This is a nice relic condition steel shell case that was fired by a 10.5cm SK C/32 naval anti-aircraft gun used on warships and coastal artillery fortifications.
This steel made case which has most of its original markings on the base that can be seen very clearly it is dated 1944 also with its calibre 10.5cm that is there and marine eagle which is the very rare thing to see and its complete with its primer. The neck is rusted away in places and the case has a few small rust holes but nothing to bad. The case still some remains of its original colour in places{the brass wash} it has been very nicely cleaned perfect to display or any collection. The shell case found near the site of an anti-aircraft gun emplacement in the hills around the old U-boat bunker "Bruno" at Bergen in Norway. The shell case comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards and map with close ups of bottom of the case.
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 nice relic condition steel shell case that was fired by a 10.5cm SK C/32 naval anti-aircraft gun used on warships and coastal artillery fortifications.
This steel made case which has most of its original markings on the base that can be seen very clearly it is dated 1944 also with its calibre 10.5cm that is there and marine eagle which is the very rare thing to see and its complete with its primer. The neck is rusted away in places and the case has a few small rust holes but nothing to bad. The case still some remains of its original colour in places{the brass wash} it has been very nicely cleaned perfect to display or any collection. The shell case found near the site of an anti-aircraft gun emplacement in the hills around the old U-boat bunker "Bruno" at Bergen in Norway. The shell case comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards and map with close ups of bottom of the case.
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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