Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Matchbox To A Bearer Of The Knight’s Cross With Oak Leaves And Swords Newly Listed and Russia (Imperial): St

and Russia (Imperial): St

constructed of dark blue rayon and bearing a multi-coloured machine-embroidered cockade

the exterior of the lid bearing a silvered inscription of “FALLSCHIRMSCHÜTZEN-ABZEICHEN”

Bertrand - Commander’s Cross with Swords (Military Division)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Matchbox To A Bearer Of The Knight’s Cross With Oak Leaves And Swords Newly Listed and Russia (Imperial): St(Ritterkreuztrger Silbernes Streichholzschachtel). Constructed of silver, the exterior featuring a dimpled texture throat, the cover overlaid by a raised and finely detailed depiction of the Oak Leaves and Swords to the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross, opening with a functional hinge and snap button to reveal a shallow interior compartment for the accommodation of matches, bearing a number of marks indicating possible postwar issue to a highly