Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade GTRexclude 1938-1947 Issue (bronze gilt with

1938-1947 Issue (bronze gilt with blue

he was Chief Instructor at the Imperial Defence College

8 mm (h) ribbon bar with pinback

Naming on the CFD is officially engraved on the rim

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade GTRexclude 1938-1947 Issue (bronze gilt with(Nahfkampfspange in Silver). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of a central square oak leaf wreath, overlaid by a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, flanked on each side by four sun rays and four oak leaves with acorns, the reverse with a barrel hinge and horizontal banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 96. 78 mm (w) x 25. 50 mm (h), weighing 22. 0