German Anti Malaria pills Wehrmacht DMI 12

Product no.: DMI 12

40.00 €
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Description

To prevent illness amoung others Anti Malaria pills were supplied to troops. This is an in Italy produced glass case with tablets.

To become ill was more dangerous than being wounded. You could hear this often in the Wehrmacht. Hygienic circumstances were bad. The lack of good water and food caused illness amoung the troops. Risk of Malaria in (sub)tropic climate was obvious. This is an in Italy produced glass case containing ANTI MALARI pills for the Wehrmacht. size about 6 cm.

A very rare item.

See Deutsche Soldaten page 251 for an extensive description