German spanner used on 75mm PAK 40 anti-tank gun which was recovered from area of Hill 262 or Mont Ormel better known, battle in the Falaise Pocket in Normandy on the August 1944 Battlefield.

This ia a German spanner used on 75mm PAK 40 anti-tank gun.This spanner has been over painted red after its recovery it is only lightly rusty and pitted but is complete it has been been very nicely cleaned and is perfect for display or any collection and a nice one to get in this condition the spanner and is 11 inches long.The spanner was recovered from around the area of Hill 262 or Mont Ormel as it is known the area was defended by the remnants of 20 German infantry and panzer divisions during battle in the Falaise Pocket in Normandy on the August 1944 Battlefield.The spanner comes with A5 laminated information card.

By late afternoon of 19 August, Canadian and Polish forces had linked with American forces already stationed in the town. The Falaise Gap had been closed, trapping Model's forces. As the linkup occurred, Model's II SS Panzer Corps had begun its counterattack against Polish forces on Hill 262, hoping to reopen the pocket. With American and Canadian forces facing German counterattacks in their sectors, the Polish forces would have to defend against two veteran Panzer divisions to keep the gap closed. Although the Falaise Gap was narrowed to a distance of several hundred metres/yards, as a result of attacks and counterattacks between battle groups of the 1st Polish Armoured Division and the 2nd SS Panzer Corps on Hill 262 (Mont Ormel) the gap was not closed quickly, and thousands of German troops escaped on foot. During two days of nearly continuous fighting.

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