Germany, Wehrmacht. A Trench Art Model Spitfire Hand-Carved by a German POW visually-hidden Lucas Phillips in The Spanish

Lucas Phillips in The Spanish PimpernelDistinguished Service Order

specifically on September 25

reverse engraved with “For Military Merit

and which are trimmed along the top edge indicating issue to general personnel

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Trench Art Model Spitfire Hand-Carved by a German POW visually-hidden Lucas Phillips in The Spanish(Modellflugzeug). An interesting trench art model Supermarine Spitfire, constructed of multiple pieces of hand carved and lacquered dark brown wood, with components riveted or glued together, consisting of a faithful scale model of an early two propeller aircraft, affixed to a pedestal with a single metal rivet, unmarked and measuring 24 cm in total height, the plane detaches from the pedestal and sits in a diving position when attached, a super