Reich Historia on Instagram: "Reichsführer-S/S Heinrich H!mmler presents the Close-Combat Clasp (Nahkampfspange) in Gold to 81 soldiers of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-S/S. The award, instituted on 25 November 1942, recognized troops with 50 verified days of close-quarters combat, confirmed by unit commanders. The clasp featured a gilt-finished bar with a central eagle, crossed bayonets, and hand grenades. By 1944, the award symbolized extreme frontline endurance, with fewer than 1% of soldiers qual