This is a track link wheel cap from a Soviet T-34-76 tank. The hub which has 5 bolt holes and is in relic but solid condition with no original paintwork remains that can be seen. It is rusty but has no holes or significant damage and has been carefully cleaned, making it ideal for display or any military collection. The hub 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 wheel hub 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 track link wheel cap from a Soviet T-34-76 tank. The hub which has 5 bolt holes and is in relic but solid condition with no original paintwork remains that can be seen. It is rusty but has no holes or significant damage and has been carefully cleaned, making it ideal for display or any military collection. The hub 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 wheel hub 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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