German battle damaged steering wheel used by a Kubelwagon lovely condition relic used by 46th Panzer Corps recovered near Gnilets attacked by them on 5th July 1943 during the attack on the Kursk salient

This is a German Kubelwagon steering wheel lovely condition semi-relic but battle damaged that has blown in half it is the metal frame still with with its rubber cover left on it .The steering wheel has most of its original colour and is very solid and has been very well cleaned and is perfect for display or any collection and very unusual to find from the battlefield and still a large size at 16 inches long.The Kubelwagon wheel comes from a vehicle in the 46th Panzer Corps as it was recovered near the Village of Gnilets attacked by them during the opening offensive of operation citadel on 5th July 1943 during the attack on the Northern side of the Kursk salient from 5th July-12th July 1943 in Russia. The wheel comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards with pictures.

The German 46th Panzer Corps participated in the invasion of Yugoslavia. The Corps was created as the XXXXVI Army Corps and converted to a Panzer Corps on 21 June 1942.The Panzer Corps took part in Operation Barbarossa and fought in Kiev,Putyvl, Vyazma and Volokolamsk. It later fought in Rusa-Volokolamsk, Rzhev, Vyazma and Yelnya before taking part in operation citadel the battle of Kursk in July 1943 it was commanded by Major General Hans Zorn. It retired to the Svin area in September 1943.