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RARE AND HISTORIC ! ANOTHER HUGE Lot of WW2 Battlefield Dug RELIC US / Wehrmacht Bullets and Casings ( Recovered Normandy ) OWN an affordable lot of Normandy HISTORY !
Here is a historic cased Large Mix of a variety of all calibre of bullets and casings recovered from Normandy. The 30th Division was committed to its baptism of fire on 15 June 1944, in a sector previously occupied by the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, with its first headquarters being established at a point just one mile south of Isigny, after leaving Omaha Beach. A few small communities were liberated, the Vire et Taute Canal crossed, and the first town, St. Jean-de-Daye, was liberated on 7 July. The Battle for St. LO had begun seriously on 3 July, continuing on for the next few days with fierce hedgerow fighting. In preparation for this great decisive battle, the 30th Infantry Division was assigned the formidable task of taking the high ground, a ridge, just to the west of St. LO.This was accomplished by 20 July, and thus denied the Germans of their prime observation positions overlooking St. LO, which had been the major deterrent for the 29th Division to enter and liberate the City of St. LO.With St. LO liberated and in the hands of the 29th Infantry Division, the next major task for the 30th Infantry Division was to create a major breach in the German defensive line, running parallel to the St. LO - Periers highway. This was called "Operation Cobra". Reorganization had taken place during the short lull in the battle while pre-paring for Operation Cobra which included filling the ranks with new replacements, caused by the many casualties endured in the past month. Each individual and unit was re-supplied with additional equipment and ammunition, in anticipation of the expansion after the planned breakthrough. Free US shipping LOA provided !
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INCREDIBLE HISTORIC ARTIFACT ! - Ground Dug BATTLEFIELD Recovered "BATTLE-DAMAGED" US "BROWNING 1919 Machine Gun" Section - ( Recovered Bulge Ardennes )
Here is a chance to own an authentic battlefield found WW2 US Browning 1919 Machine Gun relic that quite possibly was a tank mount, jeep mount or foxhole MG position. The relic has been cut in half between receiver and barrel and shroud to allow import. Battle damaged and recovered in the Bulge Ardennes / The metal shroud wrap was possibly for cooling. An incredible chance to own a truly historic artifact. Near-complete surprise was achieved by a combination of Allied overconfidence, preoccupation with Allied offensive plans, and poor aerial reconnaissance. The Germans attacked a weakly defended section of the Allied line, taking advantage of heavily overcast weather conditions, which grounded the Allies' overwhelmingly superior air forces. Fierce resistance on the northern shoulder of the offensive around Elsenborn Ridge and in the south around Bastogne blocked German access to key roads to the northwest and west that they counted on for success; columns that were supposed to advance along parallel routes found themselves on the same roads. This and terrain that favoured the defenders threw the German advance behind schedule and allowed the Allies to reinforce the thinly placed troops. Improved weather conditions permitted air attacks on German forces and supply lines, which sealed the failure of the offensive. In the wake of the defeat, many experienced German units were left severely depleted of men and equipment, as survivors retreated to the defenses of the Siegfried Line. The battle involved about 610,000 American men, of whom some 89,000 were casualties, including 19,000 killed. It was the largest and bloodiest battle fought by the United States in World War II. US Shipping Free / LOA Provided / Instalments Available !
