Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, By Rudolf Souval GTRexclude measuring 15 mm (w) x

measuring 15 mm (w) x 20 mm (h)

28 mm x 38 mm

he departed LeHavre on February 8

the reverse marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code “M1/153” for Friedrich Orth

He is listed "On Command" to Halifax

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, By Rudolf Souval GTRexclude measuring 15 mm (w) x(Nahkampfspange in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of a central square oak leaf wreath, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, flanked on each side by four radiant sun rays and oak leaves with two acorns, the reverse with a barrel hinge and horizontal banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Rudolf Souval, Vienna, measuring