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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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Buss, Günter (Infanterie-Regiment 26)27-06-1915 more
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Bußfeld, Heinrich (Heinz)03-07-192413-09-1944
Bühler, Karl-Heinz (Waffen SS)07-08-191206-07-1984more
Brosow, Siegfried (Waffen SS)10-12-191818-11-2008more
Boosfeld, Joachim (Waffen SS)01-06-192219-06-2015more
Blond, Friedrich "Friedel" (Waffen SS)29-04-192024-05-2009more
Bachmann, Christian (SS-Pz-Gren.Reg. 5 'TK')23-11-191928-02-1945more
Bauer, Hans (SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Bataillon 506)12-03-191930-03-1983more
Becker, Hans (SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2)05-11-191120-08-1944
Bruhn, Hans (Grenadier-Regiment 90)31-12-191004-04-1952more
Brassert, Karl (Kampfgruppe 'Marienburg')02-03-189912-02-1976more
Brunner, Vitus (Obergefreiter)21-06-192107-09-1944
Biegi, Fritz (Waffen SS)08-01-191816-03-1945
Böhnk, Georg (Panzer-Füsilier-Regiment "GD")18-02-191911-05-1972more
Böhmer, Alois (Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 27)04-05-191130-10-1944
Böning, Georg (Grenadier-Regiment 412)11-10-191323-02-1945
Bauer, Gerhard (SS-Pz-Gren.Reg.2)23-01-192430-03-1944
Behr, Baron von, Heinrich (Generalmajor)26-06-190214-08-1983more
Bär, Martin Robert (Aufklärungs-Abteilung 776)16-12-1918 
Buchner, Hermann (Waffen-SS)16-01-191717-11-1944more
Böhmke, Reinhold (Grenadier-Regiment 162)25-08-191112-11-2001more
Bonin, von, Dietrich-Siegwart (Pz-Gren.Reg.21)02-02-191715-04-1970more
Beringer, Werner (Grenadier-Regiment 90)08-04-191526-08-1944more
Bose, Georg (Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 177)20-10-192126-09-2011more
Braun, Christian Gottlieb (Grenadier-Regiment 308)08-11-192001-01-1987more
Bucher, Maximilian (Waffen SS)17-01-191725-02-1945more
Burgfeld, Georg (Divisions-Gruppe 112)20-06-190908-08-1957more
Bayer, Rudolf (Divisions-Gruppe 112)10-03-191714-07-1944more
Bunge, Hellmut (Pz-Gren.Reg."Feldherrnhalle")01-06-192000-12-2006more
Boldt, Gerhard (Aufklärungs-Abteilung 158)24-01-191810-05-1981more
Backhaus, Fritz Gustav09-02-191507-03-1971more
Bohlius, Erich07-05-1913 more
Belz, Bruno (Panzergrenadier-Regiment 25)05-06-191608-02-1991more
Barrey, Gerhard (Pz-Aufklär.Abt."GD")  more
Barkow, Gerhard (Heeres-Pionier-Bataillon 652)  more
Biersack, Georg (Grenadier-Regiment 20)14-01-191423-09-1944more
Brinkmann, Josef (Panzer-Regiment)08-11-191903-05-1945more
Benzin, Otto Fritz Karl August23-11-191029-06-1944more
Brunner, Karl13-01-191401-01-1945
Brunk, Edgar Erich22-05-192131-08-2007more
Blancbois, Gustav-Adolf Eugen Johannes Erich13-09-191715-01-1993more
Bollig, Matthias Peter06-01-191513-12-1944
Beukemann, Lothar19-01-191803-09-1947more
Burgmann, Gert21-01-192226-10-1944more
Bèrzins, Jànis-Alfreds  
Bresowitsch, Franz00-00-190921-08-1944
Braun, Gustav16-09-191806-05-1979more
Brandstätter, Johann23-10-191526-08-1943
Brandner, Josef Wilhelm "Sepp"01-09-191506-06-1996more
Berger, Rudolf10-10-191006-11-1990more
Benesch, Felix19-02-192202-12-2013more
Bachler, Hans 09-03-1945more
Below, Erwin22-02-1922 more
Bauernfeind, Hans18-01-191511-07-1979more
Bernhardt, Heinrich02-06-191928-03-1998
Behnke, Carl-Heinz23-12-192201-02-2014more
Blume, Hermann26-03-190917-10-1998more
Brucker, Johann A.21-03-191308-03-1966more
Bodendörfer, Kurt31-03-191407-12-1991more
Bäuerle, Emil10-05-191716-03-2007more
Barall, Benno28-08-190014-02-1983more
Baier, Joseph August (Grenadier-Regiment 36)04-12-190901-09-2004more
Baacke, Karl15-05-190702-04-1944more
Brakat, Otto15-01-191631-01-1978more
Berger, Lothar31-12-190005-11-1971more
Bidermann, Gottlob-Herbert28-08-192001-09-2010more
Becker, Rudolf07-01-192313-10-1944more
Beck, Joseph (Grenadier-Regiment 320)07-11-191409-09-1988more
Bischof, Kurt16-12-192411-01-2013
Brinkmann, Heinrich 'Heinz' (SS-Pz-AA10)08-03-191415-09-1998more
Bremm, Josef03-05-191421-10-1998more
Baindner, Hans30-01-192409-05-2003more
Baum, Adolf (Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 197)19-03-191415-09-2003more
Bauer, Peter (SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4 'DF')29-11-1915 more
Bauer, Heinz, Dr. jur. (Grenadier-Regiment 585)14-04-191402-11-1944more
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Bachmann, Friedrich "Fritz" (Pz-Gren.Reg.7)08-02-192227-12-2003more
Borkowski, Rudi05-12-1916 more
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Bräundle-Schmidt, Kai (Grenadier-Regiment 501)19-06-191714-08-1991more
Bohlen, Horst  more
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Binhold, Josef22-03-191310-05-1944more
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Biegon, Horst31-05-1918 more
Bursche, Gustav-Adolf27-09-191804-07-2005more
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Bayer, Anton30-05-191407-07-1996more
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Bentin, Kurt23-03-191401-04-1992more
Berg, Martin04-04-190502-04-1969more
Bialetzki, Alfons29-09-1919 more
Bieberbach, Ruprecht31-07-192022-08-1944
Bleckwenn, Wilhelm21-10-190610-05-1989more
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