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CHANCE TO OWN AN ORIGINAL GERMAN TIGER TANK BATTLEFIELD RELIC ! WWII Relic Panzer "TIGER" Pz.Kpfw VI TANK Commanders Cupola VISION VIEW ARMOR GLASS BLOCK OPTIC Thick Layered GLASS - Cross- Collectible as these were mfg. in NAZI FORCED LABOR CAMPS in Poland at the SIGLA Glass Factory for PANZER and LUFTWAFFE ! Beautiful Condition with remaining Feldgrau Paint and CRISP MAKER Marked Hej for Sicherheitglas G.m.b.H. of Kunzendorf.and Waffenampt proof mark ! ( Battle of Berlin )
Spectacular WWII Battlefield Dug Panzer Tank Cupula View Optic from a Tiger Tank. ( Almost kept this one! ) This one is highly collectible with the faint but visible maker mark Hej and waffenampt proof visible on the armor glass ! Recovered in Berlin. When the Battle of Berlin was building up, under 20 Tiger tanks were located in the capital. Under these were some immobile ones with broken engines or tracks, these were used as dug-in positions with Turrets used as stationary weapons. As you probably know, the Germans were knackered to begin with, and so was their tank force. The Panzerabteilung Kummersdorf, one of the biggest tank regiments defending Berlin, consisted of 11 Panzer IVs, 10 Panzer V Panthers and 11 Tigers, 8 of which were operational, as of March 1945.With other units joining the Kummersdorf-Abteilung, 9 operational Tigers defended the Oder-Front at the 5th of April, retreating into Berlin about a week later, while defending the Seelow Heights. On May 1st 1945, 5 Tiger tanks were known to be operational, fighting at the Zoo Bunker. Tank crews of destroyed Tigers joined the Infantry to fight on foot.The last Tiger 1 to be operational seems to have been abandoned about a hundred meters from the Brandenburg Gate, north of the Charlottenburger Chaussee. What happened to the crew is uncertain. As the perimeter shrank and the surviving defenders fell back on the centre, they became concentrated. By now, there were about 10,000 soldiers in the city centre, who were being assaulted from all sides. One of the other main thrusts was along Wilhelmstrasse on which the Air Ministry, which was built of reinforced concrete, was situated. It was pounded by large concentrations of Soviet artillery. The remaining German Tiger tanks of the Hermann von Salza battalion took up positions in the east of the Tiergarten to defend the centre against the 3rd Shock Army (which, although heavily engaged around the Reichstag, was also flanking the area by advancing through the northern Tiergarten) and the 8th Guards Army advancing through the south of the Tiergarten. These Soviet forces had effectively cut the sausage-shaped area held by the Germans in half and made an escape to the west for those German troops in the centre much more difficult. A fanatstic artifact !
Gross Kunzendorf and the Sigla Sicherheitsglas factory in PolandAfter arrival at the Gross Kunzendorf train station it was a short walk to the glass factory.
The Sigla Sicherheitsglas G.m.b.H. company or just Sigla, was situated in a Polish region that housed glass factories for some centuries. Sigla manufactured Safety glass or Panzer glass for the Focke Wulf plant stationed in Sorau some 5 kilometres north east from Gross Kunzendorf. 
Sigla Sicherheitsglas factory at Gross Kunzendorf
KUDO was made in Gross Kunzendorf. KUDO represents KUnzendorf DOppelglas. Kudo is laminated safety glass. It is made from two glass sheets with an adhesive layer in between, which reduced the splinters of flying glass enormously upon breaking. Besides windshields for the FW 190 fighter planes they fabricated windshields for Ju87 Stuka dive bomber and prisms for viewing devises used in the German Panzers. The number of employees in Kunzendorf was somewhere between 250 and 280, making the plant in Kunzendorf number 6 of the 9 largest glass factories in the German industry. Besides forced Dutch employees they forced Russian woman to work for the glass industry as well. Most probably they used French and Belgium labourers as well in the Sigla glass factory.
Forced labour in Germany during World War two was roughly divided in three categories.
– Prisoners of war – Foreign workers – Political prisoners Absolutely fascinating website has reference information regarding these Panzer collectibles. There is also a very interesting video of the history of this forced labor factory of the Reich. Please see the links below....
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RARE US WW2 D-DAY Artifact ! US BAZOOKA Range Part from a "Destroyed in Battle" M1 Bazooka in Battle Recovered near Omaha Beach Normandy
Here is an incredible display relic for the D-Day Collector ! An actula blown apart piece from a US Bazooka that was recovered near Omaha Beach, Normandy. The Americans had hundreds or thousands of them issued to fight during D-day. As for their accuracy and range, the max range was only 200 meters, and they were unguided rockets. They would be lucky at 200 yards to directly hit pillbox anywhere! The German rifles and machine guns firing out those gun slots were far more accurate and had a much longer range. A bazooka wasn't a easy weapon to hide at all, and made any soldiers with one a very obvious priority target.
