This is an extremely rare relic: a German 1-Meter Calibrating Slate for the 1M Stereoscopic Rangefinder Model 1936 (Entfernungsmesser R36). The slate still has one of its original maker plates attached, with the markings clearly visible.
It retains most of its original black paint, along with white paint and a red stripe. The slate has some damage, including one large dent and a few minor knocks and scratches, but it remains complete with most of its original colouring intact. Overall, it is in very good condition, has been carefully cleaned, and is perfect for display. This is an exceptionally rare battlefield-recovered relic; I have never previously had one of these in a collection.
The rangefinder slate was recovered near the town of Kalach, in an area captured by the 14th Panzer Division during the Battle of Stalingrad in July-August 1942. It comes with two laminated A5 information cards.
The Battle of Kalach took place between the German Sixth Army and elements of the Soviet Stalingrad Front from 25 July to 11 August 1942. The Soviets deployed the 62nd and 64th Armies in a Don River bridgehead west of Kalach to delay the German advance on Stalingrad. They managed to hold for several weeks before being destroyed or captured, allowing the Germans to advance toward Stalingrad.
The 14th Panzer Division struck into the Kalach bridgehead, making contact southwest of Kalach by late afternoon and encircling the main body of eight rifle divisions of the Soviet 62nd Army. Joined by LI Army Corps, the Germans systematically destroyed the surrounded forces. The pocket was eliminated in four days, by 11 August, with nearly 50,000 prisoners taken. The Germans claimed the destruction of 1,000 Soviet tanks and 750 guns, though tank losses are considered somewhat exaggerated. These losses forced Joseph Stalin to commit additional reserves to the battle at Stalingrad.
This is an extremely rare relic: a German 1-Meter Calibrating Slate for the 1M Stereoscopic Rangefinder Model 1936 (Entfernungsmesser R36). The slate still has one of its original maker plates attached, with the markings clearly visible.
It retains most of its original black paint, along with white paint and a red stripe. The slate has some damage, including one large dent and a few minor knocks and scratches, but it remains complete with most of its original colouring intact. Overall, it is in very good condition, has been carefully cleaned, and is perfect for display. This is an exceptionally rare battlefield-recovered relic; I have never previously had one of these in a collection.
The rangefinder slate was recovered near the town of Kalach, in an area captured by the 14th Panzer Division during the Battle of Stalingrad in July-August 1942. It comes with two laminated A5 information cards.
The Battle of Kalach took place between the German Sixth Army and elements of the Soviet Stalingrad Front from 25 July to 11 August 1942. The Soviets deployed the 62nd and 64th Armies in a Don River bridgehead west of Kalach to delay the German advance on Stalingrad. They managed to hold for several weeks before being destroyed or captured, allowing the Germans to advance toward Stalingrad.
The 14th Panzer Division struck into the Kalach bridgehead, making contact southwest of Kalach by late afternoon and encircling the main body of eight rifle divisions of the Soviet 62nd Army. Joined by LI Army Corps, the Germans systematically destroyed the surrounded forces. The pocket was eliminated in four days, by 11 August, with nearly 50,000 prisoners taken. The Germans claimed the destruction of 1,000 Soviet tanks and 750 guns, though tank losses are considered somewhat exaggerated. These losses forced Joseph Stalin to commit additional reserves to the battle at Stalingrad.
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