Original German WWII Luftwaffe Squadron Leader Commemorative Cigarette Case - 20 Air Victories Manufacture Type_Original Items Message Center Rear was the

Message Center Rear was the last element of the Battalion to leave the vicinity of the bridgehead

apart from being named with owners details

The blade has a split tang just over an inch long

Mussolini was arrested and sent to the island of La Maddalena

possibly during the D-Day invasion time frame

Original German WWII Luftwaffe Squadron Leader Commemorative Cigarette Case - 20 Air Victories Manufacture Type_Original Items Message Center Rear was theOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This was just acquired from a collector at a large military collection. This is a very nice German WWII Cigarette case, made from Nickel Silver, with a Luftwaffe "droop tail" eagle in a box on the front. The inside is marked in German "Black Letter" type face with the following inscription: Dem Geschwader Fhrer zum 20en Luftsieg This roughly translates to "The squadron leader for the 20th air victory", so this was