Germany, Heer. A 1943 Ration Bag United Republic of marked “SALZBURG 1943”

marked “SALZBURG 1943”

The 126 Canadians who flew Hurricanes and Spitfires in fighter command during this four month critical battle may well have turned a possible defeat into a British Victory

Originally there were four squadrons of "colonials" living in the United Kingdom - British Asian

one depicting an additional scene of Braunau am Inn with AH

Germany, Heer. A 1943 Ration Bag United Republic of marked “SALZBURG 1943”(Heeres Verpflegungssack). Constructed of beige burlap (or Hessian cloth), the exterior bearing a stamped black inscription of H. VERPFL. 1943 for Heeres Verpflegung 1943 (Army Rations 1943) on one side and a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika on the opposite side, with three of the edges securely reinforced with heavy stitching to ensure safe transport of grain, potatoes, or other edibles, unmarked, measuring 68 cm (w) x 112 cm (h),