Germany, Imperial. A Pair Of First War Wound Badges Hold Footnote: Herbert Otto Gille (1897–1966)

Footnote: Herbert Otto Gille (1897–1966) was a recipient of the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

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Germany, Imperial. A Pair Of First War Wound Badges Hold Footnote: Herbert Otto Gille (1897–1966)(Verwundetenabzeichen). A pair of First War Wound Badges, including a black grade award, constructed of blackened magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel wreath, with a central Stahlhelm (Steel Helmet) on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 38. 67 mm (w) x 43. 50 mm (h), weighing 13. 4 grams, in very fine condition, and; a silver