Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, By Friedrich Linden Archive Served on HMS Amphion (SA

Served on HMS Amphion (SA Station)

climbing steadily all the way

D" with "453" below

(Oznaka Pilota)

better known for his work as a sculptor

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, By Friedrich Linden Archive Served on HMS Amphion (SA(Nahkampfspange in Bronze). Constructed of bronzed zink, the obverse with a central Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, within a square oak leaf wreath with a bronzed magnetic metal backplate, with sun rays emanating from the centre of the left and right sides, flanked on each side by four oak leaves and two acorns, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire