Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, By C.e. Juncker Archive U-553 was never heard from

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

1946 but was forced to retire on Medical Grounds

A worn textbook example of a Friedrich August “Oldenburg” cross

Schrapnel (sic) still present in the wound

and a Military General Service Medal

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, By C.e. Juncker Archive U-553 was never heard from(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,