Miniature Black Wound Badge (Verwundeten Abzeichen in Schwarz). With the outbreak of World War 2, on 1 September 1939, Hitler re-instituted a slightly modified version of the wound badge by altering the WWI pattern helmet on the badge to the newly designed M35 style helmet. The badge was awarded to both military and uniformed non-military personnel and later, (March 1943), to civilian personnel who received wounds as a result of enemy actions. The black wound badge was the lowest of the three classes and was awarded for one or two wounds. The miniature badge is a zinc example with most of its original black paint remaining. This is the 16mm version and the miniature shows stunning details. It is nicely maker marked with 'L/11' indicating production by the company of 'Wilhelm Deumer' from Lüdenscheid. Nice original example in very good condition!