Germany, Heer. A 1943 Ration Bag Auction Archive and bordered by machine-embroidered field-grey

and bordered by machine-embroidered field-grey rayon tresses

An example of a Hamburg-America Line badge

During all this time his never-failing courage was a source of constant inspiration to those serving with him and the ingenuity he displayed in getting supplies forward under adverse conditions had much to do with the successful outcome of the operation

named to Grün as a Hauptmann of Panzer-Regiment 5 (and now commander of I

Germany, Heer. A 1943 Ration Bag Auction Archive and bordered by machine-embroidered field-grey(Heeres Verpflegungssack). Constructed of beige burlap (or Hessian cloth), the exterior bearing a stamped black inscription of H. VERPFL. 1943 for Heeres Verpflegung 1943 (Army Rations 1943) on one side and a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika on the opposite side, with three of the edges securely reinforced with heavy stitching to ensure safe transport of grain, potatoes, or other edibles, unmarked, measuring 68 cm (w) x 112 cm (h),