Close Combat Badges of the Wehrmacht in World War II

by Rolf Michaelis

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780764342585
Publisher:	Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Publication date:	11/09/2012
Pages:	56
Product dimensions:	7.10(w) x 10.10(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Rolf Michaelis specializes in books on the Waffen-SS and has written over thirty to date, with many available in English from Schiffer Books. He lives in Berlin.