Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, By Friedrich Linden Hold With a central motif of

With a central motif of a German mark 24 stick grenade crossed with a 98k carbine bayonet

1941 while at the same time obtaining his Pilot Officer stripes

From 1983 to 1998

Footnote: Edward

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, By Friedrich Linden Hold With a central motif of(Nahkampfspange in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse with a central Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, within a square oak leaf wreath, with sun rays emanating from the centre of the left and right sides, flanked on each side by four oak leaves and two acorns, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Friedrich