WW1 Steel Cigarette Box Made from Material Salvaged from Imperial German U-Boat UC44, Well made and marked with monogram letters WCW on lid and RN coronet and UC 44 August 1917 to the front side. Wooden lined, on silver bun feet with lid lining marked in ink ‘Turkish’, ‘Egypt’ and ‘Virginian’, presumably indicating the type of cigarette in each compartment. Some wear but generally good condition and consistent with its age and history. SMUC-44was a GermanType UC IIminelayingsubmarineorU-boatin duringWorld War I. Ordered on 20 November 1915,launchedon 10 October 1916 and commissionedinto the German Imperial Navy on 4 November 1916.In 6 patrolsUC-44was credited with sinking 28 ships, either by torpedo or bymineslaid and she was ultimatelywas sunk by the detonation of one of her own mines off the Irish coast on 4th August 1917; its commander, Kurt Teppenjohanns, was the only survivor.UC-44’s wreck was raised by theRoyal Navyin September 1917 and laterbroken up. Two aspects of her service are noteworthy.UC-44was the first submarine to use the tactic of releasing oil and debris from hertorpedo tubestofool the enemyinto believing it had been sunk bydepth charges. Her actual sinking, sometimes claimed to be the result of British deception, also yielded intelligence that showed how little effect theDover Barrageanti-submarine defences were having on the U-boats and forced changes in its command and operation before the year ended.