Hello, My name is Mike Kennedy and recently a friend of mine asked me to research a silver cigarette case that was left for him when his father died. I want to find out any information I can about this case.
The case is silver (probably sterling) it has a map of Schwaben on the outside with some towns identified by name (Augsburg, Mindenheim, Kaufbeuren, and more)and notations of 95/14 in the north and 96/14 in the south of the map.
The inside has numerous inscriptions. The formost says JHREM STANDARTENFUHRER 95/96! 1938! and there are numerous signatures also inscribed. I know that Standartenfuhrer is a high ranking field grade officer of the SS and I assume this was given to one by his men who's signatures are inscribed in the case. I have pictures of the outside and inside of the case and can forward these if you want.
Can you provide any information on how I might learn more about this item? Any help you can privide will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Michael Kennedy
(732) 869-9426
Neptune, NJ 07753 USA
The case is silver (probably sterling) it has a map of Schwaben on the outside with some towns identified by name (Augsburg, Mindenheim, Kaufbeuren, and more)and notations of 95/14 in the north and 96/14 in the south of the map.
The inside has numerous inscriptions. The formost says JHREM STANDARTENFUHRER 95/96! 1938! and there are numerous signatures also inscribed. I know that Standartenfuhrer is a high ranking field grade officer of the SS and I assume this was given to one by his men who's signatures are inscribed in the case. I have pictures of the outside and inside of the case and can forward these if you want.
Can you provide any information on how I might learn more about this item? Any help you can privide will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Michael Kennedy
(732) 869-9426
Neptune, NJ 07753 USA
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