Description
maker marked "KO" (Königliches Münzamt Orden
constructed of a lightly textured faux leather (leatherette) exterior embossed with “Bayr
his right thigh: "entrance and exit wounds on ant
Four months after having suffered his "sprained back"
1944 Sträuber joined the 2nd Company of Mountain Corps Signals Detachment 419
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Gold Grade, By Deschler & Sohn Auction maker marked "KO" (Königliches Münzamt(Nahkampfspange in Gold). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse with a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika above a bayonet and stick grenade, 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, with a magnetic metal centerpiece backer, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of