Bazookas were in fact used; every boat team had at least 1 bazooka man assigned to it for the express purpose of attacking bunkers and armored vehicles. One Staff Sergeant Strecyk from the 16th Infantry Regiment even used one to attack WN61 (near where the US cemetery is now) on Omaha- however, it should be noted that he did so from an adjacent fighting position on top of the bluffs, not from the beach.Reality struck hard on D-Day, as most troops were dropped off either in the incorrect location or short of the beach as their landing craft hit sandbars or underwater obstacles; this in turn meant that everything and everyone got wet- and neither bazookas nor their ammunition work well when wet. Additionally, a soldier dropped in chin deep or deeper water would cut himself free of his webbing, saving his life but also losing the ammunition he was carrying. Once on "dry" land, a soldier had to sprint across 200 yards of rock-and-sand beach to safety. That's a long way to run in soaking wet fatigues and even longer with soaked fatigues and a 5 foot metal tube, so many weapons were dropped in favor of speed to safety. Those who managed to hang onto their weapons and ammunition and not drown or get shot as soon as the ramp dropped- the bazooka man was in the first row of 5 soldiers- he had to first get to a place where he was in range and had a clear shot, kneel, load, clear his backblast area, and fire- all of which made him a fantastic target for the machine guns and cannons on top of the bluffs. Omaha Beach linked the U.S. and British beaches. It was a critical link between the Cotentin Peninsula, also known as the Cherbourg Peninsula, and the flat plain in front of Caen. Omaha was also the most restricted and heavily defended beach. For that reason, at least one veteran U.S. Division (lst Infantry Division) was tasked to land there. The terrain was difficult. Omaha beach was unlike any of the other assault beaches in Normandy. Its crescent curve and unusual assortment of bluffs, cliffs and draws were immediately recognizable from the sea. It was the most defensible beach chosen for D-Day; in fact, many planners did not believe it a likely place for a major landing. The high ground commanded all approaches to the beach from the sea and tidal flats. Moreover, any advance made by U.S. troops from the beach would be limited to narrow passages between the bluffs. Advances directly up the steep bluffs were difficult in the extreme. German strong points were arranged to command all the approaches and pillboxes were cited in the draws to fire east and west, thereby enfilading troops while remaining concealed from bombarding warships. These pillboxes had to be taken out by direct assault. Compounding this problem was the allied intelligence failure to identify a nearly full-strength infantry division, the 352nd, directly behind the beach. It was believed to be no further forward than St. Lo and Caumont, 20 miles inland. The V Corps was assigned to this sector. The objective was to obtain a lodgment area between Port-en-Bessin and the Vire River and ultimately push forward to St. Lo and Caumont in order to cut German communications (St. Lo was a major road junction). Allocated to the task were 1st and 29th Divisions, supported by the 5th Ranger Battalion and 5th Engineer Special Brigade. LOA Provided / Free US Shipping !
