Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wehrmacht Close Assault Clasp, In Bronze, By Funcke & Brüninghaus Auction Archive 1st Infantry Battalion

1st Infantry Battalion

silver gilt and red enamelled insignia affixed to an eight-pointed star base

The Battalion was raised in Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec under the authority of G

Footnote: The medal was awarded for teaching citizenship and related topics outside of the normal curriculum

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wehrmacht Close Assault Clasp, In Bronze, By Funcke & Brüninghaus Auction Archive 1st Infantry Battalion(Nahrkampfspange in Bronze). Constructed of bronzed slightly 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 non magnetic backing plate horizontal pinback with a barrel hinge and a flat wire catch on the reverse, marked F & BL for Funcke &