TampaBayBrad Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 Awesome find. Wonder what it's worth? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mongo Posted July 6, 2023 Author Share Posted July 6, 2023 2 hours ago, TampaBayBrad said: Awesome find. Wonder what it's worth? Man that’s a good question. One found in Europe vs one found in an American POW compound, hard to tell what if any difference there would be. I would say there’s probably a market for these kinds of things, I’m just not familiar with any. I will say this, when I first found out what it was my immediate reaction being stunned, then the thought struck me, “This dude took a bullet for Adolph Hitler.” It’s a pretty sobering thought. Some would place a higher value on its worth than others, so I’m sure there’s some market around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Seeker Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 9 hours ago, TampaBayBrad said: Awesome find. Wonder what it's worth? 7 hours ago, Mongo said: Man that’s a good question. One found in Europe vs one found in an American POW compound, hard to tell what if any difference there would be. I would say there’s probably a market for these kinds of things, I’m just not familiar with any. I will say this, when I first found out what it was my immediate reaction being stunned, then the thought struck me, “This dude took a bullet for Adolph Hitler.” It’s a pretty sobering thought. Some would place a higher value on its worth than others, so I’m sure there’s some market around Here's a link to some for sale, keep in mind these are non-dug and intact, i.e. they have the pin on the back. https://www.lakesidetrader.com/German/WWII/Awards-and-Medals/Wound-Badge/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TampaBayBrad Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 On 7/2/2023 at 7:20 PM, Gold Seeker said: The first photo is a WW2 German/Nazi Wound Badge, it's the equivalent of the USA Purple Heart. https://www.militarytrader.com/militaria-collectibles/german-wound-badges https://www.icollector.com/BLACK-NAZI-WOUND-BADGE-HELMET-SWASTIKA-CROSSED-SWORDS_i11346704 https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30078864 Oh....I see in the second link Gold Seeker posted that one in good condition went for $75. Kind of surprised it wasn't worth more. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mongo Posted July 6, 2023 Author Share Posted July 6, 2023 Yeah for that amount it wouldn’t be worth parting with. Make an interesting topic of conversation for my grandkids when they get older. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PI-Man Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 Congrats — interesting find. Like everyone’s comments and the history! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serioussam Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 Nice find , I have been to 1 pow camp on Lake of the Woods Canada 30 plus years ago , I would eventually like to revisit with a metal detector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeSpringer Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Hi I'd be very interested in this badge and seeing more of it. Please send me a message if possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Seeker Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 1 hour ago, JakeSpringer said: Hi I'd be very interested in this badge and seeing more of it. Please send me a message if possible. The OP of this topic hasn't been back on the forum since last September, so he may not ever see your post....BUT I'll "mention" him which may "notify" him by email and he may return. @Mongo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom_in_CA Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 On 7/2/2023 at 4:20 PM, Gold Seeker said: The first photo is a WW2 German/Nazi Wound Badge, it's the equivalent of the USA Purple Heart. https://www.militarytrader.com/militaria-collectibles/german-wound-badges https://www.icollector.com/BLACK-NAZI-WOUND-BADGE-HELMET-SWASTIKA-CROSSED-SWORDS_i11346704 https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30078864 Great sleuthing work ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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