This is a German battle damaged mg 34/42 single ammunition tin which is a patronenkasten 41 in steel.The tin which is in relic condition rusty all over but only a few small rust holes mostly in the bottom and down one side the lock is broken and the tin has bent in on one side with a impact hit the lid does close properly and its handle is there but has rusted solid .The tin has clear to see black paintwork remains with some red undercoat paint remains that can be seen it has been very well cleaned it is very solid not braking up or falling apart a very nice example of this mg ammunition tin battlefield recovered.This ammunition tin was recovered from the battlefield at the Seelow Heights in 1945, during the opening battle for Berlin, and come with an A5 laminated information card.
The Battle of the Seelow Heights was part of the Seelow, Berlin Offensive Operation (16 April-2 May 1945), one of the last major assaults on entrenched positions in the Second World War. Fought over three days (16-19 April 1945), nearly one million Soviet soldiers of the 1st Belorussian Front including 78,556 troops from the Polish 1st Army under Marshal Georgi Zhukov attacked the position known as the Gates of Berlin. They faced approximately 110,000 German soldiers of the 9th Army, commanded by General Theodor Busse, as part of Army Group Vistula.
This engagement is often incorporated into the broader Battle of the Oder Neisse. The Seelow Heights saw some of the fiercest fighting in the campaign and was one of several key crossing points along the Oder and Neisse rivers. The Battle of the Oder Neisse was the opening phase of the Battle of Berlin, resulting in the encirclement of the German 9th Army and leading to the Battle of Halbe.
This is a German battle damaged mg 34/42 single ammunition tin which is a patronenkasten 41 in steel.The tin which is in relic condition rusty all over but only a few small rust holes mostly in the bottom and down one side the lock is broken and the tin has bent in on one side with a impact hit the lid does close properly and its handle is there but has rusted solid .The tin has clear to see black paintwork remains with some red undercoat paint remains that can be seen it has been very well cleaned it is very solid not braking up or falling apart a very nice example of this mg ammunition tin battlefield recovered.This ammunition tin was recovered from the battlefield at the Seelow Heights in 1945, during the opening battle for Berlin, and come with an A5 laminated information card.
The Battle of the Seelow Heights was part of the Seelow, Berlin Offensive Operation (16 April-2 May 1945), one of the last major assaults on entrenched positions in the Second World War. Fought over three days (16-19 April 1945), nearly one million Soviet soldiers of the 1st Belorussian Front including 78,556 troops from the Polish 1st Army under Marshal Georgi Zhukov attacked the position known as the Gates of Berlin. They faced approximately 110,000 German soldiers of the 9th Army, commanded by General Theodor Busse, as part of Army Group Vistula.
This engagement is often incorporated into the broader Battle of the Oder Neisse. The Seelow Heights saw some of the fiercest fighting in the campaign and was one of several key crossing points along the Oder and Neisse rivers. The Battle of the Oder Neisse was the opening phase of the Battle of Berlin, resulting in the encirclement of the German 9th Army and leading to the Battle of Halbe.
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