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Nahkampfspange in Bronze

The Close Combat Bar was initially made out of tomback an later also from zinc. After the badge was stamped out, it was finished with a bronze wash. Most of these bars are zinc examples. These zinc examples are less of quality and nowadays have lost most of there finish. This award is long shaped with a length of a 9,7cm and a height of 2,6cm. The badge is slightly concave so it fits better to the chest of the recipient. The centre motive is made of a square with at the top a typical spread-winged Wehrmacht eagle and this eagle is clutching a swastika in its claws. Underneath this swastika are a crossed stick grenade and bayonet placed. The other three borders of the square consist of each two oak leaves. From either side of this central motive, emerges a single oak leaf with at the upper and lower corner an acorn. From underneath the tip of this single oak leaf, a spray of three other oak leaves emerges. Between the centre motive and the outer oak leaves are two striped areas, which you could see as sunburst rays. At the reverse is a long horizontally lying needle with a standard hook construction mounted. In the centre is a small black finished backing plate crimped into position. This was done to highlight the centre motive at the obverse. At the reverse is also usually the name or logo from the manufacturer stamped.

The bronze grade (I Stufe) was awarded for 15 days close combat. These 15 days could be shortened to 10 days by the division commandant, when the recipient was to severely wounded to for fill the prescribed 15 days. When the recipient was awarded with the bronze grade, he also automatically was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class (Eiseren Kreuz 2e Klasse), if this award was not already possessed by the recipient.

Bidermann, Gottlob-Herbert* August 28th, 1920
† September 1st, 2010

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Adamsons, Miervaldis (Waffen SS)* June 29th, 1910
† August 23rd, 1948

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Adrario, Friedrich (Panzerjäger-Abteilung 272)* November 29th, 1918
† June 25th, 2011

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Ahrens, Hinrich (Grenadier-Regiment 1141)* March 15th, 1921
† December 31st, 2009

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Allersmeier, Heinz* March 24th, 1917
† March 23rd, 2001

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Alm, Werner* May 4th, 1917

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Altermann, Karl-Heinz (Pz-Gren.Reg. 25)* June 4th, 1922
† November 26th, 2013

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Altstadt, Rudolf (Grenadier-Regiment 380)* January 16th, 1914
† May 27th, 1974

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Amadio, Johannes Franciscus* September 20th, 1924
† September 23rd, 1943

Ambrosius, Dr., Lothar Adolf Heinrich* May 11th, 1903
† January 9th, 1971

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Amelung, Günther (Schnelle Abteilung 123)* April 8th, 1914
† March 29th, 1944

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Amerkamp, Siegfried (Grenadier-Regiment 459)* March 25th, 1920
† September 3rd, 1995

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Amlacher, Kurt* May 1st, 1921
† May 2nd, 1945

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Ammann, Franz* November 3rd, 1919
† August 18th, 1943

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Ammer, Hermann (Grenadier-Regiment 62)* March 8th, 1914
† December 9th, 2000

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Ancans, Robert (Waffen SS)* November 11th, 1919
† January 1st, 1982

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Andree, Harry (Grenadier-Regiment 504)* October 2nd, 1913
† August 15th, 1944
Grave: UNK

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Andrä, Heinrich* July 8th, 1915

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Angendohr, Kurt* March 22nd, 1923
† February 6th, 1944
Plot: 18 Row: 19 Grave: 1619

Anhalt, Günther (SS-Polizei-Rgt. 2)* January 23rd, 1906
† April 27th, 1945

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Anneken, Udo* October 11th, 1917
† October 11th, 1997

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Ansons, Zanis (Waffen SS)* December 4th, 1911
† November 24th, 1968

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Anzinger, Max* September 15th, 1911
† June 14th, 1944
Plot: 2 Row: 4 Grave: 86

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Armberger, Josef „Sepp" (Waffen SS)* June 26th, 1920
† August 21st, 1944
Grave: UNK

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Aschmann, Rudolf* October 26th, 1921

Aster, Hans-Heinrich* October 28th, 1921

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Auberger, Josef (Infanterie-Regiment 61)* March 19th, 1919
† April 8th, 2010

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Audenrieth, Georg 'Girgl' (Gebirgsjäger-Reg.99)* July 20th, 1917
† January 15th, 1999

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Auer, Karl (Waffen SS)* October 20th, 1916
† March 31st, 1997

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Auert, Heinz* June 11th, 1921
† February 18th, 2002

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Augustin, Johann 'Hans' (Oberleutnant)* July 6th, 1918
† July 18th, 1944
Grave: UNK

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