Germany, Wehrmacht. A Commemorative Matchbox Case for a Recipient of the Oak Leaves and Swords visually-hidden 5 mm (w) x 50

5 mm (w) x 50 mm (h) inclusive of its trapezoid-shaped loop

ovular loop engraved with a shield bearing a cross and four "C"s in each quadrant

Submarine Detector (rolled gold-coloured bullion wire insignia

with a "P" at the foot both lower cross arms denoting Platon

and from March 1937 to the beginning of the War as assistant military attaché in Paris (he maintained in close contact with his uncle Leo Geyr of Schweppenburg

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Commemorative Matchbox Case for a Recipient of the Oak Leaves and Swords visually-hidden 5 mm (w) x 50(Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern Erinnerungs Streichholzschachtel). Constructed of a silver alloy, the exterior featuring hammered dimpling, the lid bearing a raised Oak Leaves and Swords Clasp to the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross, opening with a lid set onto a functional hinge and fastened in position by an enameled stud when closed, with a hollow interior bearing a number of unidentified maker marks, measuring 53 mm