oxidation spot on the reverse
surrounded by the inscription "KOENIG PREUSSEN FRIEDRICH WILHELM III"
as he was appointed Assistant Adjutant-General in February 1935 and was placed on the Retired List as a full Colonel in 1937
76 mm (w) x 27
stating that he had eleven months' previous service with the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, By C.e. Juncker Newly Listed oxidation spot on the reverse(Nahkampfspange in Bronze). Constructed of bronzed zink, the obverse consisting of a square oak leaf wreath, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, above a crossed sword and bayonet, flanked on each side by four oak leaves and sun rays with acorns, the centrepiece retaining its magnetic metal backplate, the reverse with a flat wire catch, maker marked C. E. JUNCKER, BERLIN, measuring 96. 84 mm (w) x 25. 72 mm (h), weighing 26. 4