This is a Russian soldiers WW1 Imperial barbed wire cutter, which is no longer functional. The cutters are largely complete, with the blades slightly bent and rusted solid. Despite the rust, they remain solid and in relic condition, making them a remarkable battlefield find. They have been carefully cleaned and are perfect for display or any collection.
The wire cutters were recovered from the battlefield at the Seelow Heights in 1945, during the opening battle for Berlin. The Battle of the Seelow Heights was part of the Seelow, Berlin Offensive Operation (16 April-2 May 1945), a major engagement and one of the last assaults on entrenched defensive positions of the Second World War. Fought over three days (16-19 April 1945), nearly one million Soviet soldiers of the 1st Belorussian Front, including 78,556 troops from the Polish 1st Army under Marshal Georgi Zhukov, attacked the position known as the Gates of Berlin. They faced approximately 110,000 German soldiers of the 9th Army, commanded by General Theodor Busse, as part of Army Group Vistula.
This engagement is often incorporated into the broader Battle of the Oder Neisse, the opening phase of the Battle of Berlin. The Seelow Heights saw some of the fiercest fighting of the campaign, ultimately leading to the encirclement of the German 9th Army and the subsequent Battle of Halbe.
This is a Russian soldiers WW1 Imperial barbed wire cutter, which is no longer functional. The cutters are largely complete, with the blades slightly bent and rusted solid. Despite the rust, they remain solid and in relic condition, making them a remarkable battlefield find. They have been carefully cleaned and are perfect for display or any collection.
The wire cutters were recovered from the battlefield at the Seelow Heights in 1945, during the opening battle for Berlin. The Battle of the Seelow Heights was part of the Seelow, Berlin Offensive Operation (16 April-2 May 1945), a major engagement and one of the last assaults on entrenched defensive positions of the Second World War. Fought over three days (16-19 April 1945), nearly one million Soviet soldiers of the 1st Belorussian Front, including 78,556 troops from the Polish 1st Army under Marshal Georgi Zhukov, attacked the position known as the Gates of Berlin. They faced approximately 110,000 German soldiers of the 9th Army, commanded by General Theodor Busse, as part of Army Group Vistula.
This engagement is often incorporated into the broader Battle of the Oder Neisse, the opening phase of the Battle of Berlin. The Seelow Heights saw some of the fiercest fighting of the campaign, ultimately leading to the encirclement of the German 9th Army and the subsequent Battle of Halbe.
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