This is a unusual find from the battlefield a German soldiers Blendax toothpaste tube which is still full of its paste. The tube is remarkably complete and is in excellent semi-relic condition with a lot of its original markings. It was recovered many years ago and has survived in exceptional condition for a battlefield relic.
The tube was recovered from inside the Atlantic wall emplacements, part of the defensive system for the port of Saint Malo the battle and capture in 1944.Complete with a A5 laminated information card with pictures.
The town was occupied by the Germans as part of fortress Saint Malo. Its strategic position on the road to Saint Malo and the presence of the airport made it an important element of the German defence in Brittany. The American 83 infantry Division attacked Saint Malo the battle for the liberation of the town lasted a couple of days after heavy fighting. The battle for the walled city Saint Malo and the fortress positions began on August 4, 1944, Allied intelligence had believed that there were 1000 German soldiers holed up in the area enclosed by the old walls and had bombed it heavily, however, when the city surrendered on August 14 only 83 German soldiers were taken prisoner.
This is a unusual find from the battlefield a German soldiers Blendax toothpaste tube which is still full of its paste. The tube is remarkably complete and is in excellent semi-relic condition with a lot of its original markings. It was recovered many years ago and has survived in exceptional condition for a battlefield relic.
The tube was recovered from inside the Atlantic wall emplacements, part of the defensive system for the port of Saint Malo the battle and capture in 1944.Complete with a A5 laminated information card with pictures.
The town was occupied by the Germans as part of fortress Saint Malo. Its strategic position on the road to Saint Malo and the presence of the airport made it an important element of the German defence in Brittany. The American 83 infantry Division attacked Saint Malo the battle for the liberation of the town lasted a couple of days after heavy fighting. The battle for the walled city Saint Malo and the fortress positions began on August 4, 1944, Allied intelligence had believed that there were 1000 German soldiers holed up in the area enclosed by the old walls and had bombed it heavily, however, when the city surrendered on August 14 only 83 German soldiers were taken prisoner.
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