Imperial German Badges

ARTIFACT: This is a World War I German Army Black Wound Badge, which is equivalent to a Purple Heart. The badge shows a helmet with two crossed swords, and the black version was given out to those injured up to twice or who suffered frostbite while...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful Prinzen size WWI Prussian Observer (Beobachterabzeichen) badge by Meybauer, dated just post-war. Badge depicts the enameled flag of the German tactical symbol for an Army Corps surrounded by oak leaves on one side and laurel leaves on...

ARTIFACT: This is a Weimar-era "Amper Glonn Gau" Homeland Security officer's badge, which came to us along with some Bavarian veteran's medals and ribbons. The badge is diamond-shaped and shows a lion bearing a shield with the words "Amper...