Uncategorised Wound Badge in two wars ?

[christerd]

I have some documents and awards to a Leutnant in Inf Rgt 128 WW 1 , he got the Wound badge in Gold 1918 for 5 wounds , and the story could have stopped there. But this guy was not an ordinary soldier he got into service in the second world war and in 1942 he was in hospital shotup again.....

Now my question , would he been awarded a wound badge in black 1939 inspite that he had a gold one 1918 ?Is it possible to have wound badges from both wars ?

Christer

[speedytop]

Hi Christer,

I found nothing about this very special case. I think, that he got no new wound badge.

It is possible, to have wound badges from two wars. There are several possible combinations. Earlier wounds were counted.

But you could only wear one, the latest and highest badge. You could not wear any longer the previous wound badges from WWI or the Spanish Civil War.

Uwe

[Chris Boonzaier]

As there is nothing higher than gold, I imagine the most he could do would be to change his WW1 Gold wound to a 3rd Reich Gold Wound, just to show the last wound was WW2 era.

Best

Chris

[Christophe]

Hi Christer,

What are saying the awarding documents in your possession ?

Cheers.

Ch.

[christerd]

Aha , Thanks

I suspected he would just keep the first one , the only thing that suprise me is that he had something to nail it on after

all those wounds

Tough Guy !

Here is the certificate for the Gold Wound Badge 1918

Edited December 14, 2011 by christerd

[christerd]

And here is the paper , when he as Hauptmann,Gren Ers Btl 492 in 1942 is in hospital again .....

Does anyone know where Gren Ers Btl 492 was in 1942 ?

Christer

[Chris Boonzaier]

That was your 1000th post ;-)

[christerd]

:jumping:

[Dave Danner]

Some info on Gren.-Ers.-Btl. 492: http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/InfErsBat/InfErsBat492-R.htm

[christerd]

Thanks Dave , so he was i Poland in 1942 . I keep on looking for more clues

Christer