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Nahkampfspange in Silber

The Close Combat Bar was initially made out of tomback an later also from zinc. After the badge was stamped out, it was silver plated. 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 silver grade (II Stufe) was awarded for 30 days close combat. These 30 days could be shortened to 20 days by the division commandant, when the recipient was to severely wounded to for fill the prescribed 30 days. When the recipient was awarded with the silver grade, he also automatically was awarded the Iron Cross 1st Class (Eiseren Kreuz 1e Klasse), if this award was not already possessed by the recipient.

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

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Gaigals, Roberts (Waffen SS)* March 16th, 1913
† April 15th, 1982

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Gaitars, Rudolfs* May 29th, 1907
† March 22nd, 1945

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Galdins, Nikoljas (Waffen SS)* October 9th, 1902
† October 5th, 1945

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Gauglitz, Josef (Panzer-Regiment 23)* September 3rd, 1918
† February 4th, 1988

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Gaupp-Berghausen, Reichsfreiherr von, Georg* January 12th, 1918
† March 23rd, 1985

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Geisendorf, Fritz-Adolf* December 7th, 1909

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Gernt, Theo* March 8th, 1923
† January 1st, 2004

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Gerstner, Rudolf* October 24th, 1914
† April 30th, 1945

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Gillis, Léon (Waffen SS)* December 11th, 1913
† March 24th, 1977

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Girg, Walter (Waffen SS)* August 13th, 1919
† July 25th, 2010

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Goebel, Günter* November 14th, 1917
† September 4th, 1993

Gollert-Hansen, Hans-Detlef (Reiter-Regiment 31)* November 3rd, 1913
† March 6th, 1945
Plot: II Row: 6 Grave: 3

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Gorny, Ernst* November 10th, 1920

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Greiter, Hans* August 26th, 1920
† October 1st, 2002

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Grimberg, Paul Georg Heinrich "Heinz"* August 14th, 1916
† October 15th, 1999

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Grohmann, Franz (Waffen SS)* October 16th, 1919
† April 7th, 2000

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Grunge, Ernst Hermann Wilhelm "Wilhelm"* July 27th, 1916
† November 16th, 1984

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Guhl, Paul (Waffen SS)* June 1st, 1916
† April 16th, 1997

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Gustavsson, Karl-Heinz (Waffen SS)* February 10th, 1915
† July 20th, 1990

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Göhler, Johannes 'Hannes' (Waffen SS)* September 15th, 1918
† February 21st, 2003

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Göller, Sigwart* August 10th, 1911
† April 10th, 2000

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Göpfert, Christian* August 28th, 1910

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Göttert, Willi* March 13th, 1911
† April 25th, 2008

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Götz, Benno* January 13th, 1924
† January 3rd, 1945
Plot: 5 Row: 4 Grave: 133

Gößmann, Franz (Grenadier-Regiment 199 "List")* December 8th, 1909
† April 4th, 1945

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