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This is a totally rare find from the battlefield a armour piercing projectile 8.8cm, KwK36, L/56 double driving band which was fired by German Tiger 1 tank which is complete but its ballistic cap has squashed properly from being dumped in the lake. The projectile is in nice condition with no base plug or markings on the bottom but is still has some original black paintwork remains it still has its pair of steel colour driving bands in place and complete the outer case is only lightly pitted with no holes but does have a little bit of damage and pitting but nothing to bad The projectile is completely empty and inert it has been well cleaned and overall perfect condition for display and very rare one for any collection. The projectile was recovered from a lake East of Bastogne in the Ardennes Forest from the Battle of the Bulge in the winter of 1944-45. The projectile comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards with many pictures and map also drawings.

The projectile was recovered from a lake which was used as a dump site for battlefield clearance the area where the lake is, was attacked by the German 26th Volksgrenadier Division and elements of the Panzer Lehr Division they had the only Panzer 4 tanks in the area.

This is a nice and very rare shell case 8.8cm,KwK36 with electric primer only used and fired by the very famous German tiger tank. These cases are some much harder to find then the standard 88mm case fire by the anti-tank gun.

The shell case is steel made it is missing its top section which could be blown away with battledamage or has rusted away hard to tell which. The case has some rust damage it is in relic but solid condition with a few rust holes but still a lovely solid case which is not braking up or falling apart. On the bottom non of its maker markings that can be seen but the primer is there it has been very well cleaned it is perfect to display or any collection and it is empty and inert. The shell case was recovered from the Battlefield of Saint-Aignan-de-Cramesnil which was fought from August 7th until 10th and the tank ace Michael Wittmann was killed in this battle. The shell case comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards with pictures and drawings also map and diagrams.

The battle took place as part of an Allied offensive led by the First Canadian Army to break through German defences and push toward Falaise. German forces had established a powerful blocking position featuring around 100 anti-tank guns (75mm and 88mm) and heavy tanks surrounding Cramesnil and Saint-Aignan-de-Cramesnil.

The Battle of Saint-Aignan-de-Cramesnil which fought over 3 days and there was a fierce armoured clash fought on August 8, 1944, as part of Operation Totalize, the Allied offensive to break out of Normandy toward Falaise. Advancing British, Canadian, and Polish 1st Armored Division forces encountered a heavily fortified German defensive line anchored by formidable Tiger tanks and anti-tank guns positioned around the village. A chaotic, close-range tank battle erupted in the open fields, culminating in the destruction of the German armored counter-attack. The engagement is historically famous for the death of legendary German tank ace Michael Wittmann, whose Tiger tank was knocked out during the fighting—most widely credited to a British Sherman Firefly crew. Ultimately, the Allied victory at Saint-Aignan-de-Cramesnil shattered Germany's defensive screen, opening the road south and directly contributing to the encirclement of the German Army in the Falaise Pocket.

This is a German 75mm KWK42 steel shell case which is complete and was fired by a SS Panther Tank. The shell case is steel made and is mostly complete with its electrical primer for use on the tank. The case overall is in relic but solid condition it has none of its maker markings that can be seen on the bottom but it has a rust holes and damage down the sides but it has been very well cleaned it is perfect to display or any collection and is empty and inert .The shell case was recovered on hill 112 and was fired by one of the Panther Tanks in one of the SS Divisions or Corps properly the 9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen, destroyed on Hill 112 near Caen in Normandy in the battle in June 1944.

The shell case comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards with many pictures also map and nice drawings

Hill 112 was the name given to an important area of high ground near Caen in Normandy. The German army wanted to keep control of the hill because it gave them a strong advantage. On the 25th June 1944 the 5th Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry of 214th Brigade and the 4/Somerset Light infantry and supported by tanks of the 7th RTR with Churchill and Sherman Tanks finally captured the crest of the Hill. After capturing the hill, the 5th Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry were subject fierce counterattacks by Panzergrenadiers of 21st Panzergrenadier regiment of the 9th SS Panzer Division and Tigers of the 102nd SS Heavy Tank Battalion. The British Forces were finally forced to withdraw and give up these most recent gains almost everywhere owing to strong German counterattacks It was only finally on the night of August 4th that a patrol from the 53rd Welsh Division discovered that with Caen no longer in their control, Hill 112 had lost its importance for the German defenders, and they had withdrawn, allowing the 53rd Division to finally occupy the high ground without a shot being fired.