This is a track link rubber pad from a German SDKFZ 250 half-track. It is incomplete and has no maker markings on the back. This particular link would have been used by the 4th Panzer Army. The metal link is rusty but solid and stable, though the rubber pad is missing. It has been carefully cleaned and remains intact, making it ideal for display or any military collection.
The track link pad was recovered from the site of a destroyed German 250 half-track used by the 4th Panzer Army along the Don River, in the area where they fought during the battles of November-December 1942 outside Stalingrad, Russia. It comes with an A5 laminated information sheet with photographs.
The 4th Panzer Army, which included units such as the 14th and 24th Panzer Divisions and the 92nd Infantry Division, was commanded by General Hermann Hoth. It guarded the outer perimeter of Stalingrad while the 6th Army engaged in the battle to capture the city. For over two months, the 6th Army fought fiercely within Stalingrad, capturing over 90% of the city but failing to eliminate the remaining pockets of resistance. On 19 November 1942, the Red Army launched Operation Uranus, encircling the entire 6th Army. During November and December, the 4th Panzer Army engaged Soviet forces outside the city and attempted to break the encirclement in Operation Winter Storm, but was unsuccessful.
This is a track link rubber pad from a German SDKFZ 250 half-track. It is incomplete and has no maker markings on the back. This particular link would have been used by the 4th Panzer Army. The metal link is rusty but solid and stable, though the rubber pad is missing. It has been carefully cleaned and remains intact, making it ideal for display or any military collection.
The track link pad was recovered from the site of a destroyed German 250 half-track used by the 4th Panzer Army along the Don River, in the area where they fought during the battles of November-December 1942 outside Stalingrad, Russia. It comes with an A5 laminated information sheet with photographs.
The 4th Panzer Army, which included units such as the 14th and 24th Panzer Divisions and the 92nd Infantry Division, was commanded by General Hermann Hoth. It guarded the outer perimeter of Stalingrad while the 6th Army engaged in the battle to capture the city. For over two months, the 6th Army fought fiercely within Stalingrad, capturing over 90% of the city but failing to eliminate the remaining pockets of resistance. On 19 November 1942, the Red Army launched Operation Uranus, encircling the entire 6th Army. During November and December, the 4th Panzer Army engaged Soviet forces outside the city and attempted to break the encirclement in Operation Winter Storm, but was unsuccessful.
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