Group of German soldier’s gas mask remains recovered from Death Valley near Hill 112 the June 1944 battle in Normandy

This is a group of German soldier’s gas mask remains still with some original colours and green paintwork. This group of parts are in nice condition for relics they have been very nicely cleaned and are in nice solid condition perfect for a collection or any display. The gas mask parts were recovered from Death Valley near Hill 112 the June 1944 battle in Normandy during operation Epsom. The parts come with A5 laminated information card with picture.

The capture of Caen and Carpiquet at the same time was followed immediately by renewed attacks west of the city in order to capture the high ground between the Odon and the Orne, to encircle Caen from the south, and above all to continue to engage the main German force so it could not block an American breakout to the south. This time the attack was on a broader front with no fewer than six divisions: the 49th and 50th attacked south to Hottot, the 59th attacked south to Noyers, the 15th Scottish was to attack Evrecy, an objective of EPSOM, followed by the 53rd, and in the first attack the 43rd Division was to capture Hill 112 and Maltot on 10th July 1944.Between 29 June, when the 9th and 10th SS Panzer Divisions regained the hill, and 23 July, when they were driven from Maltot, the area around Hill 112 changed hands many times and thousands of Allied and German troops were killed or wounded on its bloody slopes. The 43rd Division alone lost more than 2,000 men in the first 36 hours of operation JUPITER to regain Hill 112. It was reported that the Odon River was dammed with corpses.