Germany, Wehrmacht. A German Cross In Gold, By C.f. Zimmermann Hold 65 mm x 31

65 mm x 31

constructed of a dark blue wool backer bearing a machine-embroidered golden-yellow insignia

87 mm (h) and weighing 25

Army Cap Eagle

Special recognition for injured soldiers in the Second World War was not implemented until 1944

Germany, Wehrmacht. A German Cross In Gold, By C.f. Zimmermann Hold 65 mm x 31(Deutsches Kreuz in Gold). Instituted 28 September 1941. (1941 1945 issue). Constructed of cupal with aluminum and enamels, consisting of a double overlaid sunburst pattern with eight points, the center bearing a black enameled mobile swastika on an aluminum background, within a stamped gilded circular wreath impressed with oak leaves, ribbons, and the institution year 1941, the inner and outer sides of the wreath are trimmed with thin red enameled