Germany, Luftwaffe. A Field "Bunker" Lantern consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Despite extensive damage

Despite extensive damage

the obverse features the Imperial Russian coat of arms

In the past collectors have documented that this decal configuration can be attributed to Dutch or Belgian volunteers serving in the SS with a “first pattern” C

Currie is also commemorated on page 150 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance and on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton

situated above a Free State of Prussia-style German national eagle clutching a sword and cluster of lightning bolts

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Field "Bunker" Lantern consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Despite extensive damage(Luftwaffe Kerzenlaterne). A Luftwaffe field lantern, constructed of a silver grey painted aluminum frame, the sides featuring four opaque glass panels situated under crossed aluminum bars, topped by a rounded swivel dome perforated with eyelets to allow heat and smoke to ventilate, in turn flanked by loops accommodating a suspension clip, one side panel opening with a functional sliding lock to reveal a hollow interior featuring a candle slot, the