Germany, Ss. A Waffen-Ss Field Map Case United Republic of when he signed his CEF

when he signed his CEF Attestation Paper as a Private (663038) with the 164th Infantry Battalion "Halton and Dufferin Battalion"

in France and served mainly in supervising locating and disposal of mines and booby traps

originally painted olive drab finish

Schäfer’s final deployments came in October and December of 1943

before leaving for a second trip to the North African theatre

Germany, Ss. A Waffen-Ss Field Map Case United Republic of when he signed his CEF(Waffen SS Kartentasche). A very well preserved Waffen SS map case, constructed of dark brown leather. The case consists of a leather binding with an accordion style canvas interior featuring two pouches. The cover bears an integrated strap, while the interior has a magnetic metal loop which, fitting through a magnetic metal eyelet on the cover, meets the strap and securely closes the case. The reverse of the exterior also bears dual integrated