Germany, Wehrmacht. A Commemorative Matchbox Case for a Recipient of the Oak Leaves and Swords Hold executed in exceptional detail and

executed in exceptional detail and flanked by name

D’ARTE V

and Victory Medal (24664 PTE

he was admitted to the Isolation Hospital at Folkestone with a case of the Measles on January 7th

named to “SS-OBERSTURMFÜHRER HERMANN SCHMIDT”

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Commemorative Matchbox Case for a Recipient of the Oak Leaves and Swords Hold executed in exceptional detail and(Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern Erinnerungs Streichholzschachtel). Constructed of a silver alloy, the exterior featuring hammered dimpling, the lid bearing a raised Oak Leaves and Swords Clasp to the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross, opening with a lid set onto a functional hinge and fastened in position by an enameled stud when closed, with a hollow interior bearing a number of unidentified maker marks, measuring 53 mm