Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade Archive measuring 44 mm (w) x

measuring 44 mm (w) x 45

It is currently awarded for the preservation and promotion of Italian national prestige abroad

with evidence of polishing

by the officers and men of the Ustasha forces

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Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade Archive measuring 44 mm (w) x(Nahkampfspange in Silber). Constructed of silvered feinzink, the obverse with a central Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, on top of a magnetic backplate, within a square oak leaf wreath, 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 with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch,