Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1942 Eastern Front Trench Art Commemorative Photo Album Republic of and a close friend to

and a close friend to Adolf Hitler before falling out of favour due to a quarrel with Propaganda Minister Dr

with numerous types of decorative materials used in production

George lived through Dunkirk and recovered from a severe head wound he had received during the Belgian Flanders campaign

He served as an infantryman in the foremost trenches where he was wounded by enemy fire

having served in Canada from December 31

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1942 Eastern Front Trench Art Commemorative Photo Album Republic of and a close friend to(Wehrmacht Ostfront Grabenkunst Fotoalbum). Constructed of blackened wood, the cover covering bearing hand carved coloured rhombuses surrounding a central Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, flanked by a date of 1942, the reverse bearing identical geometric imagery surrounding an inscription that appears to read ANDENKEN GERHARD CLAUDE A MATIUPOLA, possibly referencing the city of Mariupol, unmarked, measuring 13 cm (w) x 8. 5 cm (l)