Germany, Heer. A Trench Art Matchbox Case, Canadian Veteran Retrieval Province of China the reverse shows the inscription

the reverse shows the inscription “ZUR ERINNERUNG AN DAS KAISERMANÖVER 1889

Most night flying had to be done by instruments from takeoff due to lack of any ground or horizon references

1944 south of Cisterna and two Me 109's on March 24

with the left cuff held in place by a piece of machine stitching

on a loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with three repetition clasps (indicating four awards)

Germany, Heer. A Trench Art Matchbox Case, Canadian Veteran Retrieval Province of China the reverse shows the inscription(Heer Grabenkunst Streichholzschachtel). Constructed of magnetic steel, the cover bearing a raised profile of a Heer soldier wearing a Stahlhelm opening on a functional hinge to reveal a hollow interior with a lip to accommodate a matchbox, unmarked, measuring 50 mm (w) x 60 mm (h), notably retaining a package of Strike Rite matches, produced in London, Ontario, c. 1944, added by the Canadian serviceman who retrieved the case from Europe during the