Very rare battle damaged towing C hook German SS Panther Tank recovered from one of the Tanks in one of the SS Divisions or Corps properly the 9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen destroyed on Hill 112 near Caen in Normandy, the battle in June 1944.

This is a rare find from the Normandy battlefield and one of the larger tank battle there.This is a towing C hook from the side of German Panther tank which is battle damaged with one of the horns which has had its tip ripped off possibly in an explosion or damaged during use recovering a trapped vehicle. The hook is rusty but still very solid it is relic but has cleaned up very well and is perfect for display or any collection and a nice heavy bit of tank.The hook is from a German SS Panther Tank recovered from one of the Tanks in one of the SS Divisions or Corps properly the 9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen destroyed on Hill 112 near Caen in Normandy, the battle in June 1944.The hook comes with 2 xA5 laminated information cards.

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that with Caen no longer in their control, Hill 112 had lost its importance for the German defenders, and they had withdrawn, allowing the 53rd Division to finally occupy the high ground without a shot being fired.

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