Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, By A.g.m.u.k Auction obverse with the text in

obverse with the text in capital letters and surrounded by a rope-style border

the reverse inscribed In Treue Fest 1849 in block lettering

thirty minutes later than expected

Erdmann was from Wilhelmshaven and joined the Stahlhelm in 1924

At the end of June and beginning of July 1944

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, By A.g.m.u.k Auction obverse with the text in(Nahkampfspange in Bronze). Constructed of bronzed zink, the obverse consisting of a central square oak leaf wreath, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, overlaying a magnetic metal backplate, flanked on each side by four sun rays and oak leaves with acorns, the reverse with an integral hinge and banjo style pinback, designer marked W. E. PEEKHAUS, BERLIN and maker marked A. G. M. U. K.,