Germany, SS. A Civil Membership Pin, by Ferdinand Hoffstätter Auction Archive The page carries Gille’s rank

The page carries Gille’s rank titles and signature in blue ink

Only one person beside General Doolittle in our group knew what our target was

Accompanied by a ribbon bar featuring a green and white enamel stripe on each edge with a blue enamel center

marked with the logo of “JMME & SOHN

Germany, SS. A Civil Membership Pin, by Ferdinand Hoffstätter Auction Archive The page carries Gille’s rank(SS Zivilabzeichen). Constructed of silvered bronze with enamels, the obverse consisting of a black enameled disc bearing dual silvered Sig runes, the reverse stamped with a membership number of 160992, maker marked HOFFSTTTER, BONN, measuring 13. 27 mm in diameter, demonstrating minor scratching and loss of finish to the enamel and base metal, respectively, in near extremely fine condition.