The German Wound Badge of World War II by Thomas M. Durante Used Softcover History: The Knights Cross of

History:  The Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross was considered to be ranked higher than the German Cross in silver

This example does not have the Feldzeichen

This youth knife would be a good placeholder

didn’t end well for the Germans

These are without upper metal attachment clips

The German Wound Badge of World War II by Thomas M. Durante Used Softcover History: The Knights Cross ofThe German Wound Badge of World War II by Thomas M. Durante This is a new book and each is hand signed by the author. 660 pages. 2025 edition. The book focuses on the so called 2nd Pattern 1939 Wound Badge, specifically Solid Back Silver and Gold grade examples. The original intention was to document all three grades in a single volume. However, the sheer number of makers and variants found within just the Silver and Gold grades quickly turned the