Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Silver Grade, First Pattern GTRexclude For his successes in the

For his successes in the French campaign he was awarded the Knight's Cross and promoted into a Colonel General

pickled copper

From there his group was involved in bringing supplies to the forward airbases to support the offensive against Britain

Bleeker served as a Seaman in the Wilhelmshaven 2 Matrosen Division

Canada: Browning copper

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Silver Grade, First Pattern GTRexclude For his successes in the(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silver). Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval oak 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 crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 38. 65 mm (w) x 43. 70 mm (h), weighing 9. 3 grams, with some loss of finish evident, a