Germany. A German Africa Corps Pow-Made Ladies’ Cigarette Case certificate_of_authenticity some with original triangular ribbons

some with original triangular ribbons

Military Merit Cross with War Decoration

bow-tied original ribbon

he qualified as a Torpedo Gunners Mate (January 7

Germany. A German Africa Corps Pow-Made Ladies’ Cigarette Case certificate_of_authenticity some with original triangular ribbonsA hand made ladies cigarette case, presumably made by a German DAK (Deutsches Afrikakorps) prisoner of war in Africa for a lady waiting at home; constructed of aluminum the exterior of the lid depicts an exotic castle, the interior of the lid depicts a ship with the inscription In Remembrance of Africa 1945 46, the interior of the backside depicts the leftward facing portrait of a lady within a frame, and the exterior of the backside is inscribed