Very rare complete 75mm KwK40 armour piercing shell fired by Panzer 4 Tank recovered from the Falaise Pocket battle in Normandy 1944

This is a Complete 75mm KwK40 armour piercing shell fired by Panzer 4 Tank a lovely condition shell which is empty and inert. The projectile is in very nice condition it still has some original black paintwork remains it still has its steel colour remains and steel driving band in place the outer case is only lightly pitted with no holes or damage it still has its ballistic cap but this is damaged it looks like it has burnt in the fire when the tank was hit. The case is complete but has a large dent in the side and a few small rust holes even with some of its original steel brass wash colour it has discoloured from being buried on the bottom there is no original maker markings that can be seen overall the shell is in very nice condition for a battlefield recovered shell it has been nicely cleaned and is perfect for display or any collection. The shell was recovered from the site of destroyed Panzer 4 Tank of the 9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen recovered near the Village of Camembert. The battle of the 20th of August 1944 against the Canadian 4th armoured Division during the Falaise Pocket battle in Normandy. The plate comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards.

Panzergrenadier Regiment Hohenstaufen. The division saw much action defending against British armour during operation Goodwood During operation Jupiter Hohenstaufen destroyed 58 British tanks with many of them being Churchill tanks After the launch of the Canadian operation totalize, Hohenstaufen avoided encirclement in the Falaise Pocket and kept the narrow escape route from this pocket open. By the 21st August it was over, and the German forces were in full retreat out of Normandy. The Panzer IVs comprised around half of the available German tank strength on the Western Front prior to the Allied invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944. Most of the 11 panzer divisions that saw action in Normandy initially contained an armoured regiment of one battalion of Panzer IVs and another of Panthers, for a total of around 160 tanks, although Waffen-SS panzer divisions were generally larger and better equipped than their Army counterparts. Regular upgrades to the Panzer IV had helped to maintain its reputation as a formidable opponent.