This is a German telephone reel cable used signal troops for laying cables to the frontline. The reel is pretty much complete and does have a few small rust holes. Despite its age and heavy rust, the reel is solid and stable it has been well cleaned and is perfect for display or any military collection. This is a very unusual relic recovered from the battlefield which is 10 inches wide.
The reel was recovered from a slip trench in Death Valley near Hill 112 during Operation Epsom in June 1944 on the Normandy battlefield. It comes with an A5 laminated information card.
The capture of Caen and Carpiquet was followed by renewed Allied attacks west of the city to seize the high ground between the Odon and the Orne rivers, aiming to encircle Caen from the south and engage the main German forces to prevent them from blocking an American breakout. The attack covered a broad front with six divisions: the 49th and 50th attacked south to Hottot, the 59th south to Noyers, the 15th Scottish aimed for Evrecy (an EPSOM objective), followed by the 53rd, while the 43rd Divisions first objective on 10th July 1944 was to capture Hill 112 and Maltot.
This is a German telephone reel cable used signal troops for laying cables to the frontline. The reel is pretty much complete and does have a few small rust holes. Despite its age and heavy rust, the reel is solid and stable it has been well cleaned and is perfect for display or any military collection. This is a very unusual relic recovered from the battlefield which is 10 inches wide.
The reel was recovered from a slip trench in Death Valley near Hill 112 during Operation Epsom in June 1944 on the Normandy battlefield. It comes with an A5 laminated information card.
The capture of Caen and Carpiquet was followed by renewed Allied attacks west of the city to seize the high ground between the Odon and the Orne rivers, aiming to encircle Caen from the south and engage the main German forces to prevent them from blocking an American breakout. The attack covered a broad front with six divisions: the 49th and 50th attacked south to Hottot, the 59th south to Noyers, the 15th Scottish aimed for Evrecy (an EPSOM objective), followed by the 53rd, while the 43rd Divisions first objective on 10th July 1944 was to capture Hill 112 and Maltot.
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