Germany, Imperial. A Rare Commemorative Stein for SMS Von der Tann Service, to Reservist Battermann Hold A 1942 “Old Zagreb Shoemaker"

A 1942 “Old Zagreb Shoemaker" pocket calendar

Gibraltar had been a “point of turmoil” throughout much of recorded history

The runic insignia was worn just below the left breast pocket of the uniform

It is in Latvian

Germany, Imperial. A Rare Commemorative Stein for SMS Von der Tann Service, to Reservist Battermann Hold A 1942 “Old Zagreb Shoemaker"(Kaiserliche Marine Reservistenkrug fr den Reservist Battermann SMS Von der Tann). A superb commemorative reservist stein, constructed of glazed white porcelain, the exterior decorated with striking hand painted imagery, consisting of a central depiction of the Moltke class battlecruiser SMS Von der Tann, flanked by imagery of Imperial German Navy sailors bidding farewell to loved ones, surrounded by flags and an airship, surrounded by laurel and oak