This mystical item was a Yule lantern, its design taken from European past. Heinrich Himmler awarded the SS Julleuchter as a presentation piece for his SS soldiers in celebration of the winter solstice between the years 1936 - 1944. The presentation of this unique piece was a hallowed accomplishment, and it was even entered into the SS service records beside battlefield awards.
Postcard Above: My congratulations on Christmas and for the war year 1945.
Heil Hitler.
H. Himmler