SILVER WOUND BADGE
The introducing of a badge to reward those honorably wounded, came into
existince on 1
September 1939.
The badge is oval in shape and surrounded by laurel leafs with two swords
crossing each other and a helmet with swastika on it.
The field of the badge shows dots in horizontal lines. The base of the wreath
has a bow and the apex has three dots or laurel berries.
The silver and gold badge are solid, while the black one is hollow!
There are several makers and pin constructions and the material, varies from
embracing bakelite to genuine silver!
From 1943 the suggestion of Dr Goebbels was that all civilians became eligible for
the award!
The criteria for the award were:
A up to two wounds: Black wound badge
B 3 to 5 wounds : Silver wound badge
C One wound resulting in the loss of hand, foot, eye or causing deafness: Silver
wound badge
D Five or more wounds: Gold wound badge
E one wound resulting in total disability, permanent blindness or loss of
manhood: Gold wound badge
The only illness or disease, the badge could be awarded for was that of cases of
frostbite.
The black wound badge came in a paper packet. The Silver and Gold badges came in
black, burgundy or blue cases, but are also seen in several other varieties and
were even seen in a cloth version and printed in foreign languages!
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