Zakopane 1944 Trench Art Cigarette Case SS Soviet much of their style looks

much of their style looks very modern

The lenses have yellowed

The heart has a nice pattern etched in

The inside of the jacket has a stamped serial number A-215941

Someone scratched their initials into the lid

Zakopane 1944 Trench Art Cigarette Case SS Soviet much of their style looksOriginal Zakopane 1944 trench art carved cigarette holder. Zakopane is a Polish winter resort town. The SS occupied Zakopanie and tried to recruit Poles for a highlander division (the Polish highlanders were considered more Aryan than other Poles). This effort did not work (its actually quite an interesting read). Besides recruitment, they also dealt with suppressing resistance efforts. The Gestapo headquarters in Zakopane was in the cellars of the