This is a very unusual find from the battlefield a large size Nitrozellulose(smokeless propellant) powder charge bag only used by a 75mm- KwK42 shell fired by a German panther tank which has all of its maker markings with last packed date December 1943.
The silk bag section has some rust on it from the shell case it is in nice condition for relic the silk is solid not braking up or falling apart it still retains some of its original colour but it is dirty and stained from being buried inside the case it is a large size at 7 inches long and 14 inches wide. It has been very nicely cleaned and in nice solid condition perfect for a collection or any display.The bg comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards.
The bag was inside a shell that was recovered from one of the Tanks in one of the SS Divisions or Corps properly the 9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen, destroyed on Hill 112 near Caen in Normandy in the battle in June 1944.
Hill 112 was the name given to an important area of high ground near Caen in Normandy. The German army wanted to keep control of the hill because it gave them a strong advantage. On the 25th June 1944 the 5th Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry of 214th Brigade and the 4/Somerset Light infantry and supported by tanks of the 7th RTR with Churchill and Sherman Tanks finally captured the crest of the Hill. After capturing the hill, the 5th Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry were subject fierce counterattacks by Panzergrenadiers of 21st Panzergrenadier regiment of the 9th SS Panzer Division and Tigers of the 102nd SS Heavy Tank Battalion. The British Forces were finally forced to withdraw and give up these most recent gains almost everywhere owing to strong German counterattacks It was only finally on the night of August 4th that a patrol from the 53rd Welsh Division discovered that with Caen no longer in their control, Hill 112 had lost its importance for the German defenders, and they had withdrawn, allowing the 53rd Division to finally occupy the high ground without a shot being fired.
This is a very unusual find from the battlefield a large size Nitrozellulose(smokeless propellant) powder charge bag only used by a 75mm- KwK42 shell fired by a German panther tank which has all of its maker markings with last packed date December 1943.
The silk bag section has some rust on it from the shell case it is in nice condition for relic the silk is solid not braking up or falling apart it still retains some of its original colour but it is dirty and stained from being buried inside the case it is a large size at 7 inches long and 14 inches wide. It has been very nicely cleaned and in nice solid condition perfect for a collection or any display.The bg comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards.
The bag was inside a shell that was recovered from one of the Tanks in one of the SS Divisions or Corps properly the 9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen, destroyed on Hill 112 near Caen in Normandy in the battle in June 1944.
Hill 112 was the name given to an important area of high ground near Caen in Normandy. The German army wanted to keep control of the hill because it gave them a strong advantage. On the 25th June 1944 the 5th Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry of 214th Brigade and the 4/Somerset Light infantry and supported by tanks of the 7th RTR with Churchill and Sherman Tanks finally captured the crest of the Hill. After capturing the hill, the 5th Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry were subject fierce counterattacks by Panzergrenadiers of 21st Panzergrenadier regiment of the 9th SS Panzer Division and Tigers of the 102nd SS Heavy Tank Battalion. The British Forces were finally forced to withdraw and give up these most recent gains almost everywhere owing to strong German counterattacks It was only finally on the night of August 4th that a patrol from the 53rd Welsh Division discovered that with Caen no longer in their control, Hill 112 had lost its importance for the German defenders, and they had withdrawn, allowing the 53rd Division to finally occupy the high ground without a shot being fired.
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