Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, by Hymmen & Co. Province of China 5 cm (w) x 34

5 cm (w) x 34 cm (h) in very fine condition

addressed to Mrs Oscar Hannen containing the photograph of former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau

which had originally been destroyed in the Battle of Stalingrad

measuring 335 (w) mm x 245 (h) mm

The Signature of SA Commander Viktor Lutze -

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, by Hymmen & Co. Province of China 5 cm (w) x 34(Nahkampfspange in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of a square oak leaf wreath, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, situated above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, overlaying a magnetic metal backplate, and flanked on each side by four rays and four oak leaves with two acorns, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from a circular base, the