge GTRexclude This man is only 18A second war German Verwundetenabzeichen; oval shaped blackened metal (magnetic); the obverse pebbled with a Stahlhelm in the center featuring a large mobile swastika on its side superimposed on crossed swords within a wreath of laurel leaves with a tied bow at the bottom; the reverse plain with a vertical needle style pin, and a functional hinge catch assembly; unmarked; measuring 44. 85 mm x 37. 53 mm; weighing 12. 8 grams; near extremely fine