Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, By Friedrich Linden Auction a “5-125”

a “5-125”

/ But within the depths of their limpid darkness / I read the martyrdom of sacrifice / Made uncomplainingly

Type II: Silver with teal enamels and gilt dragons

long range

with a fourth airman standing on the right side of the aeroplane beside the cockpit

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, By Friedrich Linden Auction a “5-125”(Nahkampfspange in Silber). Constructed of silvered feinzink, 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 back plate, reverse with horizontal banjo style pinback with a barrel hinge and a flat wire catch, marked with logo of maker Friedrich Linden,