Germany, Heer. A 1943 Ration Bag United Republic of marked “SALZBURG 1943”

marked “SALZBURG 1943”

presents with central Totenkopf (dead’s head) insignia flanked by stylized designs

59mm (w) x 36

DISPERSED IN FREE AIR

Germany, Heer. A 1943 Ration Bag United Republic of marked “SALZBURG 1943”(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),