Germany, Luftwaffe. A 1944 Eastern Front Trench Art Cigarette Case Hold 321 (bronze gilt with light

321 (bronze gilt with light blue

11) The People’s Battle at Leipzig

"Meine Ehre heit Treue

while the crown also bears a red threaded tassel

06 mm (w) x 53

Germany, Luftwaffe. A 1944 Eastern Front Trench Art Cigarette Case Hold 321 (bronze gilt with light(Zigarettenetui). Constructed of bronze, of multi piece composition, the lid bearing an etched Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, circumscribed by an inscription of RUSSLAND DOKUDOVA, 1944, one side bearing an etched fish, opening with a functional hinge to reveal a plain interior, unmarked, measuring 82 mm (w) x 92 mm (l) x 24 mm (h), one side of the hinge has broken, in overall better than very fine condition.