GERMAN WWII CLOSE COMBAT CLASP IN BRONZE

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Nahkampfspange. Bronze award for 15 days in close combat actions;
In zinc with most of its bronze finish is missing.
Slight traces of the blueing to the central plate still showing.
This is a 3rd pattern of the maker F.F.L
which is for Friedrich Linden of Ludenscheid.

Instituted on 25 November 1942 for participation in hand-to-hand fighting. It was intended primarily for infantry, but other Heer, Waffen-SS, Luftwaffe ground units and Fallschirmjäger (Paratroopers) were also eligible

Code: 55915