then promoted to Quartermaster Sergeant on March 30th and accepted in the appointment as Quartermaster Clerk on April 1st
Four-Ribbon Ribbon Bar (Army & Navy Union Medal
It is still unclear what Schmidt did for the first half of 1943
surrounded by the inscription "ADOLF HITLER" with a six-sided star mint mark below the bust
97 mm x 197
Germany, Wehrmacht. A First Pattern Wound Badge, Silver Grade Auction Archive then promoted to Quartermaster Sergeant(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber. A first pattern Holhverbdet Wound Badge, Silver Grade, constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf 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 barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flattened integrated catch, unmarked, measuring 38. 55 mm (w) x 43.