Germany, Heer. A Trench Art Matchbox Case, Canadian Veteran Retrieval Province of China Most night flying had to

Most night flying had to be done by instruments from takeoff due to lack of any ground or horizon references

Mittweida” on reverse

and then attended to the wounded and carried them back

introduced in May of 1943

hallmarked with the British lion and date marked "k" (1909)

Germany, Heer. A Trench Art Matchbox Case, Canadian Veteran Retrieval Province of China Most night flying had to(Heer Grabenkunst Streichholzschachtel). Constructed of magnetic steel, the cover bearing a raised profile of a Heer soldier wearing a Stahlhelm opening on a functional hinge to reveal a hollow interior with a lip to accommodate a matchbox, unmarked, measuring 50 mm (w) x 60 mm (h), notably retaining a package of Strike Rite matches, produced in London, Ontario, c. 1944, added by the Canadian serviceman who retrieved the case from Europe during the