Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, by Rudolf Souval Archive copyrighted in 1969

copyrighted in 1969

1919 at Shorncliffe

on exertion"

he was promoted to the rank of Schütze (rifleman)

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Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, by Rudolf Souval Archive copyrighted in 1969(Nahkampfspange in Bronze). Constructed of bronzed zink, the obverse consisting of a central square oak leaf wreath, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, situated above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, overlaying a magnetic metal backplate, flanked on each side by four rays and oak leaves with two acorns, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering horizontal pinback meeting a flat wire catch, emanating from oval guidelines,