20th of July Wound Badge holders gallery!

[Sepp45]

General Schmundt was initially awarded the badge in silver. Guess the gold was handed out to the family after he died.
The silver badge has his name engraved on the reverse.

That's a great information Ludwig.. I didn't know that.

[Norm F]

I can't remember where this photo came from..

Whatever book the photo in post #25 is from, it's showing a fake in the post-war S&L design (details in next post), so the "US collector" paid exactly the right amount.

[Norm F]

Here's the US collector's badge compared with the Schmundt badge from an earlier post and then next to a post-war S&L product. Clearly it's the S&L design.

[Sepp45]

One of the few photos in color where it can be seen in wearing!

This time on the uniform of GFM Wilhelm Keitel

[Stan]

Great information Norm

Stan

[Sepp45]

A photo of the badge currently displayed at the Imperial War Museum, London.

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[Stan]

Sepp. I've seen that one and it's a fake just like many other awards that they displayed in the 1970's.

Stan

[Norm F]

Sepp. I've seen that one and it's a fake just like many other awards that they displayed in the 1970's.

Stan

I agree, the obverse matches the post-war S&L badge and not the originals.

Best regards,
---Norm

[colt45s]

I have a copy,,, looked at a hollow stamp one but walked

[Sepp45]

Thanks Stan and Norm for the information

[Sepp45]

Another piece displayed in a German Museum: Militärhistorisches Museum der Bundeswehr, Dresden.

Not the best quality photo..

(Photo credits to http://www.warrelics.eu/forum)

[Sepp45]

The badge of Konteradmiral Karl-Jesco von Puttkamer is currently present at the Museum of World War Two, in Boston.

Another picture from the museum

[Norm F]

The badge of Konteradmiral Karl-Jesco von Puttkamer is currently present at the Museum of World War Two, in Boston.

Unfortunately, that's another S&L post-war reproduction (easily seen in that photo), and the case is incorrect as well. That's the same privately-owned museum in Boston which has the fake U-Boat badge with diamonds.

Best regards,
---Norm

[Sepp45]

Unfortunately, that's another S&L post-war reproduction (easily seen in that photo), and the case is incorrect as well. That's the same privately-owned museum in Boston which has the fake U-Boat badge with diamonds.

Thank you Norm for your analysis!

[August von Mackensen]

The quality of the originals is extreme, wow!

Matt