This is a glass-framed German Wehrmacht artillery shoulder board worn by Oberfeldwebel also the remains of centre plate from a belt buckle, and remains of peak cap cockade worn by a soldier of the 14th Panzer Division .The parts which are not complete and still retains some of there original colours and are in nice and solid condition not braking up or falling apart and have been mounted in a glass-fronted box frame measuring 12 inches long by 12 inches wide making it perfect for display or a collection.The uniform parts were recovered near the town of Kalach, in an area captured by the 14th Panzer Division during the Battle of Stalingrad in July-August 1942.
The Battle of Kalach took place between the German Sixth Army and elements of the Soviet Stalingrad Front from 25 July to 11 August 1942. The Soviets deployed the 62nd and 64th Armies in a Don River bridgehead west of Kalach to delay the German advance on Stalingrad. They managed to hold for several weeks before being destroyed or captured, allowing the Germans to advance toward Stalingrad.
The 14th Panzer Division struck into the Kalach bridgehead, making contact southwest of Kalach by late afternoon and encircling the main body of eight rifle divisions of the Soviet 62nd Army. Joined by LI Army Corps, the Germans systematically destroyed the surrounded forces. The pocket was eliminated in four days, by 11 August, with nearly 50,000 prisoners taken. The Germans claimed the destruction of 1,000 Soviet tanks and 750 guns, though tank losses are considered somewhat exaggerated. These losses forced Joseph Stalin to commit additional reserves to the battle at Stalingrad.
This is a glass-framed German Wehrmacht artillery shoulder board worn by Oberfeldwebel also the remains of centre plate from a belt buckle, and remains of peak cap cockade worn by a soldier of the 14th Panzer Division .The parts which are not complete and still retains some of there original colours and are in nice and solid condition not braking up or falling apart and have been mounted in a glass-fronted box frame measuring 12 inches long by 12 inches wide making it perfect for display or a collection.The uniform parts were recovered near the town of Kalach, in an area captured by the 14th Panzer Division during the Battle of Stalingrad in July-August 1942.
The Battle of Kalach took place between the German Sixth Army and elements of the Soviet Stalingrad Front from 25 July to 11 August 1942. The Soviets deployed the 62nd and 64th Armies in a Don River bridgehead west of Kalach to delay the German advance on Stalingrad. They managed to hold for several weeks before being destroyed or captured, allowing the Germans to advance toward Stalingrad.
The 14th Panzer Division struck into the Kalach bridgehead, making contact southwest of Kalach by late afternoon and encircling the main body of eight rifle divisions of the Soviet 62nd Army. Joined by LI Army Corps, the Germans systematically destroyed the surrounded forces. The pocket was eliminated in four days, by 11 August, with nearly 50,000 prisoners taken. The Germans claimed the destruction of 1,000 Soviet tanks and 750 guns, though tank losses are considered somewhat exaggerated. These losses forced Joseph Stalin to commit additional reserves to the battle at Stalingrad.
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