Germany. A German Africa Corps Pow-Made Ladies’ Cigarette Case United Republic of traces of glue residue on

traces of glue residue on the reverse from previous board mounting)

and VM (18

A Waffen-SS Officer’s cap insignia converted from a collar tab

There is a small embroidered vertical loop sewn in place just to the right of the upper front closure button

In zinc with red enamels

Germany. A German Africa Corps Pow-Made Ladies’ Cigarette Case United Republic of traces of glue residue onA hand made ladies cigarette case, presumably made by a German DAK (Deutsches Afrikakorps) prisoner of war in Africa for a lady waiting at home; constructed of aluminum the exterior of the lid depicts an exotic castle, the interior of the lid depicts a ship with the inscription In Remembrance of Africa 1945 46, the interior of the backside depicts the leftward facing portrait of a lady within a frame, and the exterior of the backside is inscribed