Trench Art
German WWII Eastern Front Souvenir Ashtray, "Wjasma 1942"
Trench Art
German WWII Eastern Front Souvenir Ashtray, "Wjasma 1942"
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Item #61727 : Original era manufacture. Heavy, hammered brass ashtray quite likely made from shell-brass. On the bottom the hand engraved inscription, "Wjasma Mai 1942", noting the strategic victory gained by the German forces in defeating several large scale Soviet attacks on Army Group Center January-April 1942, resulting in tremendous casualties for the attacking Russians. Measures 8.25 inches across.
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