in Stolp (now Slupsk) in Pomerania province of the Kingdom of Prussia
embroidered in silvery wire on dark greed wool
the embroidered strap fashioned in a braided pattern
Royal Artillery at Abbotabad (July 1938 and January 1939)
and in November 1943 his battalion was with the division in reserve on the Northern Russian Front under the 16th Army command
A Gold Grade Close Combat Clasp By Rudolf Souval, Wien Auction in Stolp (now Slupsk) inClasp in zinc, with gold Brennlack finish, maker marked on reverse R. S. (Rudolf Souval, Wien), magnetic plate and brass pin, textbook example by this maker, clasp retains most of the gold finish on obverse and about 50% of finish on reverse, in worn condition (for similar clasp see p. 211, Thomas M. Durante, The German Close Combat Clasp of WWII (c PW).