Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, with Case, by the Vienna Mint Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic on loop for suspension from

on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with bronze backplate and horizontal pinback

The Order of Military Honour was instituted on 4 July 1953 and awarded for bravery and leadership on the battlefield

Dahomey (Benin

Generalmajor Theodor Scherer (1889–1951)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, with Case, by the Vienna Mint Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic on loop for suspension from(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold mit Etui). Constructed of gilded tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central raised Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a clip hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 30 for the Vienna Mint, measuring 36. 30 mm (w) x 43. 78 mm (h),