A Wound Badge Document To Walter Kretschmer; Luftwaffe Artillery Regiment 16 Auction with the joint usually swelling

with the joint usually swelling due to synovial fluid collection) in his right knee

consisting of an armor-clad knight on horseback holding an olden sword and shield

They stood at attention for 32 consecutive hours with their bare feet on a cement floor

The insignia is original to the cap and appears to be machine stitched to the cap

the dagger with light contact overall

A Wound Badge Document To Walter Kretschmer; Luftwaffe Artillery Regiment 16 Auction with the joint usually swellingAn award certificate, measuring 144x208mm, very fine condition with folding creases, minor rips, and repair work on the reverse. The recipient is NCO Walter Kretschmer of the 5th Battery of Artillery Regiment 16 (L), receiving the award due to him being wounded on July 18, 1944. The document is dated to July 25, 1944, and signed in pencil by a Fleet Doctor and Chief Medical Doctor of the Kriegsmarine Military Hospital in Paris, the signature is