German soldiers’ webbing remains with K98 ammunition pouch, frog recovered from shallow foxhole near the Longvilly road outside Bastogne,Ardennes Forest 1944

This is a group of German soldiers’ webbing remains with K98 ammunition pouch, bayonet frog and jacket buttons all properly used by a soldier in the German Panzer Lehr Division. The leather parts are in nice condition for relics the leather is solid not braking up or falling apart they still retain there original colours they have been very nicely cleaned and are in nice solid condition perfect for a collection or any display. The webbing parts were all recovered from the remains of a shallow foxhole near the Longvilly road outside Bastogne in the Ardennes Forest from the Battle of the Bulge in the winter of 1944-45. The parts come with 2xA5 laminated information cards with pictures.

The battle took place on the 19th December 1944 when an American force under Colonel Cherry came under attack by German Panzer Lehr Division along the road between Longvilly and Bastogne the Americans lost around 200 vehicles in the battle.