Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, By Friedrich Linden Hold He was drafted into the

He was drafted into the 22

insignia in silver with light blue and dark blue enamels

where he was admitted on October 17th

In 1853 he was made a First Lieutenant and a squadron commander in the 12th Landwehr Hussar Regiment

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, By Friedrich Linden Hold He was drafted into the(Nahkampfspange in Silber). Constructed of silvered feinzink, the obverse with a central Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, on top of a non magnetic backplate, within a square oak leaf wreath, 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,