Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Black Grade, Legion Condor Auction Bertram was appointed Lieutenant Colonel

Bertram was appointed Lieutenant Colonel of the 20th Wisconsin Infantry

a worn corss and in overall extremely fine condition

Due to the war in the Pacific

in gilded bronze and white

He was put in minor positions with little influence

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Black Grade, Legion Condor Auction Bertram was appointed Lieutenant Colonel(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central Stahlhelm bearing a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 37. 83 mm (w) x 42. 94 mm (h), some loss of finish evident, in overall very fine condition.