1940 Pocket Calendar Book from a Thief (Interesting Story) italian The corners show wear and

The corners show wear and it doesn't close as tightly as it used to

It is new old stock and looks almost brand new despite being 80 years old

Most knobs turn and adjust but the up/down tilt was too stiff to move

We also have this necklace with Army and with Air Corps

The brooch shows some overall general wear

1940 Pocket Calendar Book from a Thief (Interesting Story) italian The corners show wear andSo, this is a fun little pocket calendar diary from 1940 that sent me down a rabbit hole. I initially showed the text to a friend in Germany to make sure I was reading the handwriting correctly. It turned into him doing a deep dive into archives because we both wanted to know what the heck happened here. The text on the front page of the book is: Erkennungsmarke Nr. 4135 Bl. O. 3 Kfr. Ers. Po btl. 11 (3. Kraftfahrer Ersatz Pionierbataillon 11 and the