Field Marshal ERWIN ROMMEL’S Personal Crystal Schnapps Glass Brought Home And Fully Documented By A U.S. Veteran Certified

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Field Marshal ERWIN ROMMEL’S Personal Crystal Schnapps Glass Brought Home And Fully Documented By A U.S. Veteran Certified. An ornately decorated molded crystal schnapps glass owned and used by Field Marshal ERWIN ROMMEL (1891-1944). The glass stands 2 5/8 in. tall with a filigree design about the entire glass and a stem with two large ribs. This glass was obtained by PFC Joseph H. Rose of HQ Company, 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, 36th Infantry Div. who served as a translator. In a note card typed by Rose approx. thirty years ago, he describes the glasses ‘taken from the kitchen of Field Marshal Rommel’s home…’ which Rose displayed at his own home and in public addresses he made over the years. Also see a  photograph of Rose seated outdoors at Rommel’s home with a jeep in the background, various newspaper articles including a ca. 1990 piece in which Rose describes being billeted at Rommel’s empty home for over a month and later befriending Rommel’s widow, a June 10, 1989 article with similar content and picturing Rose with the glasses, See a copy of Rose’s Enlisted Record and Report of Separation; and a  copy of a 1988 Civil War Round Table announcement of a speech by Rose on his occupation of Rommel’s home, also pictured is a  letter of provenance from Rose’s niece. These Rommel glasses was part of The Gettysburg Museum Of History’s collection and we are deaccessioning a few of them.  Excellent almost mint condition!  Gettysburg Museum Certified (COA) provided. 100% Guaranteed to be authentic brought home by a U.S. Veteran. Sold for historic purposes only. See our other pieces on our web site. Also note when browsing our web site there are several pages of items, at the bottom of the list look for other page numbers. EXCELLENT UNTOUCHED OUTSTANDING Veteran Bring back EXAMPLE! DO NOT MISS THIS! VERY RARE! Glass items are rare from the Third Reich Not many made of these made it back to the U.S.! THIS IS THE BEST MOST WELL DOCUMENTED ROMMEL BRING BACK ITEMS WE HAVE SEEN! A RARE OPPORTUNITY!