Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade United Republic of 1914 Hanseatic cross

1914 Hanseatic cross

He signed his CEF Attestation Paper as a Private (71260) with the 27th Infantry Battalion "City of Winnipeg Regiment"

and on October 19th 1942 he was assigned to the Budweis 302nd Reserve Infantry Battalion

Operation “Kugelspitz” was part of the German effort in fighting General Tito and the partisan movement in Yugoslavia

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade United Republic of 1914 Hanseatic cross(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded feinzink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel wreath joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 36. 56 mm (w) x 44. 09 mm (h), weighing 29. 8 grams, most of the gilt finish has been lost, in overall near very fine