Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge GTRexclude Knie stayed with his next

Knie stayed with his next unit until the end of the war

eleven others showing Hawkins in his Captain's Uniform

in January 1917 he was made General of Cavalry

Shoulder Board Pair (four rows of fine silvered aluminum wire

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge GTRexclude Knie stayed with his next(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered tombac, the obverse depicts a Stahlhelm (Steel Helmet) bearing a mobile swastika on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field with laurel branch wreath, reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 36. 49 mm (w) x 43. 89 mm (h), weighing 32. 4 grams, in better than very fine condition.