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EXTREMELY HISTORICAL FIND ! WW2 Battlefield Dug RelicTemporary "Unknown" Wehrmacht Soldat KIA Burial Cross GRS Grave Registry Plate ( Recovered Saint-Come-du-Mont, Normandy )
Here is a lot of historic Wehrmacht Temporary Cross Burial Grave Registry Plates. The numbers are Unknown Soldat 129 and 454 . Shortly after 9 pm, as the night began to fall, advanced elements of Company D of the 506th PIR reached the crossroads south of Saint-Côme-du-Mont. In order to avoid fratricidal shooting, an orange smoke grenade is thrown on the crossroads: the position is adjoined by a building (the house of the Marie family) which serves as a medical antenna to the Germans of the Fallschirmjäger Regiment 6. The Germans leave several Dozens of paratroopers cross the crossroads and then open fire, killing five parachutists. The order of withdrawal is given, but no one knows by whom: the Americans fall back soon after midnight while they held a key point on the ground. A reconnaissance tank M3 Stuart, almost out of ammunition and fuel, supports the infantry on the crossroads in front of the house of the Marie: the Germans open fire again and a shot from Panzerfaust destroys the tank. Only the tank commander, Lieutenant Walter T. Anderson, manages to escape from the tank. The M3 Stuart's wreck and the personnel of the ship's crew (especially one of them who tried to escape from the turret before dying) remain exposed for several days, giving the crossroads the nickname of "Dead's man corner"
Meanwhile, the two forces commanded by Colonel Sink are gradually putting themselves in place on the various waiting positions on the night of June 7-8. On June 8, at 4:45 am, a flood of artillery fell on Saint-Côme. The 65th Armored Field Artillery Battalion commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Edward A. Bailey fired nearly 2,500 105-mm shells for 90 minutes. the village. The 3/327th GIR (1/401st GIR) attacks to the south by making special effort on the "crossroads of the dead man", the 3/501st PIR is in the center while the 1/506th and 2/506th PIR attack From the east.
When the Americans launched the assault, German mortars installed in the southern sector of Saint-Côme-du-Mont opened fire with a formidable precision, especially at the crossroads 300 meters to the east of the village. Soldiers are exhausted by the fighting that lasts for more than 60 hours: when they can, they fall asleep while the fighting continues. Difficulties in traveling in the area, particularly due to the presence of the marshes that compartmentalize the terrain, result in a complete disorder of the forces involved in the assault, especially since unit commanders and section Not enough time to prepare and coordinate their action: the companies mix, the units mark pauses to reorganize, the action stops gradually. At about 8 am, elements belonging to companies A and C of the 506th PIR approach the village along the Beaumont road, too tired to cross the hedges, but they have to retreat under the intensity of the German fire, losing Two men in action. Some parachutists no longer move and fall asleep while awaiting new orders. Company D of the 506th PIR is also progressing on the road leading to the "crossroads of the dead man" and manages to overtake it and then to climb the national road 13 in the direction of Saint-Côme-du-Mont
ONE AVAILABLE - Wehrmacht Unkown KIA Soldier Temporary Grave Registry Burial Markers for Cross - Normandy - $ 120 Each
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Here is a large lot of WW2 Mauser Rifle Casings recovered from the Market Garden campaign. Fantastic for display .. Headstamps visible on most ..On 5 September, Model's forces were bolstered by the arrival of the II SS Panzer Corps, which consisted of the 9th SS and 10th SS Panzer Divisions under the command of Lieutenant General Wilhelm Bittrich. The Corps had been reduced to approximately 6,000–7,000 men, 20–30% of its original strength in the course of continuous action since late June including in the Falaise pocket; losses in officers and NCOs had been especially high Model ordered the two divisions to rest and refit in 'safe' areas behind the new German line; these areas coincidentally were to be Eindhoven and Arnhem.The 10th SS Panzer Division was to be restored to full strength in order to provide an armoured reserve and thus the 9th SS Panzer Division was ordered to transfer all of its heavy equipment to its sister division; it was intended that the 9th would then be transported to Germany for replenishment.At the time of Operation Market-Garden, the 10th SS Panzer Division had an approximate strength of 3,000 men; an armoured infantry regiment, divisional reconnaissance battalion, two artillery battalions and an engineer battalion, all partially motorized.Other formations were appearing to strengthen the German defences. Between 16 and 17 September two infantry divisions from Fifteenth Army assembled in Brabant, understrength but well-equipped and able to act as a reserve. Near Eindhoven and Arnhem a number of scratch formations were being assembled. Several SS units, including an NCO training battalion and a panzergrenadier reserve battalion, were being prepared to enter combat and Luftwaffe and Kriegsmarine personnel were being grouped into Fliegerhorst and Schiffstammabteilung formations. There were also a number of training battalions that were being equipped, several depot battalions from the Hermann Goering Panzer Division and various artillery, anti-aircraft and field police units scattered throughout the north of the Netherlands. incredible relics ! 5 casings for $29 shipped !
