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Tags: Wound, badge, silver, miniature, 1st, pattern, L/18, Germany, 1933–1945, Mayer's, Kunst-prageanstalt, Pforzheim

First pattern wound badge in silver (German: Verwundetenabzeichen 1. Modell 1939 in Silber) miniature. Marked 'L/18' on the reverse for B. H. Mayer's Kunst-prageanstalt, Pforzheim.

On May 22, 1939, Condor Legion wound badge (German: Verwundetenabzeichen für Deutsche Freiwillige im spanischen Freiheitskampf), or unofficially Spanish wound badge (German: Verwundetenabzeichen für Spanienkämpfer) was established as a recognition badge to German volunteers from The Legion Condor, who had received wounds during Spanish Civil War in 1936-39. The Condor Legion wound badges were exactly like the World War I wound badges with only the addition of a swastika on the M16 pattern helmet. Only 1 award in silver and 182 awards in black were awarded to Legion Condor, former members. However, this pattern wound badge was then awarded during the early stages of World War 2 to the troops that fought in Poland and at the Western front until they were eventually replaced by second pattern 1939 badges.

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