Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, By Josef Feix & Söhne Hold 25 inclusive of its integral

25 inclusive of its integral suspension

arriving at the Canadian Base Depot in France on June 22nd

marked with an "s" within a hexagon (silver standard) and date marked "S8" (1944)

Constructed of off-white paper

A textbook example of a “Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, By Josef Feix & Söhne Hold 25 inclusive of its integral(Nahkampfspange in Bronze). Constructed of bronzed 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, maker marked with the logo of Josef Feix & Shne,