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IMPRESSIVE GIGANTIC HISTORICAL ARTIFACT ! WW2 Battlefield Dug Relic BLOWN UP GIANT RUSSIAN TANK SU-122 ( Self-Propelled MAN GUN BARREL ) Thick Barrel Iron peeled back like a banana revealing the rifling grooves ! ( Recovered Kurland Pocket )
Here is an incredible museum worthy relic ! An actual huge section of an original WW2 Russian Self-Propelled Tank Main Gun Barrel section that has been blown up by either a charge to disable it or by an artillery round that exploded. The barrel was peeled back like a banana ! Incredible display artifact of the horrific fighting in the Kurland Pocket !
The first SU-122s produced in December 1942 were sent to training centers and two new combat units, the 1433rd and 1434th self-propelled artillery regiments. Initially, each of these mixed regiments consisted of two batteries with four SU-122s each and four batteries with four SU-76 tank destroyers each. Each regiment had an added SU-76 tank destroyer as a command vehicle. It was planned to raise 30 self-propelled artillery regiments operating within armoured and mechanized corps.In January 1943, the 1433rd and 1434th self-propelled artillery regiments were sent to the Volkhov Front near Leningrad as part of the 54th Army. On 14 January, they saw combat for the first time in Smierdny region. After that, it was decided SU-122s should follow between 400 m and 600 m behind the attacking tanks; sometimes this distance was shortened to between 200 m and 300 m.The use of SU-76 tank destroyers together with SU-122s proved unsuccessful. Based on combat experience, the organization of self-propelled artillery regiments was changed; the new regimental organization consisted of two batteries of SU-76 tank destroyers and three batteries of SU-122s, for a total of 20 self-propelled guns. In April, the organization of self-propelled artillery regiments was again changed. Separate regiments were created for SU-76 tank destroyers (light self-propelled artillery regiment) and SU-122s (medium self-propelled artillery regiment).The medium self-propelled artillery regiment consisted of four batteries of four SU-122s each. Each regiment was also equipped with either an added SU-122 or a T-34 for the commander and a BA-64 armoured car. This organization remained in place until the start of 1944 when the SU-122 began to be replaced by the SU-152, ISU-122 and ISU-152 heavy self-propelled guns, and the SU-85 tank destroyers.The SU-122 proved effective in its intended role of direct fire on strongholds. The massive concussion of the 122 mm high explosive round was reportedly enough to blow the turret off even a Tiger I if a direct hit was scored, a trait shared with the larger 152 mm howitzers. A new BP-460A high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) projectile was introduced in May 1943; however, its primitive warhead design was only minimally more effective than brute concussive effects of the older high explosive shell. However, like most howitzers, the accuracy of the M-30 was less than that of contemporary weapons designed for anti-tank warfare.At least one SU-122 was captured by the German Army. Few SU-122s survived the war. Currently only one exists and is on display in the Kubinka Tank Museum LOA Provided / Monthly instalments available /
For Local Pick-up - If Buyer would like shipped it will a destination request with all details of shipping being buyer arranged, as its very heavy and large. 120 lbs.
