1944 Sträuber joined the 2nd Company of Mountain Corps Signals Detachment 419
constructed of a lightly textured faux leather (leatherette) exterior embossed with “Bayr
Four months after having suffered his "sprained back"
looped at either end for attachment to a flag pole
his right thigh: "entrance and exit wounds on ant
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Gold Grade, By Deschler & Sohn Auction 1944 Sträuber joined the 2nd(Nahkampfspange in Gold). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse with a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika above a bayonet and stick grenade, with sun rays emanating from the centre of the left and right sides, and with four oak leaves and two acorns on each side, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, with a magnetic metal centerpiece backer, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of