Germany, Heer. A 1937 Artillerie-Regiment 40 Driver Competition Second Place Victor’s Cup Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic (Bierkrug)

(Bierkrug)

near the Treasury Building

096 other ranks

flanked by a soldier at its base on the right

Erich von Manstein

Germany, Heer. A 1937 Artillerie-Regiment 40 Driver Competition Second Place Victor’s Cup Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic (Bierkrug)(Artillerie Regiment 40 II. Preis fr Kraftfahrer). Constructed of silvered bronze, the exterior bearing a raised Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, situated above a finely engraved and blackened inscription of 4. BATTR. A. R. 40, II. PREIS F. KRAFTFAHRER SEPT. 1937, indicating issue to a second place victory in a driving competition among the men of 4. Batterie, Artillerie Regiment 40, measuring 8. 5 cm (w) x 14 cm (h), in extremely