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Military Ration Sack


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Found this recently, still trying to identify its origins, I'm thinking French, or possibly Belgian? It is marked "Subsistanaces Militaires 1908" it is stamped on both sides. 

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I do have others...German types. 

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Another German type, dated 1933.

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First one could be French or Belgian, but a Belgian would normally be in two languages? French and Flemish. The second one is abreviated for Heeresverpflegung. The third example has someones name printed, and the eagle has been deleted by print, possibly done post-war

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Yeah, that was my thought about Belgium as well. 

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I did find one more I had tucked away.

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You can read more on this database:

https://portal.ehri-project.eu/units/de-002429-r_15_vii

Die Reichsstelle für Getreide
Die RfG wurde errichtet am 30. Mai 1933 mit dem Gesetz über die Umwandlung der Reichsmaisstelle (RGBl. I, S.313-314) in Verbindung mit den Durchführungsverordnungen vom 5. Okt.1934 (RGBl. I, S. 917-923) und 31.10.1935 (RGBl. I, S. 1280). Sie unterstand der Aufsicht des Reichsministers für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft. Ihre Aufgabe bestand darin, den im Inland erzeugten oder aus dem Ausland eingeführten Mais sowie Getreide in den Verkehr zu bringen. Die RfG fun- gierte dabei in marktregelnder Funktion als Käufer mit der Maßgabe, den Verkäufern einen "angemessenen Preis" nach Weisung des Reichsministers zu zahlen. Eine eigene Wirtschaftspolitik und insbesondere eine eigene Handelspolitik auf diesem Gebiet zu betreiben, war ihr ebenso verwehrt wie selbständige Verhandlungen mit ausländischen Stellen zu führen.
Last example is of course, not military, state controlled property for fair distribution at an affordable price.

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Thanks Fritz! I appreciate the info. I got all the German sacks in a deal awhile back, not really my area of collectability, but they were pretty cheap. 

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Nevertheless, historical items, which you don't have today.

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I did find out the first sack listed is French, I have seen other sacks of this type with the same markings from the 1870's onwards. 

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Here is an example from 1874 found for sale on a website in France. 

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