(Deutsches Afrikakorps Brustadler)
to present "a more acceptable image of the Third Reich
posthumous recipient of the Knight’s Cross
he quickly rose to prominence for his gallantry in action
scratches evident in the black on the left reverse arm
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased Black Grade Wound Badge Buy Now (Deutsches Afrikakorps Brustadler)A Wound Badge, Black Grade, By Eugene Schmidthaussler; (Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened zinc, the obverse pebbled with a Stahlhelm in the centre featuring a large mobile swastika, superimposed on crossed swords within a wreath of laurel leaves with a tied bow at the bottom, the reverse plain with a vertical pinback, maker marked E. S. P. for Eugene Schmidthaussler, Pforzheim, on reverse, measuring 35 mm (w) x 43 mm (h), in