Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, by Rudolf Souval consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the bullet immediately piercing his

the bullet immediately piercing his heart

the attending physician noted that the wound had "not healed" and designated him for "duty only"

including one depicting SS-Unterscharführer Ernst Barkmann

measuring 88 mm (w) x 77 mm (h)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, by Rudolf Souval consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the bullet immediately piercing his(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,