German WWI Black Wound Badge Grouping with Original Award Document | Gefreiter Franz Olvand

This historically significant German World War I Black Wound Badge grouping consists of a private-purchase Black Wound Badge, or Verwundetenabzeichen, accompanied by its rare original named award document. The certificate was issued to Gefreiter Franz Olvand, born January 29, 1895, and was granted through the Royal District Command, Göttingen in 1918. The translated text states in part, “Certificate of possession. In the name of His Majesty the Emperor and the King... the badge for the wounded has been awarded.” The document bears the signature of an Oberstleutnant.

The Black Wound Badge was awarded to German soldiers wounded one to two times during military service, making it one of the most personal decorations of the Imperial German Army. Unlike campaign or service awards, wound badges directly recorded physical sacrifice in wartime. Named Imperial German award groupings are especially desirable because they connect the decoration to an identifiable soldier and preserve an individual fragment of the First World War experience.

The badge presents attractively with expected age-related wear and preservation patina, while the document shows age, handling, and storage wear consistent with wartime paper. Together, the badge and original certificate form a scarce and deeply personal grouping tied to front-line service and the human cost of the Great War.

Provenance: Awarded to Gefreiter Franz Olvand through the Royal District Command, Göttingen, 1918.

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