Germany, Heer. A 1943 Ration Bag Province of China Footnote: The Battalion was raised

Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Southeastern Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Belleville

printed in black and blue inks on a white paper stock

the latter of which is magnetic as the steel portion has been fed through the core of the handle and is visible as such

Schwäb-Gmünd” on reverse

Germany, Heer. A 1943 Ration Bag Province of China Footnote: The Battalion was raised(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),