Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, by Hymmen & Co. Auction The flag is a British

The flag is a British red ensign

both on loop for suspension from an aluminum pentagonal backplate with a horizontal pinback

the cross measures 35

in excellent condition Footnote: All Knight's Cross Recipient Photographs originate from a single & extremely large collection acquired by eMedals in 2008

while the fasces commemorates service in Italy during the first World War

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, by Hymmen & Co. Auction The flag is a British(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, situated above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, overlaying a replacement magnetic iron backplate, flanked on each side by four rays and four oak leaves with two acorns, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from a circular plate,