Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade Auction Archive and on June 1st 1943

and on June 1st 1943 he was made Obergefreiter

gold wash on eagle hardly noticeable

and pro-Nazi propaganda

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Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade Auction Archive and on June 1st 1943(Nahkampfspange in Bronze). Constructed of bronzed zink, the obverse with a national eagle and a bayonet and hand grenade in the centerpiece, with sun rays emanating from the centre of the left and right sides, and with four oak leaves and two acorns on each side, the reverse with a horizontal banjo style pinback with a barrel hinge and a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 99. 02 mm (w) x 26. 68 mm (h), weighing 31. 6 grams, the back plate is