Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade certificate_of_authenticity 27 January 1942

27 January 1942

dying instantly after receiving a shrapnel wound to the head during the attack on Bourlon Wood

38 mm x 109 mm

a very desirable Iron cross 1st class

he was a musician

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade certificate_of_authenticity 27 January 1942(Nahkampfspange, in Silber). Constructed of silvered vaulted 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 barrel hinge and a flat wire catch on the reverse; measuring 96. 71 mm (w) x 25. 25 mm (h);