This is a German feldgendarmerie traffic signal and control panel which is half of the actual paddle which folded in half this half has the locking clip.
The paddle is in relic condition rusty but solid and still retains much of its original red and white paintwork very clear to see on the front and black paint on the back. Some rust damage and pitting from being buried is present but nothing to bad, but it has been carefully cleaned, making it perfect for display or any military collection. This is a unusual find from a very famous battlefield.
The tin lid was used on a Panzer IV tank of the 46th Panzer Corps and was recovered near the village of Gnilets, attacked by them during the opening offensive of Operation Citadel on 5th July 1943, during the attack on the northern side of the Kursk Salient (5th-12th July 1943) in Russia. It comes with two A5 laminated information cards with map.
The German 46th Panzer Corps participated in the invasion of Yugoslavia. Originally created as the XXXXVI Army Corps, it was converted to a Panzer Corps on 21st June 1942. The Corps took part in Operation Barbarossa, fighting at Kiev, Putyvl, Vyazma, and Volokolamsk. It later saw action at Rzhev, Vyazma, and Yelnya before participating in Operation Citadel, the Battle of Kursk in July 1943, under the command of Major General Hans Zorn. The Corps retired to the Svin area in September 1943.
This is a German feldgendarmerie traffic signal and control panel which is half of the actual paddle which folded in half this half has the locking clip.
The paddle is in relic condition rusty but solid and still retains much of its original red and white paintwork very clear to see on the front and black paint on the back. Some rust damage and pitting from being buried is present but nothing to bad, but it has been carefully cleaned, making it perfect for display or any military collection. This is a unusual find from a very famous battlefield.
The tin lid was used on a Panzer IV tank of the 46th Panzer Corps and was recovered near the village of Gnilets, attacked by them during the opening offensive of Operation Citadel on 5th July 1943, during the attack on the northern side of the Kursk Salient (5th-12th July 1943) in Russia. It comes with two A5 laminated information cards with map.
The German 46th Panzer Corps participated in the invasion of Yugoslavia. Originally created as the XXXXVI Army Corps, it was converted to a Panzer Corps on 21st June 1942. The Corps took part in Operation Barbarossa, fighting at Kiev, Putyvl, Vyazma, and Volokolamsk. It later saw action at Rzhev, Vyazma, and Yelnya before participating in Operation Citadel, the Battle of Kursk in July 1943, under the command of Major General Hans Zorn. The Corps retired to the Svin area in September 1943.
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