German Battle Damaged,lovely condition relic M40 Steel Helmet Belonging to a Soldier of the 14th Panzer Division recovered near the town of Kalach in the area they captured in the battle of July-August 1942 on the Stalingrad front in Russia

This is a German M40 pattern Helmet which has no leather liner left but has some remains of its green paintwork partly clear to see on the inside mostly but also a bit outside and with small amount of decal .The helmet which has battle damage blast impact cracks and dents on one side but is complete and has miss shaped due to the impact hit but has been very well cleaned it is rusty but with not much rust damage and no rust holes the holes are battle damage it in a very good and solid condition not braking up or falling apart at all and is perfect for display or any collection The helmet Belonging to a Soldier of the 14th Panzer Division recovered near the town of Kalach in the area they captured in the battle of July-August 1942 on the Stalingrad front in Russia.The helmet comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards with pictures and map.

The Battle of Kalach took place between the German Sixth Army and the elements of the Soviet Stalingrad Front between July 25 and August 11, 1942. the Soviets deployed the 62nd and 64th armies in a Don River bridgehead west of Kalach with the intent of impending the German advance on Stalingrad which they managed to do for a few weeks before they were destroyed or captured by the German 6th Army then they advanced to Stalingrad.

The 14th Panzer Division struck into the Kalach bridgehead. Their spearheads made contact southwest of Kalach by late afternoon, trapping the main body (eight rifle divisions) of the Soviet 62nd Army in an encirclement. Joined by L1 Army Corps the Germans began systematically destroying the surrounded Soviet forces. The pocket was wiped out in four days, by 11 August. Nearly 50,000 prisoners were taken, and the Germans claimed the destruction of a thousand Soviet tanks and 750 guns, although the claims of destroyed Soviet tanks are considered a little exaggerated. These losses threw the Soviet leader Josef Stalin into a panic and compelled him to feed more reserves into the fight at Stalingrad.

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