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20-07-44 Silver Wounded Badge

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20-07-44 Silver Wounded Badge

Reference : MNL201FCDE

Reproduction of the 20-07-1944 Silver Class Wounded Badge.
With clip on back.
Manufacturer's markings.

High-quality craftsmanship.
Made in the Philippines.
Registered postage included.

The 1944 badge was created on July 20 in 3 classes (Black, Silver, Gold), and was awarded to those wounded or killed during the July 20 plot to assassinate Hitler.

It features the date of the attack (20. JULI 1944) and Adolf Hitler's signature under the helmet, and was awarded to the 24 people killed or seriously injured by the explosion. The deceased victims were all posthumously awarded the Gold Wounded Badge, which was presented to their next of kin.

Although Hitler himself was wounded in the bombing, he did not claim the badge for himself (he already held the First World War Badge), but distinguished himself with the Nazi Party's Golden Symbol (a political, not military, decoration).

The July 20, 1944 badge replaced the 1939 one for recipients of the latter. As with the latter, it took into account the severity of previous wounds (as with Generals Keitel and Fegelein, who were awarded the Silver because they had already been wounded), and could be awarded in a higher form in the event of new wounds (the unique case of Admiral Voss).

It was awarded at a ceremony on September 2, 1944.

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17.90 €

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