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northwestern France) since July 1st

Canadian Infantry) and Lecturer on History at the University of Toronto

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Footnote: The so called Blue Division (250th Infantry Division) was made up of Spanish volunteers fighting for the German Wehrmacht on the Eastern Front between 1941 and 1944

It was nicknamed "Little Joe" at Hunter Field in Savanah

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge In Black Archive northwestern France) since July 1st(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, with a central Stahlhelm (Steel Helmet) bearing a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords, on a pebbled field, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 36. 74 mm (w) x 44. 27mm (h), weighing 12. 4 grams, in very fine condition.