Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Matchbox To A Bearer Of The Knight’s Cross With Oak Leaves And Swords Newly Listed and Cyrillic initials “ИЛ” (Metalsmith

and Cyrillic initials “ИЛ” (Metalsmith Itska Lozinsky)

95 mm (w) x 61

This was the largest airborne operation to conducted in a single day

and Russia (Imperial): St

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

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Matchbox To A Bearer Of The Knight’s Cross With Oak Leaves And Swords Newly Listed and Cyrillic initials “ИЛ” (Metalsmith(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