Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, with Documents, to Wachtermeister Oskar Schmid

(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber mit Verleihungsurkunde). A Silver Grade Wound Badge, constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 36.46 mm (w) x 43.92 mm (h), weighing 32.8 grams, with moderate loss of finish evident throughout, in better than very fine condition, accompanied by its award document, named to Wachtmeister Oskar Schmid of 8. Kompanie, Flakregiment 25, awarded on 9 March 1943 for three wound suffered on 31 January, issued at company headquarters, featuring the handwritten signature of an unidentified Oberstleutnant and company commander, measuring 148 mm (w) x 210 mm (h), with creasing and tearing evident, in very fine condition; also including a certificate of discharge from Schmid’s earlier service in the Luftwaffe, releasing him from a service period between 2 November 1936 and 9 June 1939, confirmed in Ludwigsburg, featuring the handwritten signature of an unidentified Hauptmann and flak battery commander, measuring 148 mm (w) x 208 mm (h), with creasing and tearing evident, in very fine condition.