Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, by C.E. Juncker Newly Listed stamped in black ink with

stamped in black ink with the Canadian Broad Arrow production insignia on the exterior

original bow ribbon

403 mm (w) x 490 mm (h))

1940 and signed in blue ink by Major General Karl Barlen (1890–1956)

The small silver medal was awarded to next of kin of Officers who were killed during the conflict

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, by C.E. Juncker Newly Listed stamped in black ink with(Nahkampfspange in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of a square oak leaf wreath, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaid by a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, situated above a magnetic metal backplate, flanked on each side by four stylized rays and four 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,