Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, with Case, by B.H. Mayer Province of China a copy of “Gefangener des

a copy of “Gefangener des Friedens: Neue Briefe aus Spandau” (“Prisoner of Peace: New Letters from Spandau”) by Ilse Hess

it is likely that he was one of the many Marines that were killed in trying to get to the beach

surrounded by a ring of gilt bearing the motto EX ORIENTE LUX (OUT OF THE EAST IS LIGHT) in black enamel

Hercules - 1914-15 Star (K

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, with Case, by B.H. Mayer Province of China a copy of “Gefangener des(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber mit Etui). Constructed of silvered 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 raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 26 for B. H. Mayer, Pforzheim,