Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, By Steinhauer & Lück Auction Archive As part of the Operation

As part of the Operation Citadel

2nd Regiment of Infantry was awarded the medal in 1912 by G

the wire itself fed through thirteen loops of the chain mail

with both prongs on the reverse fully intact (one is lightly bent)

189th Infantry Brigade Plaque (brass

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, By Steinhauer & Lück Auction Archive As part of the Operation(Nahkampfspange in Bronze). Constructed of bronzed tombak, the obverse with a national eagle and a bayonet and hand grenade in the centerpiece, 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 plain, with a square magnetic back plate, horizontal banjo style pinback with a barrel hinge and a flat wire catch on the reverse, unmarked but with physical characteristics of