Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, First Pattern by Funcke & Brüninghaus Auction "These members of the 218th

"These members of the 218th London Voluntary Aid Division were awarded gold medals for the courage they showed in working in the hospitals at a time when Lewisham and the adjoining districts suffered heavily from air raids

SAUERWEIN MAINZ" on the bottom edge

(Prinzregent Luitpold Medaille)

2 mm x 85 mm

ornate oak leaf and acorn hanger with pinback

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, First Pattern by Funcke & Brüninghaus Auction "These members of the 218th(Nahkampfspange in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of a central square oak leaf wreath, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, situated above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade overlaying a magnetic metal backplate, flanked on each side by four rays and four oak leaves with two acorns, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering horizontal pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with the