This is a German powder charge bag from a shell that was fired by 10.5cm SK C/32 naval anti-aircraft gun. The bag was last packed in October 1944 with all of its markings very clear to see.
The silk bag has some rust on it from the shell case it is in nice condition for relic the silk is solid not braking up or falling apart it still retains some of its original colour but it is a bit dirty and stained from being buried inside the case it is a nice size at 6 inches wide. It has been very nicely cleaned and in nice solid condition perfect for a collection or any display. The bag comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards with pictures of the bunker.
The bag comes was found near the site of an anti-aircraft gun emplacement in the hills around the old U-boat bunker "Bruno" at Bergen in Norway.
Construction of a U-Boat bunker Bruno in Bergen started in 1941. The bunker had 3 dry boat pens, 3 wet ones, and one that was used for storage. It was the Kriegsmarines’ 11th U-Boat Flotilla, transferred from Germany, who made its new headquarters in Bergen.
After the Allied landings in France in June 1944, there was a massive expansion of the U-boat base in Bergen. This led to a massive English air raid in October 1944, involving over 150 aircraft. The attack ended in a disaster when 193 Norwegians, among them 61 children at a nearby school, were killed. The bunker took several hits but remained intact. Only two U-Boats were damaged. Later the same month ended another attack without success when the 244 aircraft could not find the target due to heavy clouds. A few planes dropped their bombs but did not hit the bunker. The third and last air raid took place in January 1945, when 33 bombers loaded with "Tallboy" bombs attacked the base. The bunker took 3 direct hits and was but out of action.
This is a German powder charge bag from a shell that was fired by 10.5cm SK C/32 naval anti-aircraft gun. The bag was last packed in October 1944 with all of its markings very clear to see.
The silk bag has some rust on it from the shell case it is in nice condition for relic the silk is solid not braking up or falling apart it still retains some of its original colour but it is a bit dirty and stained from being buried inside the case it is a nice size at 6 inches wide. It has been very nicely cleaned and in nice solid condition perfect for a collection or any display. The bag comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards with pictures of the bunker.
The bag comes was found near the site of an anti-aircraft gun emplacement in the hills around the old U-boat bunker "Bruno" at Bergen in Norway.
Construction of a U-Boat bunker Bruno in Bergen started in 1941. The bunker had 3 dry boat pens, 3 wet ones, and one that was used for storage. It was the Kriegsmarines’ 11th U-Boat Flotilla, transferred from Germany, who made its new headquarters in Bergen.
After the Allied landings in France in June 1944, there was a massive expansion of the U-boat base in Bergen. This led to a massive English air raid in October 1944, involving over 150 aircraft. The attack ended in a disaster when 193 Norwegians, among them 61 children at a nearby school, were killed. The bunker took several hits but remained intact. Only two U-Boats were damaged. Later the same month ended another attack without success when the 244 aircraft could not find the target due to heavy clouds. A few planes dropped their bombs but did not hit the bunker. The third and last air raid took place in January 1945, when 33 bombers loaded with "Tallboy" bombs attacked the base. The bunker took 3 direct hits and was but out of action.
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