This is a Russian 76.2mm brass shell case dated 1943 fired by Soviet T-34-76 tank.The has been squashed flat at the top looks like it has been run over or blown up when the tank was hit.The case does not retain its shiny original brass colour it has discolored from being buried with some cracks in it as well. The case still has some of its stamps and maker markings with the date 1942 all faint and not clear to see. It is in nice condition for battlefield recovered fired case it has been very well cleaned and is perfect for display or any collection. The shell case was recovered from the site of destroyed tank of 5th Guards Army it was recovered in the area of the Psel River, south of Kursk on the Voronezh front. This area was defended by them against the German 2nd SS Panzer corps during the battle part of Operation Citadel the German Kursk offensive in July-August 1943 in Russia.The case comes with 2x A5 laminated information cards with a map.
The Voronezh Front a military formation equivalent to an Army group. The name indicated the primary geographical region in which the front first fought, based on the town of Voronezh on the Don River. The front was established at the end of June 1942 when the German 6th Army reached Voronezh during the early stages of Operation Blau. The Voronezh Front participated in the battle of Voronezh, the defensive operations on the approaches to Stalingrad, and in the December 1942 , the follow-on to the encirclement of German 6th Army at Stalingrad. In the battle of Kursk in July- August 1943, the front operated on the southern shoulder, during which it commanded the Battle of Prokhorovka its self on the Soviet side.
This is a Russian 76.2mm brass shell case dated 1943 fired by Soviet T-34-76 tank.The has been squashed flat at the top looks like it has been run over or blown up when the tank was hit.The case does not retain its shiny original brass colour it has discolored from being buried with some cracks in it as well. The case still has some of its stamps and maker markings with the date 1942 all faint and not clear to see. It is in nice condition for battlefield recovered fired case it has been very well cleaned and is perfect for display or any collection. The shell case was recovered from the site of destroyed tank of 5th Guards Army it was recovered in the area of the Psel River, south of Kursk on the Voronezh front. This area was defended by them against the German 2nd SS Panzer corps during the battle part of Operation Citadel the German Kursk offensive in July-August 1943 in Russia.The case comes with 2x A5 laminated information cards with a map.
The Voronezh Front a military formation equivalent to an Army group. The name indicated the primary geographical region in which the front first fought, based on the town of Voronezh on the Don River. The front was established at the end of June 1942 when the German 6th Army reached Voronezh during the early stages of Operation Blau. The Voronezh Front participated in the battle of Voronezh, the defensive operations on the approaches to Stalingrad, and in the December 1942 , the follow-on to the encirclement of German 6th Army at Stalingrad. In the battle of Kursk in July- August 1943, the front operated on the southern shoulder, during which it commanded the Battle of Prokhorovka its self on the Soviet side.
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