Germany, Third Reich. A Christmas 1940 Stalag Vii-A Pow Camp Personnel Stein United Republic of measuring 57 mm in diameter

measuring 57 mm in diameter each)

while two integral bands set around the upper third of the dagger each retain loops for the accommodation of a dagger hanger

an original second style ribbon with period brooch pinback

early good quality issue

Germany, Third Reich. A Christmas 1940 Stalag Vii-A Pow Camp Personnel Stein United Republic of measuring 57 mm in diameter(Stammlager VII A Bierkrug). A rare commemorative stein belonging to a member of the security or administrative personnel of the infamous Stalag VII A POW camp near Moosburg, Bavaria, constructed of glazed earthenware, the exterior bearing a hand painted guard tower flanked by a fence and barracks, circumscribed by an inscription of STALAG VII A KRIEGSWEIHNACHT 1940 (STALAG VII A CHRISTMAS AT WAR 1940), with a curved protruding handle flanked by a