This is a battle damaged German 20mm Flak 30/38 anti-aircraft gun magazine box which is missing its lid. Still with some of its original blue Luftwaffe paintwork survives, both on the exterior also red undercoat paint as well.
The box is complete with one of its carry handles on the side which is functional the box has ripped and bent up by the impact of being hit with impact holes and damage. There are only a few minor rust holes most of it is battle damage it has been very well cleaned and is perfect for display or any collection and very rare to find from the battlefield with so much paintwork intact and battledamaged.
The box was recovered from the La Mare des Pierres area, defended by American paratroopers during the Battle of the Bloody Gulch south of Carentan on 13 June 1944. It comes with two A5 laminated information cards, including a map of the battle.
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 battle damaged German 20mm Flak 30/38 anti-aircraft gun magazine box which is missing its lid. Still with some of its original blue Luftwaffe paintwork survives, both on the exterior also red undercoat paint as well.
The box is complete with one of its carry handles on the side which is functional the box has ripped and bent up by the impact of being hit with impact holes and damage. There are only a few minor rust holes most of it is battle damage it has been very well cleaned and is perfect for display or any collection and very rare to find from the battlefield with so much paintwork intact and battledamaged.
The box was recovered from the La Mare des Pierres area, defended by American paratroopers during the Battle of the Bloody Gulch south of Carentan on 13 June 1944. It comes with two A5 laminated information cards, including a map of the battle.
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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