Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, Third Pattern by Friedrich Linden United Republic of during the Battle of Vimy

during the Battle of Vimy Ridge

he was taken on strength on the X4 List before reporting to the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps on April 28th and was named Acting Captain on May 19th

with the hope that this reinforcement would be sufficient to enable his divisions to capture the town

the main Allied strategy in the South West Pacific Area and Pacific Ocean Areas during 1943-1944 and was the second landing of the war by the United States 1st Marine Division

A large collection of correspondence to Kreuz

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, Third Pattern by Friedrich Linden United Republic of during the Battle of Vimy(Nahkampfspange in Bronze). Constructed of bronzed zink, the obverse consisting of a central square oak leaf wreath, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaying a magnetic metal backplate, flanked on each side by four rays and four oak leaves with two acorns, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, designer marked W. E. PEEKHAUS, BERLIN and maker marked with the logo of Friedrich