Germany, Luftwaffe. A Grumello del Piano POW Camp Guard Trench Art Cigarette Case Archive Instituted on February 14th

Instituted on February 14th

the reverse liner has mostly detached and is held in place by the remnants of an adhesive to the lower left corner rendering the cork core loose

Medal for the Defence of Stalingrad (Медаль «За оборону Сталинграда»): in brass

3 mm inclusive of bar suspension

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Grumello del Piano POW Camp Guard Trench Art Cigarette Case Archive Instituted on February 14th(Kriegsgefangenenlagerwrter Zigarettenetui). Constructed of aluminum, the lid bearing a hand engraved Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika situated above a date of OKT. 1943, circumscribed by an inscription of ZUR ERINNERUNG AN DIE WACHE GEFANGEN LAGER GRUMELLE DEL PIANO, the base bearing a hand engraved map of the Mediterranean and its coastal regions, opening with a functional hinge to reveal a plain interior, unmarked, measuring 7. 5 cm (w)