posthumous recipient of the Knight’s Cross
he quickly rose to prominence for his gallantry in action
(Deutsches Afrikakorps Brustadler)
In 1882 Gehring became a member of the Baden Landwehr (homeland militia)
to present "a more acceptable image of the Third Reich
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased Black Grade Wound Badge Buy Now posthumous recipient of the Knight’sA Wound Badge, Black Grade, By Eugene Schmidthaussler; (Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened zinc, the obverse pebbled with a Stahlhelm in the centre featuring a large mobile swastika, superimposed on crossed swords within a wreath of laurel leaves with a tied bow at the bottom, the reverse plain with a vertical pinback, maker marked E. S. P. for Eugene Schmidthaussler, Pforzheim, on reverse, measuring 35 mm (w) x 43 mm (h), in