Original German WWII Officer M35 Brown Leather Dispatch Map Case with Copy of U.S. Army Bastogne Map from Museum in Normandy British Bayonets The national Customs Service was

The national Customs Service was still responsible for imposing and collecting import trade taxes but was also tasked with border defense duties

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

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

It features the typical green wool gabardine construction with a forest green "badge cloth" band and a traditional high forward crown

probably the first that we have ever had

Original German WWII Officer M35 Brown Leather Dispatch Map Case with Copy of U.S. Army Bastogne Map from Museum in Normandy British Bayonets The national Customs Service wasOriginal 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