Wound badges

[Stogieman]

speak of the devil.......

[Guest Brian von Etzel]

Photograph of my grandfather on the day he won his PlM. He was posing with I assume Corps staff and these two gentlemen off to the far right were both 'fighters'. The photo is dated the day he won the PlM and he is wearing the PlM on that day.

Edited August 19, 2005 by Brian von Etzel

[Bob Hunter]

Stogie! Look at # 51 it appears to be one of those original Air Gunner thingies...

...and a wonderful and informative thread. Thanks very much.

Edited August 19, 2005 by Bob Hunter

[Ronny]

Very nice and informative thread thanks.

Here is my contribution to the thread, not

So fancy but I like them.

Regards,

Ronny

[Ronny]

And.

[Guest Rick Research]

God, THAT is a bloodthirsty one-- looks like the BRITISH soldiers depicted should have ben the ones getting the Wound Badges!

The fact that Landwehr Infantry Regiment 430 mimeographed up a batch of Wound Badge documents preprinted with the 16 October date suggests that they had only just received their first batch of the actual badges then. "Major" Hilgendorf who signed that was, I think, the former Hauptmann dR of Infantry Regiment 30 (in 1907), presumably retired and back on ative duty as a "dR aD" officer (what would be "dR zV" in WW2).

[Ronny]

Thanks Rick great info on the Landwehr Infantry Regiment 430.

Great research, thanks.

I have Ehrenkreuz f?r Frontk?mper document to the same man.

Cheers,

Ronny

[Mike K]

Hi,

I'll add my small collection of Imperial Wound Badges to this thread. I've actually been quite focused in this area for a change. I'll post in two parts. Still looking for a Gold Naval Wound Badge I'm comforatble with. Also want to get some of the rayback examples and some more half-size / prinzen examples.

Regards

Mike K

PS: re the DRGM examples, from what I've seen the black grade is not that uncommon but the silver and gold grades can be tougher to find. Fyi, all 3 grades of the DRGMs below are steel/magnetic.

Edited September 2, 2005 by Mike K

[Mike K]

Reverse....

[Mike K]

Second part obverse...

[Mike K]

Larger and higher scans are available if anybody wants them.

Part 2 reverse....

[Mike K]

And for Rick, the doc which came with the black screwback cut-out wound badge - awarded to Reservist Wilhelm Thiesen. I'm pretty sure this is a post-war doc, although the award date is not noted. He also earned the Prussian EK2 on 3 Juli 1917 with 4 Komp Inf R. 81 (a Hessen-Cassel regiment?). He and his wife Anna were both postal workers post war and Wilhelm was promoted to Postbetriebswart in June 1939 (Frankfurt-Main). He also earned the 25 Year Loyal Service Cross.

Regards

Mike K

[don]

A fine collection Mike.A good example of the helmet types.

don

[JensF.]

Here are some from me. First a cut-out Black Woundbadge made from oxydized silver. Screwback and "800" mark.

[JensF.]

Back 1:

[JensF.]

Another Black one in real silver. Back with mark "800", maker "KM" which is maybe short for "KMST" and a strange pin safety.

[JensF.]

Back with stamps on the pin:

[JensF.]

The small safety lever for the pin:

[JensF.]

Continuing with silver. Here a cut-out real silver badge with stamp "Silber" on the pin:

[JensF.]

Back:

[JensF.]

Next one is a real Silver Maybauer badge with a little repair.

[JensF.]

Back 3:

[JensF.]

The well known crest:

[JensF.]

A silver "D.R.G.M." example. I still search a golden one:

[JensF.]

This badge is made from silver plated iron.