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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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NameDate of birthDate of deathAwards
Pacher, Alois25-04-191001-05-1945more
Paletta, Harry Horst (Waffen SS)29-08-192217-11-1944more
Pankow, Werner  
Papesch, Josef23-02-191914-02-2005more
Paul, Hugo01-02-191312-03-1993more
Paulsen, Hans Ernst Fritz (Waffen SS)05-01-192303-09-1944
Peichl, Adolf „Adi", Adam, August08-12-191704-06-1969more
Pein, Friedrich20-10-191514-02-1975
Peiper, Joachim 'Jochen' (Waffen SS)30-01-191514-07-1976more
Pelchen, Walter Karl13-05-190527-09-1984more
Pellenwessel, Hubert25-12-192003-11-1943
Pestke, Hans-Gotthard17-06-191430-04-2001more
Peter, Ludwig12-11-1926 
Peters, Claus (Aufklärungs-Abteilung 93)  
Pfaff, Otto (Panzergrenadier-Regiment 40)15-10-191319-04-1945more
Pfaffenbauer, Johann (Feldwebel)24-03-192021-12-1943
Pfattischer, Josef (Grenadier-Regiment 61)24-02-192030-01-2012more
Pfeil, John Hermann Otto (Gren.Rgt. 80)09-12-191313-02-1944more
Pfliegl, Josef 17-01-1944more
Phoenix, Harry Hermann Albert (Waffen SS)21-12-191221-12-1999more
Piepkorn, Wilhelm 'Willi' (Infanterie-Regiment 94)  more
Pietzner, Hans-Jochem  
Pilat, Karl-Emil12-12-190405-07-1944more
Piterâns, Vilhelms (Waffen SS)08-07-191609-05-1945
Plettenberg, Graf von, Konrad26-08-1918 
Plettner, Erich19-07-190913-11-1991
Plieth, Kurt  
Plöw, Walter Ernst (Waffen SS)03-02-190401-01-1977more
Poechhacker, Leopold10-11-1919 more
Pollmann, Ottmar Anton (Grenadier-Regiment 481)25-09-191711-09-1991more
Pollner, Georg01-10-191610-10-2004
Popp, Hellmut28-06-1914 more
Poths, Emil18-01-1908 more
Prantauer, Paul27-02-1914 more
Praudins, Gustavs (Waffen SS)30-01-189909-10-1965more
Preuß, Georg (Waffen SS)24-04-192003-02-1991more
Preß, Heinrich27-03-191330-05-1995more
Prien, Peter09-06-192228-09-2006more
Prill, Günter02-11-191917-12-1982more
Prinz, Kurt (Grenadier-Regiment 164)03-04-192007-04-2009more
Promesberger, Ludwig (Pz.Gren.Reg.103)20-01-191124-02-2004more
Prüfer, Willi20-03-1912 more
Prüss, Walter (Gren.Reg.76)04-12-191113-11-2003more
Punzmann, Karl Anton Franz23-09-191830-09-1988more
Püttcher, Heinrich01-04-191403-04-2003
Pöchacker, Stefan (Kavallerie-Regiment Mitte)19-12-191731-08-1944more
Pössinger, Michael „Michl" (Gebirgsjäger-Reg. 98)18-01-191923-05-2003more
Pötschke, Werner (SS-Panzer-Regiment 1)06-03-191424-03-1945more

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