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RARE WW2 NORMANDY Battlefield Found Lot of US and Wehrmacht Bullet Tips, Casings, and Relics from Tessy-sur-Vire, Saint-Lo, Normandy
Spectacular Finds by my friend in Normandy. These battlefield found US and Allied small arms casings and Tips were dug excavated in positions in Tessy-sur-Vire Normandy These are incredible WW2 Normandy dug relic lot ! Free Shipping within the US
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RARE WWII Lot of Dug RELIC Found US P-38 20mm Cannon Shells ! Here is a cool lot of WWII Dug Relic 20mm Shells. These were used most notably on the P38. Aircraft. First conceived in 1937 by Lockheed chief engineer Hall L. Hibbard and his then assistant, Clarence "Kelly" Johnson, the twin-boomed P-38 was the most innovative plane of its day, combining speed with unheard-of advances: two supercharged engines and a potent mix of four 50-caliber machine guns and a 20-mm cannon. Upon its official introduction in 1940, the P-38 was capable of climbing to 3,300 feet in a single minute and reaching 400 mph, 100 mph faster than any other fighter in the world. It also doubled as an intimidating long-range threat, capable of carrying a larger payload than early B-17s and boasting a range of 1,150 miles. Its versatility and ruggedness were legendary. It could sink a ship. Strafed enemies on the ground. Crippled tanks. Destroyed entrenched pillboxes and shot down numerous fighters and bombers in all theaters of war. When a long-range battle-tested airplane was needed for the Allies' first round-trip mission to Berlin, a modified P-38 was chosen. While the fighters were engaging in dogfights over the Rhineland, the critical air battles were raging over the Ardennes. Nothing was more important than slowing down the relentless panzer tide, and the two P-38 groups at Florennes were sent after Manteuffel's lead outfit, the 2nd Panzer Division, streaking for Dinant, the Meuse River, and the fighter pilots' own base. All night long ground crew at Florennes could hear and see the distant boom and flashes of heavy artillery to the east. At dawn, it was cold but clear. Mechanics got the P-38s ready. The 474th was one of the last groups to operate the massive twin-engined fighter, and despite their effectiveness as tank killers they were maintenance headaches. In the cold, pilots walked out to their waiting aircraft. Ground crews pulled out chocks, and the P-38s rumbled down the runway and into action. Once airborne, the 474th flew nine separate missions against the enemy. One flight hit a column belonging to the German 89th Infantry Division just west of Rocherath. The ragtag group of a depleted company was marching along in dispersed order when six P-38s hit them at 5 pm. Eight of the 50 Germans were killed and another 12 wounded. Not every attack went well. Another flight of four P-38s spotted a concentration of German vehicles from the 9th SS Panzer Division near Vielsalm. Major Ernest Nuckols reported a "juicy convoy of possibly 200 vehicles" and swooped in. Then his bomb refused to drop. The rest of the flight returned with little better result. A second strike on the 9th SS Panzer Division met with heavy flak, which damaged planes. Lieutenant Adrian Knox was hit by flak fire and parachuted out of his plane. Only after the war did his pals learn that he was killed. But the big story for the 474th was the German spearhead near Dinant. The attacks were all-out, and even a P-61 night fighter was committed on a rare day mission. The objectives were the roads between St. Hubert and Marche, and 2nd Panzer Division's vehicles were all over them.At noon the supply column of the 3rd Battalion, 766th Volks Artillery Corps, moved into the village of Foy Notre Dame, less than five miles from the Meuse. Soon after the Germans arrived, so did the 474th and its P-38s. The dreaded "Jabos" swooped down on the column and immediately burned six trucks and three half-tracks, exploding the battalion's only fuel truck, wiping out 3,400 liters of gasoline. The 2nd Panzer Division was soon out of gas. Free Shipping !
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AMAZING WW2 HISTORIC RELICS - Lot of US .50 CAL. ROUNDS from the Battle of Bulge !
