This is an authentic, glass-framed near complete German infantry assault badge medal . The relic still retains traces of its original wartime finish, making it an attractive and increasingly scarce piece from this famous Russian front battlefield.
The badge which has partly corroded but the rifle is still there, the eagle and the swastika is mostly still there and is clear to see and the badge is mostly complete just missing some of its edge it is in good, solid condition. It has been carefully cleaned while preserving its original character and wartime patina.
The relic is presented in a glass-fronted box frame, complete with information and pictures, making it an excellent display piece for any German relic collection or Second World War collection. The frame measures approximately 9 inches by 9 inches.
This is a German infantry assault badge medal recovered from Suhaya Mechetka Ravine in Stalingrad heavily fought over during battle in the City 1942-1943.
The clash at the Sukhaya Mechetka Ravine on August 23–24, 1942, was a desperate Soviet delaying action that successfully blocked the German 16th Panzer Division from capturing the vital Stalingrad Tractor Factory and seizing the Volga River banks. Having rapidly outpaced their own infantry support across the open steppe, General Hans-Valentin Hube's tanks arrived at the northern rim of the steep, natural gully, only to face an improvised defensive line consisting of the 1077th Anti-Aircraft Regiment—uniquely manned by young female volunteers—alongside elements of the 10th NKVD Rifle Division and civilian factory worker militias. Lacking proper infantry protection and standard armor-piercing ammunition, the women lowered their high-velocity anti-aircraft guns to fire directly into the oncoming panzers, while factory laborers drove newly assembled, unpainted T-34 tanks straight off the assembly lines and directly into the battle lines. This fierce, unexpected resistance shredded German transport vehicles, forced the enemy tanks to take cover inside the ravine, and successfully blunted the German advance; though many of the Soviet gun positions were eventually overrun and destroyed, the stand at the Sukhaya Mechetka bought the Soviet High Command the critical hours needed to ferry regular reinforcements across the river and secure the northern sector of the city.
This is an authentic, glass-framed near complete German infantry assault badge medal . The relic still retains traces of its original wartime finish, making it an attractive and increasingly scarce piece from this famous Russian front battlefield.
The badge which has partly corroded but the rifle is still there, the eagle and the swastika is mostly still there and is clear to see and the badge is mostly complete just missing some of its edge it is in good, solid condition. It has been carefully cleaned while preserving its original character and wartime patina.
The relic is presented in a glass-fronted box frame, complete with information and pictures, making it an excellent display piece for any German relic collection or Second World War collection. The frame measures approximately 9 inches by 9 inches.
This is a German infantry assault badge medal recovered from Suhaya Mechetka Ravine in Stalingrad heavily fought over during battle in the City 1942-1943.
The clash at the Sukhaya Mechetka Ravine on August 23–24, 1942, was a desperate Soviet delaying action that successfully blocked the German 16th Panzer Division from capturing the vital Stalingrad Tractor Factory and seizing the Volga River banks. Having rapidly outpaced their own infantry support across the open steppe, General Hans-Valentin Hube's tanks arrived at the northern rim of the steep, natural gully, only to face an improvised defensive line consisting of the 1077th Anti-Aircraft Regiment—uniquely manned by young female volunteers—alongside elements of the 10th NKVD Rifle Division and civilian factory worker militias. Lacking proper infantry protection and standard armor-piercing ammunition, the women lowered their high-velocity anti-aircraft guns to fire directly into the oncoming panzers, while factory laborers drove newly assembled, unpainted T-34 tanks straight off the assembly lines and directly into the battle lines. This fierce, unexpected resistance shredded German transport vehicles, forced the enemy tanks to take cover inside the ravine, and successfully blunted the German advance; though many of the Soviet gun positions were eventually overrun and destroyed, the stand at the Sukhaya Mechetka bought the Soviet High Command the critical hours needed to ferry regular reinforcements across the river and secure the northern sector of the city.
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