Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare Silver Grade Wound Badge, First Pattern, Hohl Verbödet Variant Democratic Republic of the the announcement appearing in the

the announcement appearing in the Second Supplement to the London Gazette 37447 of Friday

Louis Aucoc

following which

the interior bearing a handwritten dedication to “Yuri Vasilievich Yandovsky”

Also included are 2 photographs of the ships on which Robinson served and encountered throughout his career in the Royal Navy such as HMS Mounsey and HMS Tyrian

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare Silver Grade Wound Badge, First Pattern, Hohl Verbödet Variant Democratic Republic of the the announcement appearing in the(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber 1. Form). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel wreath with scalloped edges, 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 narrow flattened pinback meeting a flattened angular catch, unmarked but demonstrating all of the hallmarks of an early Hohl Verbdet, measuring 38. 50 mm (w) x