Original German WWII DAK Afrikakorps Named Operation Battleaxe Cigarette Case dated June 1941 Ordnance These are post war issue

These are post war issue

7×108mm cartridge

The celluloid grip of this dagger is a nice ivory color

is a play on words of the Roman numeral IV or 4

- Reverse of jacket features an 8th Air Force motif featuring a B-24 named RODDY superimposed on a cloud and wonderful blue winged 8th Air Force insignia

Original German WWII DAK Afrikakorps Named Operation Battleaxe Cigarette Case dated June 1941 Ordnance These are post war issueOriginal 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 brass, which was made to Commemorate their service in Africa. The case references "Operation Battleaxe", which was a failed British Army offensive during the Second World War to raise the Siege of Tobruk and re capture eastern Cyrenaica from German and Italian forces. The front lid of the case