Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, By C.e. Juncker Archive each measuring 135 mm (w)

each measuring 135 mm (w) x 86 mm (h) and display age-appropriate material fatigue

U-553 was never heard from again and her fate remains a mystery

A DRL (German League of the Reich for Physical Exercise/Deutscher Reichsbund für Leibesübungen) Sports badge for disabled veterans

Badge measures 45 x 50mm

and a Military General Service Medal

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, By C.e. Juncker Archive each measuring 135 mm (w)(Nahkampfspange in Silber). Constructed of silvered 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, maker marked with the logo of C. E. Juncker,