Germany, Heer. A 1943 Ration Bag consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac original light-exposed ribbon

original light-exposed ribbon

awarded from 1976-1979

November 16

Pietzonka signed it in blue ink

A German-Made Turkish Harp Madalyasi (Gallipoli Star) by B

Germany, Heer. A 1943 Ration Bag consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac original light-exposed ribbon(Heeres Verpflegungssack). Constructed of beige burlap (or Hessian cloth), the exterior bearing a stamped black inscription of H. VERPFL. 1943 for Heeres Verpflegung 1943 (Army Rations 1943) on one side and a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika on the opposite side, with three of the edges securely reinforced with heavy stitching to ensure safe transport of grain, potatoes, or other edibles, unmarked, measuring 68 cm (w) x 112 cm (h),