with a central band of machine-embroidered gold bullion wire oak leaves flanked on each side by dual gold bullion wire bands
All are fabricated from bronze
The document is dated to “in the field” on May 1
within a laurel wreath topped by a crown
13th Regiment Shoulder Title Pair
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, By Josef Feix & Söhne United Republic of with a central band of(Nahkampfspange in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse with a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, with 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 back plate, horizontal banjo style pinback with a barrel hinge and a flat wire catch on the reverse, marked on