Original German WWII Officer M35 Brown Leather Dispatch Map Case with Copy of U.S. Army Bastogne Map from Museum in Normandy British Bayonets He then enlisted in the

He then enlisted in the USMC where and served in the Signal Battalion at Camp Lejuene and was sent to the "South Pacific Area" from September 12th

consistent with use out in the open for a good period of some

Fliegerkorps (General Command 8th Air corps) in the lower left

and the wood has some cracking and glue repairs towards the bottom

All page edges are gilt

Original German WWII Officer M35 Brown Leather Dispatch Map Case with Copy of U.S. Army Bastogne Map from Museum in Normandy British Bayonets He then enlisted in theOriginal Item: Only One Available. Map cases were issued on a limited basis to specifically designated personnel such as unit commanders, pilots, and observers. The M35 map dispatch case was based on the Weimar era, Reichsheer pattern map dispatch case with minor variations. The M35 map dispatch case underwent a front closure modification in mid 1936, and an additional small front pocket was added in 1938, although the early pattern cases continued to