Germany, Wehrmacht. A Commemorative Matchbox Case for a Recipient of the Oak Leaves and Swords visually-hidden and from March 1937 to

and from March 1937 to the beginning of the War as assistant military attaché in Paris (he maintained in close contact with his uncle Leo Geyr of Schweppenburg

set within a silver-grey soutache

with a "P" at the foot both lower cross arms denoting Platon

the cross and the date appear to have been attempted to be repainted

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Commemorative Matchbox Case for a Recipient of the Oak Leaves and Swords visually-hidden and from March 1937 to(Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern Erinnerungs Streichholzschachtel). Constructed of a silver alloy, the exterior featuring hammered dimpling, the lid bearing a raised Oak Leaves and Swords Clasp to the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross, opening with a lid set onto a functional hinge and fastened in position by an enameled stud when closed, with a hollow interior bearing a number of unidentified maker marks, measuring 53 mm