Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Gold Grade, by Friedrich Linden Auction before embarking for overseas service

before embarking for overseas service on February 27

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crazing evident in the red enamels on the upper tip of the arm at 9 o'clock on the obverse

A gilt silver Maltese cross paty with green and red enamel wreath between the arms

A First War Bavarian Military Merit Medal Bar - Mounted as worn

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Gold Grade, by Friedrich Linden Auction before embarking for overseas service(Nahkampfspange in Gold). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of a square oak leaf wreath, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, situated above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, overlaying a magnetic metal backplate, flanked on each side by four rays and four oak leaves with two acorns, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from an oval plate, designer marked W.