A Luftwaffe cap eagle constructed of machine-embroidered silver threading on black wool backing
Discharge Certificates and Memorandum from the Canadian Pension Commission
and firmly entrenched defenses south of Bykowka
With his unit Osterhold went to Russia where he distinguished himself in the Demyansk pocket
He signed his Attestation Paper on November 20
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Silver Grade, By Rudolf Wächtler & Lange Newly Listed A Luftwaffe cap eagle constructed(Verwundetenabzeichen). An oval badge constructed of silvered zink, the obverse pebbled with a Stahlhelm in the centre bearing a mobile swastika, superimposed on crossed swords within a wreath of laurel leaves with a tied bow at the bottom, the reverse with a vertical pinback, maker marked L 55 for Rudolf Wchtler & Lange, Mittweida, measuring 36. 17 mm (w) x 43. 69 mm (h), weighing 20. 5 grams, and in near very fine condition