This is a blown apart section of a large calibre projectile which has blown apart after being fired it has, bent and ripped metal section from the side wall of a shell blown apart from an explosion.The section is rusty but solid and it has been well cleaned and is perfect for display or any military collection and is 10 inches long by 4 inches wide in size
The projectile fragments was recovered from Death Valley near Hill 112 during Operation Epsom in June 1944 on the Normandy battlefield. It comes with an A5 laminated information card.
The capture of Caen and Carpiquet was followed by renewed Allied attacks west of the city to seize the high ground between the Odon and the Orne rivers, aiming to encircle Caen from the south and engage the main German forces to prevent them from blocking an American breakout. The attack covered a broad front with six divisions: the 49th and 50th attacked south to Hottot, the 59th south to Noyers, the 15th Scottish aimed for Evrecy (an EPSOM objective), followed by the 53rd, while the 43rd Divisions first objective on 10th July 1944 was to capture Hill 112 and Maltot.
This is a blown apart section of a large calibre projectile which has blown apart after being fired it has, bent and ripped metal section from the side wall of a shell blown apart from an explosion.The section is rusty but solid and it has been well cleaned and is perfect for display or any military collection and is 10 inches long by 4 inches wide in size
The projectile fragments was recovered from Death Valley near Hill 112 during Operation Epsom in June 1944 on the Normandy battlefield. It comes with an A5 laminated information card.
The capture of Caen and Carpiquet was followed by renewed Allied attacks west of the city to seize the high ground between the Odon and the Orne rivers, aiming to encircle Caen from the south and engage the main German forces to prevent them from blocking an American breakout. The attack covered a broad front with six divisions: the 49th and 50th attacked south to Hottot, the 59th south to Noyers, the 15th Scottish aimed for Evrecy (an EPSOM objective), followed by the 53rd, while the 43rd Divisions first objective on 10th July 1944 was to capture Hill 112 and Maltot.
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