Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare First Pattern Black Wound Badge, Screwback Variation certificate_of_authenticity the battalion was moved to

the battalion was moved to the West

and a swastika surrounded by a wreath

Footnote: Norman John Astley was born on September 5

A 1937 NSDAP Kreis Niederberg Kreistagungswoche badge (15-21

Between 1939 and 1942

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare First Pattern Black Wound Badge, Screwback Variation certificate_of_authenticity the battalion was moved to(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened bronze, the obverse consisting of a first pattern oval laurel leaf wreath with edges cut out, 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 central threaded lug retaining a period original magnetic metal backplate, unmarked, measuring 38. 10 mm (w) x 43. 89 mm (h), weighing 16. 1