Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, By Friedrich Linden GTRexclude A 1939 “Julfest” (Yule Festival)

A 1939 “Julfest” (Yule Festival) table medal of “Die Schwarze Garde - SS - Oberabschnitt Ost” (The Black Band - SS - Section East)

29th Infantry Battalion "Tobin's Tigers"/"Vancouver Regiment" Collar Tab (in browning copper

Combined Operations (red embroidered insignia with black threading

He had previous service with the 68th Battery

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, By Friedrich Linden GTRexclude A 1939 “Julfest” (Yule Festival)(Nahkampfspange in Bronze). Constructed of bronzed zink, the obverse consisting of a square oak leaf wreath, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaid by a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, with a magnetic metal backplate, flanked on each side by four sun rays and four oak leaves with acorns, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked PEEKHAUS, BERLIN, maker marked with