This is a complete German metal transport tube for a 7.62cm Pak[36]r anti-tank gun shell complete with its lid.
The tube retains some of its dark green paintwork remains. Such tubes are unusual to find complete from the battlefield, as their thin metal construction usually causes them to rot away. This example is very solid, not breaking apart.Some of the original paintwork survives, along with white stamped markings on the side but not much unfortunately . Inside, the wooden rail remnants and bottom rack are still in place. It has been carefully cleaned and is perfect for display or as a nice addition to any collection. The carry case was used during the German counter offensive at Carentan and was recovered in the area of La Mare des Pierres defended by American paratroopers on the battlefield of the Bloody Gulch south of Carentan on the 13th June 1944 in Normandy. The tube comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards and map.
At dawn on 13 June, the 101st Airborne was preparing to attack the German line when it came under a sudden counterattack by tanks and heavy artillery. Two battalions of the 37th Panzergrenadier Regiment, supported by the 17th Panzer Battalion and Fallschirmjager Regiment 6, struck the American left flank. The 501st Regiment suffered heavy losses and was forced to withdraw. Companies Dog and Fox of the 506th also withdrew, while by noon the spearheads of the German advance had reached within 500 yards of Carentan. Only Company E (Easy) of the 506th, commanded by 1st Lieutenant Richard D. Winters, held its right flank against a railway, reinforced by the 2nd/502nd Regiment, and successfully resisted the German assault until American tanks arrived.
General Bradley deployed the U.S. 2nd Armored Division into Carentan at 10:30 a.m. By 2 p.m., the 2nd Division launched its counterattack, supported by self-propelled 105?mm howitzers of the 14th Armored Field Artillery Battalion. One unit advanced towards Baupte to crush the German main lines, while another pushed back German troops along the Priers motorway, inflicting heavy losses. The 2nd Division then secured a position one kilometre west of the original lines.
This is a complete German metal transport tube for a 7.62cm Pak[36]r anti-tank gun shell complete with its lid.
The tube retains some of its dark green paintwork remains. Such tubes are unusual to find complete from the battlefield, as their thin metal construction usually causes them to rot away. This example is very solid, not breaking apart.Some of the original paintwork survives, along with white stamped markings on the side but not much unfortunately . Inside, the wooden rail remnants and bottom rack are still in place. It has been carefully cleaned and is perfect for display or as a nice addition to any collection. The carry case was used during the German counter offensive at Carentan and was recovered in the area of La Mare des Pierres defended by American paratroopers on the battlefield of the Bloody Gulch south of Carentan on the 13th June 1944 in Normandy. The tube comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards and map.
At dawn on 13 June, the 101st Airborne was preparing to attack the German line when it came under a sudden counterattack by tanks and heavy artillery. Two battalions of the 37th Panzergrenadier Regiment, supported by the 17th Panzer Battalion and Fallschirmjager Regiment 6, struck the American left flank. The 501st Regiment suffered heavy losses and was forced to withdraw. Companies Dog and Fox of the 506th also withdrew, while by noon the spearheads of the German advance had reached within 500 yards of Carentan. Only Company E (Easy) of the 506th, commanded by 1st Lieutenant Richard D. Winters, held its right flank against a railway, reinforced by the 2nd/502nd Regiment, and successfully resisted the German assault until American tanks arrived.
General Bradley deployed the U.S. 2nd Armored Division into Carentan at 10:30 a.m. By 2 p.m., the 2nd Division launched its counterattack, supported by self-propelled 105?mm howitzers of the 14th Armored Field Artillery Battalion. One unit advanced towards Baupte to crush the German main lines, while another pushed back German troops along the Priers motorway, inflicting heavy losses. The 2nd Division then secured a position one kilometre west of the original lines.
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