This is a very rare find from the battlefield in this condition, German Panzerfaust 30 anti-tank rocket launcher tube which been fired and is missing its trigger section. The tube which has lots of original paintwork remains sand camouflage paint very clear to see and also some of the original red maker markings as well. The tube has been fired and is in lovely relic condition it is only lightly rusty but very solid and are in overall very good, solid condition for recovered battlefield find it has been very well cleaned and is perfect for display or any collection and rare one for the collection . The rocket launcher tube was recovered in 1993-1995 around Tempelhof airport. This was part of the German defence line for the battle of Berlin in April 1945 in the fighting in last days of the Reich and defence of the Capital against the Russians. The tube comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards with map and diagrams.
The Battle for Tempelhof Airport in April 1945 was a brutal and desperate struggle during the final Soviet assault on Berlin. As the last viable escape route and military stronghold, the airfield was fiercely defended by a hodgepodge of SS units, an armoured division, local flak units and the airbase garrison. They resisted stubbornly for several hours. Only after intensive aerial bombardment and massive artillery fire from reinforcing units, Tempelhof Airport was taken. A few days later, the Soviet war photographer Yevgeny Khaldey shot his famous photograph showing Soviet troops under their victory banner standing next to the Nazi eagle on the roof of Tempelhof Airport.
1993–1995: The Allied Withdrawal, When the U.S. Army officially vacated their Berlin Brigade installations at Tempelhof air base following the end of the Cold War, extensive ground surveys, environmental cleanups, and structural handovers took place. During these foundation surveys in the mid-1990s, forgotten WWII-era bunker levels and collapsed trenches containing personal military gear—including helmets—were reassessed and cleared.
This is a very rare find from the battlefield in this condition, German Panzerfaust 30 anti-tank rocket launcher tube which been fired and is missing its trigger section. The tube which has lots of original paintwork remains sand camouflage paint very clear to see and also some of the original red maker markings as well. The tube has been fired and is in lovely relic condition it is only lightly rusty but very solid and are in overall very good, solid condition for recovered battlefield find it has been very well cleaned and is perfect for display or any collection and rare one for the collection . The rocket launcher tube was recovered in 1993-1995 around Tempelhof airport. This was part of the German defence line for the battle of Berlin in April 1945 in the fighting in last days of the Reich and defence of the Capital against the Russians. The tube comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards with map and diagrams.
The Battle for Tempelhof Airport in April 1945 was a brutal and desperate struggle during the final Soviet assault on Berlin. As the last viable escape route and military stronghold, the airfield was fiercely defended by a hodgepodge of SS units, an armoured division, local flak units and the airbase garrison. They resisted stubbornly for several hours. Only after intensive aerial bombardment and massive artillery fire from reinforcing units, Tempelhof Airport was taken. A few days later, the Soviet war photographer Yevgeny Khaldey shot his famous photograph showing Soviet troops under their victory banner standing next to the Nazi eagle on the roof of Tempelhof Airport.
1993–1995: The Allied Withdrawal, When the U.S. Army officially vacated their Berlin Brigade installations at Tempelhof air base following the end of the Cold War, extensive ground surveys, environmental cleanups, and structural handovers took place. During these foundation surveys in the mid-1990s, forgotten WWII-era bunker levels and collapsed trenches containing personal military gear—including helmets—were reassessed and cleared.
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