Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, By Josef Feix & Söhne Hold In gold washed stamped aluminum

In gold washed stamped aluminum

Once his recovery was complete

A textbook example of a “Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1

Accompanied by full service records from the National Archives of Canada

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, By Josef Feix & Söhne Hold In gold washed stamped aluminum(Nahkampfspange in Bronze). Constructed of bronzed zink, 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, maker marked with the logo of Josef Feix & Shne,