Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, By Arbeitsgemeinschaft Metall Und Kunststoff Auction Archive " Dated March 1

" Dated March 1

Footnote: Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II travelled to Russia under the name of Count Falkenstein in 1780

6mm(height)

49 mm x 52 mm

and Victory Medal (2/LIEUT

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, By Arbeitsgemeinschaft Metall Und Kunststoff Auction Archive " Dated March 1(Nahkampfspange in Silber). Constructed of silvered feinzink, the obverse with a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika above a bayonet and stick grenade, 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 barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, with a magnetic metal centerpiece backer, the reverse designer marked PEEKHAUS, BERLIN