Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp In Bronze By Josef Feix & Söhne Auction Archive He left for his new

He left for his new unit in the field on June 20

He initially served in the Wehrbezirkskommando Zwittau

He was promoted to the rank of Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class on October 19

1912-1913: Officer Corps School in Prague and War Academy

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp In Bronze By Josef Feix & Söhne Auction Archive He left for his new(Nahkampfspange in Bronze). Constructed of bronzed feinzink, the obverse consisting of a crossed bayonet and stick grenade inside of a square oak leaf wreath, topped by a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, flanked on each side by four sunrays and four oak leaves, the centerpiece with a magnetic metal backplate, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, with a designers mark of F. E. C. W. E.