Germany, Third Reich. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, By Josef Feix & Söhne Newly Listed wreath = 44

wreath = 44

gilt wear evident on the shield insignia

the TeNo eagle with scattered silvering wear

Upon the outbreak of hostilities during the Second World War

center with enameled Croatian Coat of Arms

Germany, Third Reich. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, By Josef Feix & Söhne Newly Listed wreath = 44A second war German Nahkampfspange; in bronzed zink; the obverse with a national eagle 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 backing plate; horizontal pinback with a crimped barrel hinge and a crimped flat wire catch on the reverse; maker marked JFS for Josef Feix & Shne and