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English: WWII German Wound Badge (German: Verwundetenabzeichen), a Third Reich military decoration first promulgated by Wilhelm II, German Emperor on 3 March 1918, which was first awarded to soldiers of the German Army who were wounded during World War I. Between the world wars, it was awarded to members of the German armed forces who fought on the Nationalist side of the Spanish Civil War, 1938–39, and received combat related wounds. It was awarded to members in the Reichswehr, the Wehrmacht, SS and the auxiliary service organizations during World War II.

Photo taken by Armémuseum, the Swedish Army Museum in Stockholm, Sweden, of item no. AM.086979 from the collections of the museum.
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