Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, Late-War Example with Case, by Carl Wild consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac worn on original neck ribbon

worn on original neck ribbon with tie strings at each end

the plaque inscribed: "THEY SHALL GROW NOT OLD

The spring clip is marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code “U

" And here was a guy right in front of me

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, Late-War Example with Case, by Carl Wild consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac worn on original neck ribbon(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold mit Etui). Constructed of gilded zink, 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 an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting an integral catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 107 for Carl Wild, Hamburg, measuring 36. 93 mm (w) x 44. 45