This is a very late war made steel flare case which are very hard to find.The case with none of its original markings on the base can be seen it is in nice solid condition for a steel case battlefield recovered with no rust holes but some very light rust damage relic condition but is not braking up or falling apart it has been very nicely cleaned perfect to display or any collection and is perfect for display or inclusion in any collection.
Provenance: the case was used by the 12th SS Panzer Division and recovered in 2019 from the surface of the woods in the Ardennes Forest near the village of Krinkelt. The village was attacked by the division on 17-18 December during the Battle of the Bulge, Winter 1944-1945. The item comes with an A5 laminated information sheet.
During the night of 17-18 December, tanks from the 12th SS, after being freed from the mud, broke through the U.S. lines and pushed into Krinkelt, only to be expelled by a rapid counterattack. In the first three days of fighting at Krinkelt and Rocherath, the 12th SS Panzer Division Hitler Youth lost 67 of its 136 tanks. The fighting was intense, and because American troops had heard that the SS were executing captives, few prisoners were taken on either side.
This is a very late war made steel flare case which are very hard to find.The case with none of its original markings on the base can be seen it is in nice solid condition for a steel case battlefield recovered with no rust holes but some very light rust damage relic condition but is not braking up or falling apart it has been very nicely cleaned perfect to display or any collection and is perfect for display or inclusion in any collection.
Provenance: the case was used by the 12th SS Panzer Division and recovered in 2019 from the surface of the woods in the Ardennes Forest near the village of Krinkelt. The village was attacked by the division on 17-18 December during the Battle of the Bulge, Winter 1944-1945. The item comes with an A5 laminated information sheet.
During the night of 17-18 December, tanks from the 12th SS, after being freed from the mud, broke through the U.S. lines and pushed into Krinkelt, only to be expelled by a rapid counterattack. In the first three days of fighting at Krinkelt and Rocherath, the 12th SS Panzer Division Hitler Youth lost 67 of its 136 tanks. The fighting was intense, and because American troops had heard that the SS were executing captives, few prisoners were taken on either side.
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