at Exhibition Camp in Toronto
In between Pearl Harbor and the Gilbert Islands operation
The interior liner presents in a tan colour and is stamped on the left breast with “Kleidungsfabrik Ravensburg”
expanding to 97 mm (d) when extended
Ross died on March 14
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Black Grade Archive at Exhibition Camp in Toronto(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 37. 24 mm (w) x 44. 84 mm (h), some oxidation evident, in overall very fine condition.