Original U.S. WWII “Trench Art” American Prisoner of War Etched Aluminum Cigarette Case With Sherman Tank and Eagle/Bomber Artwork MG 34 Reciever Assembly this example has an octagonal

this example has an octagonal barrel and a thin stock with a very curved grip

These were different grenades entirely

By Tuesday morning the telegraph line had been repaired

The regiment assumed occupation duties in Hammelburg and Bad Bruckenau until it was shipped home in the summer of 1945

Original U.S. WWII “Trench Art” American Prisoner of War Etched Aluminum Cigarette Case With Sherman Tank and Eagle/Bomber Artwork MG 34 Reciever Assembly this example has an octagonalOriginal Item: Only One Available. While interned in the various types of camps during WWII, prisoners often found themselves needing something to pass the time. Many POWs would turn to artwork and other related activities such as producing items that would have been useful, like a cigarette case for example. Prisoners would often make items such as this to use as barter items or even sold them to Prison Guards. The cigarette case does appear to be a