This is a Russian ZIS-3 76mm anti-tank gun optics storage box, used to hold the guns sight lens. The box is rusty and in relic but solid condition, with some rust holes and a broken hinge on the lid. It has been well cleaned and is perfect for display or any collection, representing a rare battlefield find from this famous Russian anti-tank gun.
The optics box was recovered from the battlefield at the Seelow Heights in 1945, during the opening phase of the Battle for Berlin. A very rare and interesting relic, it comes with an A5 laminated information card.
The Battle of the Seelow Heights was part of the Seelow Berlin Offensive Operation (16 April-2 May 1945). A pitched battle over three days (16-19 April), it was one of the last assaults on large entrenched defensive positions of the Second World War. Nearly one million Soviet soldiers of the 1st Belorussian Front, including 78,556 from the Polish 1st Army and commanded by Marshal Georgi Zhukov, attacked the Gates of Berlin, defended by around 110,000 soldiers of the German 9th Army under General Theodor Busse, as part of Army Group Vistula.
This battle is often included in the wider Battle of the Oder Neisse. The Seelow Heights saw some of the fiercest fighting, though it was only one of several Soviet crossing points along the Oder and Neisse rivers. The Battle of the Oder Neisse marked the opening phase of the Battle of Berlin, ultimately resulting in the encirclement of the German 9th Army and the Battle of Halbe.
This is a Russian ZIS-3 76mm anti-tank gun optics storage box, used to hold the guns sight lens. The box is rusty and in relic but solid condition, with some rust holes and a broken hinge on the lid. It has been well cleaned and is perfect for display or any collection, representing a rare battlefield find from this famous Russian anti-tank gun.
The optics box was recovered from the battlefield at the Seelow Heights in 1945, during the opening phase of the Battle for Berlin. A very rare and interesting relic, it comes with an A5 laminated information card.
The Battle of the Seelow Heights was part of the Seelow Berlin Offensive Operation (16 April-2 May 1945). A pitched battle over three days (16-19 April), it was one of the last assaults on large entrenched defensive positions of the Second World War. Nearly one million Soviet soldiers of the 1st Belorussian Front, including 78,556 from the Polish 1st Army and commanded by Marshal Georgi Zhukov, attacked the Gates of Berlin, defended by around 110,000 soldiers of the German 9th Army under General Theodor Busse, as part of Army Group Vistula.
This battle is often included in the wider Battle of the Oder Neisse. The Seelow Heights saw some of the fiercest fighting, though it was only one of several Soviet crossing points along the Oder and Neisse rivers. The Battle of the Oder Neisse marked the opening phase of the Battle of Berlin, ultimately resulting in the encirclement of the German 9th Army and the Battle of Halbe.
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