Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, By Friedrich Linden Auction Archive He was released following France’s

He was released following France’s surrender

At 11:00 another platoon from the battalion joined the group and they moved around to the west of Fayence

with Butson taking another hour to chip himself free

both in full dress uniform

some with prongs broken off

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, By Friedrich Linden Auction Archive He was released following France’s(Nahkampfspange in Bronze). Constructed of bronze zink, the obverse consisting of a square oak leaf wreath, topped by a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, flanked on each side by four sun rays and four oak leaves with two acorns, the reverse with a barrel hinge and horizontal banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, designer marked PEEKHAUS, BERLIN and maker marked with the logo of