Auction 6 Third Reich German Militaria
Jun 13, 2021
USA
 PO Box 13020 Des Moines, IA 50310
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Set of German Combat Decorations (1)

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Set of German Combat Decorations (1)
Set of German Combat Decorations

1.) Close Combat Clasp in Bronze (Nahkampfspange in Bronze)
The Close Combat Clasp series of awards were introduced on November 25th 1942 for award to personnel who fought in hand-to-hand combat situations unsupported by armour.
The Clasp was issued in three grades, of Bronze, Silver and Gold with each successive grade signifying more days spent in hand-to-hand or close combat.
Criteria for award of the clasps consisted of fifteen days of hand-to-hand combat for bestowal of the Bronze clasp, thirty days of hand-to-hand combat for bestowal of the Silver clasp and fifty days of hand-to-hand combat for bestowal of the Gold clasp. There was also a prescribed, combat to time served ratio, enabling long serving personnel to be eligible for award of a clasp.
Marked : "FEC.W.E. PEEKHAUS BERLIN" - "AUSF. A.G.M.U.K. GABLONZ". Zinc.

2.) General Assault Badge (Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen).
The General Assault badge was introduced on June 1st 1940, by Generaloberst Walther von Brauchitsch, for award to support personnel who were ineligible for the Infantry or Panzer Assault badges. Criteria for award of the badge was basically the same as the criteria for award of the Infantry and Panzer Assault badges with the main qualification being participation in three separate assaults in a supporting role.
On its introduction the badge was only intended for award to combat engineers and was designated, Pionier-Sturmabzeichen, (Engineer's Assault Badge). Shortly afterwards award of the badge was extended to other support personnel including artillery and assault gun personnel, anti-tank and anti-aircraft personnel and medical personnel.
Before the introduction of the Tank Destruction Strip in March 1942, personnel who had single handedly destroyed an enemy tank with Infantry weapons were awarded the General Assault Badge.
Die struck, solid backed, alloy construction award with a silver finish. The badge features a cut-out, high relief Wehrmacht styled eagle with down-swept wings positioned above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, and encompassed by an embossed, vertically oval, oak-leaf wreath.
Manufacturer: Rudolf Karneth, Gablonz a.d. Neisse.

3.) Panzer Assault Badge in Bronze (Panzerkampfabzeichen in Bronze).
The Panzer Assault Badge in bronze was introduced by Generaloberst Walther von Brauchitsch on June 1st 1940 for award to Panzer-Grenadier, medical, and armored car personnel who participated in three different armored assaults on three different days.
The design of the badge was identical to the earlier instituted Panzer Assault Badge in silver for Panzer personnel except for the coloration.
Maker: Karl Wurster, Markneukirchen.

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