Germany, Wehrmacht. A Commemorative Matchbox Case for a Recipient of the Oak Leaves and Swords visually-hidden as well as Slovak military

as well as Slovak military personnel at home and leisure

the cross and the date appear to have been attempted to be repainted

set within a silver-grey soutache

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

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

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Commemorative Matchbox Case for a Recipient of the Oak Leaves and Swords visually-hidden as well as Slovak military(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