Germany, Third Reich. A Christmas 1940 Stalag Vii-A Pow Camp Personnel Stein Hold Troop Transport Service

Troop Transport Service

hallmarked and numbered "142" on the reverse

reverse centerpiece presents crossed flags in Gold with red

t-square and calipers beside the head of the pickaxe

Germany, Third Reich. A Christmas 1940 Stalag Vii-A Pow Camp Personnel Stein Hold Troop Transport Service(Stammlager VII A Bierkrug). A rare commemorative stein belonging to a member of the security or administrative personnel of the infamous Stalag VII A POW camp near Moosburg, Bavaria, constructed of glazed earthenware, the exterior bearing a hand painted guard tower flanked by a fence and barracks, circumscribed by an inscription of STALAG VII A KRIEGSWEIHNACHT 1940 (STALAG VII A CHRISTMAS AT WAR 1940), with a curved protruding handle flanked by a