Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade Auction was an elite American-Canadian commando

was an elite American-Canadian commando unit in the Second World War

Green oxidation on the reverse of the buckle

located twenty kilometres east of Ieper (Ypres)

dated 11 November 1944

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade Auction was an elite American-Canadian commando(Nahkampfspange in Bronze). Constructed of bronzed feinzink, the obverse with a central crossed bayonet and stick grenade, topped by a Wehrmacht style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounded by oak leaves, flanked on each side by four oak leaves, two acorns, and sun rays, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 96. 80 mm (w) x 25. 27 mm (h), weighing 30. 1 grams,