This is a very unusual find from the battlefield a medium size Nitrozellulose(smokeless propellant) powder charge bag only used by a 75mm- KwK40 shell fired by a German panzer 4 tank which has all of its maker markings with last packed date of 23rd November 1944.
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 not complete but is 11 inches long and 2 half inches wide. It has been very nicely cleaned and in nice solid condition perfect for a collection or any display.The bag comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards with map.
The bag was inside a shell that was recovered from a lake which was used as a dump site for battlefield clearance the area where the lake is East of Bastogne in the Ardennes Forest 1944-1945 battle.This area was attacked by the German 26th Volksgrenadier Division and elements of the Panzer Lehr Division who had the panzer 4 tanks in the area.
During the run up to the Ardennes offensive, Panzer Lehr was kept in reserve on 15 December, the day before the offensive began, Panzer Lehr was still severely understrength, with only one of its two tank battalions ready for action, the other restored to its parent unit, the 3rd panzer division. Both of its panzergrenadier regiments were at 80 percent of its authorized strength. It had only 57 tanks (30 Panthers and 27 Panzer IV) and 20 Jagdpanzer IV/70's by the time the attack started.
This is a very unusual find from the battlefield a medium size Nitrozellulose(smokeless propellant) powder charge bag only used by a 75mm- KwK40 shell fired by a German panzer 4 tank which has all of its maker markings with last packed date of 23rd November 1944.
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 not complete but is 11 inches long and 2 half inches wide. It has been very nicely cleaned and in nice solid condition perfect for a collection or any display.The bag comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards with map.
The bag was inside a shell that was recovered from a lake which was used as a dump site for battlefield clearance the area where the lake is East of Bastogne in the Ardennes Forest 1944-1945 battle.This area was attacked by the German 26th Volksgrenadier Division and elements of the Panzer Lehr Division who had the panzer 4 tanks in the area.
During the run up to the Ardennes offensive, Panzer Lehr was kept in reserve on 15 December, the day before the offensive began, Panzer Lehr was still severely understrength, with only one of its two tank battalions ready for action, the other restored to its parent unit, the 3rd panzer division. Both of its panzergrenadier regiments were at 80 percent of its authorized strength. It had only 57 tanks (30 Panthers and 27 Panzer IV) and 20 Jagdpanzer IV/70's by the time the attack started.
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