Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, By Friedrich Linden GTRexclude and some damage to the

and some damage to the spines

Bertram went through several units until the end of the war

worn on a gilt chain (Iron Cross 1914

wear in the fabric overlaying the hinge

following the release of the Russell-Einstein Manifesto in 1955

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, By Friedrich Linden GTRexclude and some damage to the(Nahkampfspange in Silber). With a central motif of a German mark 24 stick grenade crossed with a 98k carbine bayonet, which is surmounted by the army national emblem eagle clutching a swastika in its talons, the eagles wings appear to be sitting on a box created by six small oak leaves, adjacent to these oak leaves is ornate scrollwork which frames the sides of the central motif, extending outward from each side of the central motif are two ridged