This is a Italian Beretta 38 long magazine captured and re used by the German Army. The magazine has all its internal parts with no original paintwork it is rusty but solid and only has some light rust damage it has been very well cleaned and is perfect for display or any collection. The magazine was recovered on the Seelow Heights in Germany part of the battle of Berlin in April 1945. The magazine comes with A5 laminated information card.
The Battle of the Seelow Heights was part of the Seelow-Berlin Offensive Operation (16 April-2 May 1945). A pitched battle, it was one of the last assaults on large entrenched defensive positions of the Second World War. It was fought over three days, from 16–19 April 1945. Close to one million Soviet soldiers of the 1st Belorussian Front (including 78,556 soldiers of the Polish 1st Army), commanded by Marshal Georgi Zhukov, attacked the position known as the "Gates of Berlin". They were opposed by about 110,000 soldiers of the German 9th Army commanded by General Theodor Busse, as part of the Army Group Vistula.
This is a Italian Beretta 38 long magazine captured and re used by the German Army. The magazine has all its internal parts with no original paintwork it is rusty but solid and only has some light rust damage it has been very well cleaned and is perfect for display or any collection. The magazine was recovered on the Seelow Heights in Germany part of the battle of Berlin in April 1945. The magazine comes with A5 laminated information card.
The Battle of the Seelow Heights was part of the Seelow-Berlin Offensive Operation (16 April-2 May 1945). A pitched battle, it was one of the last assaults on large entrenched defensive positions of the Second World War. It was fought over three days, from 16–19 April 1945. Close to one million Soviet soldiers of the 1st Belorussian Front (including 78,556 soldiers of the Polish 1st Army), commanded by Marshal Georgi Zhukov, attacked the position known as the "Gates of Berlin". They were opposed by about 110,000 soldiers of the German 9th Army commanded by General Theodor Busse, as part of the Army Group Vistula.
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