Here is a chance to own a historic and incredible artifact lot of 50 Calibre US Bullets. These were found with a metal detector near Bastogne. Panzer columns took the outlying villages and widely separated strongpoints in bitter fighting, and advanced to points near Bastogne within four days. The struggle for the villages and American strongpoints, plus transport confusion on the German side, slowed the attack sufficiently to allow the 101st Airborne Division (reinforced by elements from the 9th and 10th Armored Divisions) to reach Bastogne by truck on the morning of 19 December. The fierce defense of Bastogne, in which American paratroopers particularly distinguished themselves, made it impossible for the Germans to take the town with its important road junctions. The panzer columns swung past on either side, cutting off Bastogne on 20 December but failing to secure the vital crossroads. In the extreme south, Brandenberger's three infantry divisions were checked by divisions of the U.S. VIII Corps after an advance of 6.4 km (4 mi); that front was then firmly held. Only the 5th Parachute Division of Brandenberger's command was able to thrust forward 19 km (12 mi) on the inner flank to partially fulfill its assigned role. Eisenhower and his principal commanders realized by 17 December that the fighting in the Ardennes was a major offensive and not a local counterattack, and they ordered vast reinforcements to the area. Within a week 250,000 troops had been sent. General Gavin of the 82nd Airborne Division arrived on the scene first and ordered the 101st to hold Bastogne while the 82nd would take the more difficult task of facing the SS Panzer Divisions; it was also thrown into the battle north of the bulge, near Elsenborn Ridge.
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MUSEUM WORTHY IMPRESSIVE ARTIFACT ! WWII Battlefield Dug 503. Heavy Tank Battalion PANZER TIGER TANK PzKpfw VI Relic Battle-Damaged BLOWN-UP 8.8 Main Gun Barrel Section with crisp grooves and Paint ! ( Recovered Kursk Battlefield )
Here is a gigantic shard of a blown-up breech section of a Tiger Tank 88mm main gun cannon ! Hard to part with this one ! Rare Battlefield recovered Tiger related artifacts are highly desireable . This breech section has crisp grooves and original paint as seen ! Have shown a picture below of the location within the tank barrel. The unit was created on May 4, 1942. The unit consisted of 45 Tiger Is on May 10, 1943. In the aftermath of the Battle of Stalingrad, the battalion was deployed to Army Group Don and arrived at the front on January 1, 1943. The battalion, along with several divisions of the 4th Panzer Army, was tasked with securing the withdrawal of Army Group A; it then retreated to Rostov. On February 11, 1943, the unit was transferred to Kharkiv. It took part in the Third Battle of Kharkov and the Operation Citadel in 1943. Four days before the start of Citadel, the battalion reported that 42 of their 45 Tiger tanks were operational. The unit lost three Tigers during the operation and five more during the subsequent retreat. In January 1944, the battalion, together with a panzer regiment and infantry units, formed Panzer Regiment Bäke. The regiment was part of the relief force, which tried to unsuccessfully break through to encircled forces in the Battle of the Korsun–Cherkassy Pocket. Panzer Regiment Bäke
In January, the abteilung, together with the II.Abt/Panzerregiment 23 and some infantry units, formed Panzer-Regiment Bäke under Oberst Dr. Franz Bäke. Over the following weeks, Panzer Regiment Bäke saw heavy fighting. After fighting in the area of Uman, the regiment was part of the relief force, which tried to break through to encircled forces in the Korsun Pocket. For this battle, the unit had 34 tanks operational. The unit performed well, despite suffering from bad weather. During the relief attempt the regiment was credited with 267 tanks destroyed for five combat losses. The Abteilung lost seven Tigers in total, but only one was destroyed by the enemy, while others were abandoned after the tanks were immobilized by muddy terrain. One Tiger was accidentally destroyed by a Panther of the 1st LSSAH. The reasons for this friendly fire incident are unknown . Instalments available / Free shipping / Included for Mainland US Buyers. LOA Provided / Free US Shipping / Instalments available
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RARE CHANCE TO OWN A "Historic" Section OF A WW2 " Sd.Kfz 181 TIGER I HEAVY Tank" Battlefield Dug BATTLE-DAMAGED German Tank Large SHARD " MAIN GUN CANNON BARREL PIECE Blown off in Battle !! Panzer "TIGER I" Sd.Kfz 181 / Pzkw VI Tank" Dug BATTLE-DAMAGED German Tank Track Link ( Recovered from remains of a destroyed Tiger Tank in positions of Otto Carius TANK ACE of the Schwere-Panzer-Abteilung .502 )
I was able to purchase from the digger a few pieces of historic battle damaged track sections from a Tiger I as well as this incredible impressive large heavy section of the main gun barrel blown apart recovered in positions of the famous 502 Schw Pz. Abt. near Bauska city Eastern Front. Tiger Tank Relics sell quickly so don't miss out on a chance to own a main gun section piece still showing the rifleing ! .
