Germany, Heer. An M31 Bread Bag, Owner-Attributed Example consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac a strip of the copper-gold

a strip of the copper-gold alloy liner has been cut away

86 mm (w) x 46

the cap badge affixed to a support wrapped in black wool via two screwbacks

measuring 78 mm x 19 mm

In 1942 the Wing’s area of operation was shifted further to the south

Germany, Heer. An M31 Bread Bag, Owner-Attributed Example consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac a strip of the copper-gold(Heer Brotbeutel). Constructed of light olive drab cotton, the exterior with two black leather panels accommodating metal D rings, in turn retaining a carrying strap of identical cloth construction, topped by additional cloth strap with an aluminum clip, with a fold over flap fastening closed with two leather straps meeting aluminum buttons, the reverse of the flap bearing a handwritten owners name and hometown of VILLACH (Austria), otherwise