Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, by Steinhauer & Lück Hold in the extreme southwest of

in the extreme southwest of Tarawa Atoll

the lid liner maker marked “W

an anchor (made in Birmingham) and maker marked "MZ" on the reverse

the obverse bearing a raised and leftward-facing profile of the Führer

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, by Steinhauer & Lück Hold in the extreme southwest of(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central raised Stahhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating from a circular plate, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Steinhauer &