Diggers information: " The Tiger Tank main gun barrel shard from a blown Tiger Main Gun Cannon comes from 502 Schw Pz Abt tiger which were lost in summer 1944 Latvia close to Bauska city. Most probably the Tiger were middle production series, it used to have rubber band wheels but late type tracks and roof episcope visor. By documents two tigers were lost there, it used to be hit with captured German PAK 43 gun, we have investigate the spot very well but non traces of second tiger, as well no shell casings from PAK 43 were found in closer wood, there are remainings of blown up T-34 and Su 76 as well in 300-500 m around and about 100m from the tiger spot pieces of russian 45 mm antitank gun ripped off armor shield piece. on the direct spot with tiger pieces we have found 76 mm AP projectile model 53-BR-350SP ,which could penetrate the Tiger front from 300 meters, and board from 500 meters, my thoughts it could be hit with SU 76 too. just were used this special ammunition. Glad I can share those facts with you hope you find its interesting for you. "
Schwere-Panzer-Abteilung.502. Leutnants Otto Carius and Erich Kercher of Schwere-Panzer-Abteilung.502 with KonigsTiger (Pzkw VI) tanks went into action in eastern Latvia and properly held up the advance of the Russian 6th Guards Tank Army as they attempted to cut off German Army North near the Gulf of Riga. In July 1944, Vilnius, Lithuania was captured. The Russians drove towards Riga, Latvia to contain German Army North. Leutnant Carius destroyed 30 JS2 (Stalin) tanks in a vehicle park. The rapid firing Tiger tanks easily outfought the single shot Stalin tanks, which had to depress their guns, to fight in such close quarters. The Russians were consistently outfought by Carius and Kercher's Konigs Tiger tanks. Leutnant Salvermoser described his tracking a Russian T34 tank because the tank retreated uphill. A shell fired from his StuG III destroyed the T34. Within the next instant a Russian Stalin tank shell destoyed his SturmGewehr (assault gun) III throwing the Leutnant clear. He woke up in a field hospital Twenty four hours later. He was lucky to become alive.The SturmGewehr III would be a fixed assault gun (no turret), tank destroyer having a low profile which represented the most popular mass produced German armoured vehicle of World War Two. German soldiers were positive about battle when combined with trustworthy StuG III.Hyazinth Graf (Count) Strachwitz von Gross Zauche und Camminetz survived his christening as well as on 21 August 1944 when 30 German divisions, were encircled north of Riga, Latvia, Strachwitz co-ordinated using the Kriegsmarine (German Navy) to eliminate 50 T34 tanks massed for action near Tucums, Latvia against German attacking forces. The Russians had reached thec Gulf of Riga, Latvia and collected bottles of sea water to prove to Marshall Stalin that they had reached the sea to encircle German forces east of Riga. 10 Konigs Tiger tanks of Schwere-Panzer-Abteilung.502, underneath the command of Leutnant Carius, totally lacking infantry or artillery, attacked Soviet blocking forces near Tucums, Latvia on 21 August 1944 and punctiliously defeated them thereby allowing 500,000 men of German Army North to retreat intact in to the Kurland Kessel (fortress) due west of the Gulf of Riga. Leutnant Wolfgang Koth of 2.Panzer Division, described the ensuing carnage brought on by the Kriegsmarine bombardment, along with desperate hand at hand fighting. The Russians were unable to subjugate the Kurland Kessel, a very strong force, until they surrendered 9.5.1945. The Kriegsmarine ensured this Kessel was well supplied by sea.
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