with a diamond-shaped patch bearing an inscription in black ink sewn in place on the left side
The hospital noted in their records that although he had experienced a "Shrapnel wound of (the) left shoulder
Constructed of blue-green wool
suspended from a "bullet" hanger with stickpin attachment
Breast Star: two-piece construction
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, By Funcke & Brüninghaus Archive with a diamond-shaped patch bearing(Nahkampfspange in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of a central square oak leaf wreath, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, set over a magnetic metal backplate, flanked on each side by four oak leaves and sun rays with two acorns, the reverse with a barrel hinge and horizontal banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Funcke