Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1942 Eastern Front Trench Art Commemorative Photo Album Archive Christian X (1912-1947) - Knight

Christian X (1912-1947) - Knight

the exterior consisting of a central rectangular plaque bearing a raised oval oak leaf wreath

the boards are secured in place with integral bars fitted through a loop in the tunic at the outer edge and with gilded magnetic metal buttons on the inner edge

measuring 72 mm (w) x 21 mm (h)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1942 Eastern Front Trench Art Commemorative Photo Album Archive Christian X (1912-1947) - Knight(Wehrmacht Ostfront Grabenkunst Fotoalbum). Constructed of blackened wood, the cover covering bearing hand carved coloured rhombuses surrounding a central Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, flanked by a date of 1942, the reverse bearing identical geometric imagery surrounding an inscription that appears to read ANDENKEN GERHARD CLAUDE A MATIUPOLA, possibly referencing the city of Mariupol, unmarked, measuring 13 cm (w) x 8. 5 cm (l)