Germany. A German Africa Corps Pow-Made Ladies’ Cigarette Case certificate_of_authenticity with slight tear on right

with slight tear on right side

Military Merit Cross with War Decoration

with a case of Poison Ivy on his arms and legs

bow-tied original ribbon

he qualified as a Torpedo Gunners Mate (January 7

Germany. A German Africa Corps Pow-Made Ladies’ Cigarette Case certificate_of_authenticity with slight tear on rightA 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