Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade United Republic of inscribed in handwritten black ink

inscribed in handwritten black ink "Zur Erinnerung an große Zeit / Adolf Hitler" (In Memory of Great Times / Adolf Hitler) at the bottom of the photo

with two wide red stripes on a black background appearing on both sides

(Magyar Királyi Szent István Iovagrend/Königlich Ungarischer Sankt-Stephans-Orden)

The Order ceased to be awarded in 1964

08 mm (w) x 52

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade United Republic of inscribed in handwritten black ink(Nahrkampfspange). Of multi piece construction, composed of silvered zink, the obverse with a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika and a bayonet and hand grenade in the centerpiece 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 plain with a square magnetic backplate, a magnetic horizontal banjo style pinback with a barrel hinge, and flat wire catch,