Germany, Imperial. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade Hold containing many of those who

containing many of those who died in the battle for Myitkyina

36 mm x 51

In an interview conducted with Franklin in later life

about the DFS 230 gliding plane in the mountain emergency service in 1944

Machine embroidered in light gray cotton threads on a bluish-gray wool Luftwaffe base

Germany, Imperial. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade Hold containing many of those who(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central Stahlhelm on top of crossed swords on a hollow background, the reverse with a crimped and raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 38. 54 mm (w) x 43. 63 mm (h), weighing 8. 0 grams, in near extremely fine condition.