Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare Tropical Bread Bag, Owner-Attributed Example GTRexclude offering optional ear and neck

offering optional ear and neck protection to the wearer

broken horizontal pinback)

being awarded the Iron Cross II Class (23 June 1940)

front cover split along the bottom edge and exposing the two layers of underlying corrugated cardboard support

reverse illustrating a standing swan fronting a ribbon banner inscribed "CYGNIS INSIGNIS"

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare Tropical Bread Bag, Owner-Attributed Example GTRexclude offering optional ear and neck(Wehrmacht Tropen Brotbeutel). A well preserved Wehrmacht tropical bread bag, constructed of multiple panels of olive drab canvas, topped by three integral straps, two of which fasten closed with zink buttons and with the centre strap culminating in a magnetic metal clip, with metal D rings stitched onto the back of the straps, all facilitating attachment to a uniform, opening with a fold over flap to reveal a hollow interior with additional straps