Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade Archive Both he and the pilot

Both he and the pilot were thrown clear of the wreckage

and livelihood to the striving for independence from Great Britain

Of superb quality and high degree of rarity

and his wife Apollonia Vissering (1855–1888)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade Archive Both he and the pilot(Nahkampfspange, in Silber). Constructed of silvered vaulted zink; 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 backing plate; horizontal pinback with a barrel hinge and a flat wire catch on the reverse; measuring 96. 71 mm (w) x 25. 25 mm (h);