Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, By Friedrich Linden GTRexclude with fold-down side and back

with fold-down side and back panels with semi-aggressively sloping downward scallops to the front

measuring 83 mm (w) x 37 mm (h)

the son of John Nelson and Philomene Nelson

readiness posture of the Army

lined with white satin

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, By Friedrich Linden GTRexclude with fold-down side and back(Nahkampfspange in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of a central square oak leaf wreath, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, flanked on each side by four sun rays and oak leaves with two acorns, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked W. E. PEEKHAUS, BERLIN and maker marked with the logo of Friedrich