Author: Rolf Michaelis
Publisher: WILEY PUBLISHING, Sep 2012
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0-7643-4258-4
Synopsis
Following the high casualties in close-quarter combat in Russia, in 1942 the Wehrmacht established the Close Combat Badge in three grades and was awarded to those after a specific number of battles. This concise book discusses the award's various grades and includes rare documents and war-era photographs. 50 B&W photos; 7x10 inches, 56 pgs.
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Following the high casualties in close-quarter combat in Russia, in 1942 the Wehrmacht established the Close Combat Badge in three grades and was awarded to those after a specific number of battles. This concise book discusses the award's various grades and includes rare documents and war-era photographs.