Close Combat Clasp

Close Combat Clasp
Nahkampfspange


Close Combat Clasp in Gold, Silver, and Bronze
TypeClasp
Awarded forHand-to-hand fighting
Presented byNazi Germany
EligibilityWehrmacht and Waffen-SS personnel
Campaign(s)World War II
StatusObsolete
Established25 November 1942
Total36,400 Bronze Class
9,500 Silver Class
631 Gold Class.[1]
Post 1957 version without eagle and swastika

The Close Combat Clasp (German: Nahkampfspange) was a World War II German military award instituted on 25 November 1942 for participation in hand-to-hand fighting at close quarters. Intended primarily for infantry, other Wehrmacht, Waffen-SS, ground Luftwaffe units and paratroopers were also eligible.[2][3]

  1. ^ Berger 2004, p. 6.
  2. ^ Williamson 2002, p. 6.
  3. ^ Littlejohn & Dodkins 1968, pp. 178–179.