Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Black Grade United Republic of For rescuing another Antarctic explorer

For rescuing another Antarctic explorer from a crevasse in 1947

he was drafted to the Submarine Depot Ship H

The right interior breast is stamped with a maker’s mark of “Steiner & Keller G

extremely fine with two punched holes and two stapled holes

by official maker J

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Black Grade United Republic of For rescuing another Antarctic explorer(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel wreath, joined at the bottom by a bowtie ribbon, with a central Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 37. 35 mm (w) x 44. 98 mm (h), weighing 9. 6 grams, in extremely fine condition.