German Wehrmacht Kleinfunkwagen (Nf.4) radio trailer side panels / arm rests with crest emblem of the Grenadier Regiment 573 recovered from the area of the Danzig siege pocket from the March 1945 battle

Super rare relics with the most amazing paintwork remaining! Have been lightly cleaned and treated with renaissance wax to preserve. In good solid condition , a most fantastic addition to any collection!

The Danzig-Gotenhafen Fortified Area—also the main port for refugees from East Prussia escaping to the west—was ordered to be defended for as long as possible by Saucken in order to keep the evacuation routes open.

Rokossovsky opened his final offensive on 15 March 1945; the main thrust, toward the coast at Zoppot between Gdingen and Danzig, being undertaken by the 70th and 49th Army advancing in parallel. The fighting was savage, but by 19 March 1945 the Soviet spearheads had reached the heights over Zoppot, while the 4th Panzer Division had been pushed back to the outskirts of Danzig itself. By 22 March 1945, the 70th Army reached the sea, splitting the German defence. Gdingen was taken on 26 March 1945, its defenders and many civilians retreating to the headland at Oxhöft, from where they were evacuated to the Hel Peninsula.

Danzig finally fell on 30 March 1945, after which the remnants of the 2nd Army withdrew to the Vistula delta southeast of the city. Evacuation of civilians and military personnel from there and from the Hel Peninsula continued until 10 May 1945. The Soviets declared the East Pomeranian offensive complete a week after the fall of Danzig.

The trailer had a fully metallic design, but the wheels were still wooden, since the trailer was drawn by four horses. The Kleinfunkwagen, like many similar trailers, consisted of two parts. The first was the main trailer that kept the receiver and most of the equipment. The rear half had the transmitter and some other equipment.