This is a German MP40 machine gun magazine which has been over painted black to help preserve it. The magazine has some internal parts and empty of all ammunition with no original paintwork it is rusty but solid and has rust damage with a few small holes it has been very well cleaned and is perfect for display or any collection. The magazine was used by a soldier in 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 a A5 laminated information card.
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 MP40 machine gun magazine which has been over painted black to help preserve it. The magazine has some internal parts and empty of all ammunition with no original paintwork it is rusty but solid and has rust damage with a few small holes it has been very well cleaned and is perfect for display or any collection. The magazine was used by a soldier in 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 a A5 laminated information card.
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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