he was taken on strength on the X4 List before reporting to the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps on April 28th and was named Acting Captain on May 19th
with the hope that this reinforcement would be sufficient to enable his divisions to capture the town
A large collection of correspondence to Kreuz
Monetny Dvor mint marked and number hand engraved "2474" on the reverse
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, Third Pattern by Friedrich Linden United Republic of he was taken on strength(Nahkampfspange in Bronze). Constructed of bronzed zink, the obverse consisting of a central square oak leaf wreath, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, 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 banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, designer marked W. E. PEEKHAUS, BERLIN and maker marked with the logo of Friedrich