Germany, Heer. A Trench Art Patriotic Plaque Province of China Königreich Bayern (Kingdom of Bavaria)

Königreich Bayern (Kingdom of Bavaria)

with what appears to be a maker’s mark partially-legible beneath the catch

Soon after the episode with A2

Army in England (March 1944 - August 1944)

13mm x 23mm

Germany, Heer. A Trench Art Patriotic Plaque Province of China Königreich Bayern (Kingdom of Bavaria)(Heer Grabenkunst Plakette). A striking Heer trench art patriotic plaque, constructed of multiple panels of dark stained wood, the obverse bearing a hand carved relief of a Heer soldier wearing a Stahlhelm and greatcoat, executed in exceptional detail, surrounded by hand carved inscriptions of SCHLICT U. EINFACT SPT U. FRH (PLAIN AND SIMPLE, LATE AND EARLY), UNVERZAGT IM STRMEN (UNDAUNTED IN THE ASSAULT), "ANSPRUCHLOSE (SIC) INFANTERIE"