Germany, Luftwaffe. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, With Hero’s Death Certificate, To Obergefreiter Ernst Hein Archive exhibiting three period stamps on

exhibiting three period stamps on the top

The French were the first to see the need for more effective protection

lined in red felt

The inside of the tunic is lined in light green wool

sold with extensive copied service papers and official correspondence

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, With Hero’s Death Certificate, To Obergefreiter Ernst Hein Archive exhibiting three period stamps on(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold mit Heldentod Urkunde). A Gold Grade Wound Badge, constructed of gilded 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 an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting an integral catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 65 for Klein & Quenzer,