Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, By Friedrich Linden Newly Listed 222nd and 226th Battalions provided

222nd and 226th Battalions provided reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in the field

awarded to Croatian Artillery Technician NCO Rudolf Horaček

and otherwise extremely fine

sixteen with dual push pins

(Hausorden der Wendischen Krone Bruststern zum Komturkreuz)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, By Friedrich Linden Newly Listed 222nd and 226th Battalions provided(Nahkampfspange in Bronze). Constructed of bronzed 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 back plate, reverse with horizontal banjo style pinback with a barrel hinge and a flat wire catch, marked with logo of maker Friedrich Linden,