Bakelite cigarette case with various engravings: The insignia of the 36th Infantry Division, which belonged to the U.S. Seventh Army, and a scene with the cathedral, combined with the Ulm Sparrow, both landmarks of Ulm, and «Souvenir of ULM» next to it.
During World War II, the US forces involved in the capture of Ulm in Germany were primarily from the U.S. Seventh Army. One of the key units that was involved in the operations around Ulm in late April 1945 was the 36th Infantry Division, which was also part of the larger effort by the 7th Army to advance through southern Germany, crossing the Danube river and capturing key cities to weaken the remaining German resistance as the war in Europe drew to a close.
