Name: SCHO-KA-KOLA TIN
SKU: RA-21106
Price: 185.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Wehrmachtspackung 1941
Hildebrand Kakao und Schokoladenfabrik
D.R.W.Z. marked

Scho-Ka-Kola, named for Schokolade, Kaffee and Kolanuss, was created in 1935 and patented by the Berlin firm Hildebrand, Kakao- und Schokoladenfabrik. It was introduced at the 1936 Summer Olympics as a performance-enhancing sports chocolate. The product is a dark chocolate with added coffee and kola. Its caffeine content is about 0.2 percent. It was sold in a round metal tin. During the Second World War it was issued to German tank crews, U-boat crews and the army. It was also associated with Luftwaffe crews, who nicknamed it Fliegerschokolade (aviator chocolate). Military-issue packs carry the wording Wehrmacht-Packung on the underside, and were made as a metal tin or a cardboard container. The cardboard container is generally associated with later wartime production.

Collectors tell variants apart by the lid design, which can be dated or undated, or can carry an eagle emblem. They also look at the ingredient text and maker details on the base, the dark or milk chocolate wording, and the registered trademark numbers. Blue canisters were issued to flight crews as sea-survival rations. Other makers besides Hildebrand included Mauxion of Saalfeld. Post-war and modern tins use a similar design, so period details need checking.

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