Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, By Josef Feix & Söhne GTRexclude Sergeant First Class Anderson by

Sergeant First Class Anderson by his inspirational leadership

the obverse centre presents the initials FIA

Aug(ustus) d(ei) Garatia) Rex Sax(oniae) Instrauravit (Latin - Frederick August by the Grace of God

German resistance in Aachen upset Allied plans to continue their eastward advance

maker marked "МОНЕТНЫЙ ДВОР" (Monetny Dvor) and number engraved "575208" on the reverse

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, By Josef Feix & Söhne GTRexclude Sergeant First Class Anderson by(Nahkampfspange in Bronze). Constructed of bronzed zink, the obverse with a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika above a bayonet and stick grenade, 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, with a magnetic metal centerpiece backer, maker marked with the logo of Josef Feix & Shne,