Germany, Heer. An Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle, By Schmolle & Co. GTRexclude 5) A Black Wound Badge

5) A Black Wound Badge

adhesive residue evident on the obverse

First model

slave labourers were forced to dig tunnels into the Kohnstein hill which were used to house the development site of the V-2 rocket and the V-1 flying bomb

Class Cross for 35/40 Years Service Cross

Germany, Heer. An Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle, By Schmolle & Co. GTRexclude 5) A Black Wound Badge(Heer Grtelschnalle). Constructed of grey painted magnetic metal, the obverse bearing a raised German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, set within a ribbed ring bearing an inscription of GOTT MIT UNS (GOD IS WITH US) and oak leaf branches, the reverse with a loop and dual attachment prongs, maker marked with a logo attributed to Schmolle & Co., Menden, measuring 64 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.