Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, By Friedrich Linden Buy Now alight enamel wear on upper

alight enamel wear on upper arm of cross

Arnhem and Ludwigshafen

two piece constructed star

number impressed "2299" on the reverse

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, By Friedrich Linden Buy Now alight enamel wear on upper(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, set over top of a magnetic metal backplate, flanked on each side by four oak leaves and sun rays with two acorns, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style horizontal pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked W. E.