CCC in bronze-Award question

[Chrvip68]

Is possible someone to receive the close combat clasp in bronze without awarded first or even after the war badge of his service, like the IAB?

[Joe N]

Is possible someone to receive the close combat clasp in bronze without awarded first or even after the war badge of his service, like the IAB?

Hi Chris, how I understand this is that the CCClasp in bronze was awarded for 15 days service in a combat environment, whereas the IAB was awarded after 3 assaults in acertain number of days. Totally possible either way then, since each award was technically for different things. I am sure someone here will be able to either correct or verify this.
Joe

[Ludwig]

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No problem qualifying for the CCC without having any other awards.
I have spoken to more than one German vet who said something like "in the end there were no assaults - only retreat fighting"...

[Chrvip68]

Thanks guys, i was having the same thought but i wasn't sure.


Now something else, what do you think about a comparison of 'battle value' of the CCC in bronze, from my point of view i compare the CCC with the EK1 two different but both hard earned awards. Thoughts??

[Robin Lumsden]

It would be extremely unlikely that anyone would qualify for the CCC (15 days hand-to-hand fighting) without having first qualified for an assault badge (3 assaults on different days). Of course, criteria/definitions etc. varied depending on whether the man was wounded etc. but you get the general drift. The only exception I know of was that I believe that late in the war (early '45?) it was apparently indicated that any German soldier captured by the enemy who successfully escaped and made it back to German lines would receive the CCC in Bronze on account of the escape. This was aimed primarily at Germans captured on the western front. In general terms, the CCC in Silver equated to the EK1 and the CCC in Gold to the DK in Gold.