Late war pattern wheel cap with lots of original paintwork used by a German Panzer 4 tank of the Panzer Lehr division recovered near Rochefort in The Ardennes Forest from the Battle of the Bulge in the winter of 1944-1945.

This is a Late war pattern wheel cap 1943-1944 made which has 6 bolt holes which means its from the middle track wheels.The cap is in relic but solid condition it is complete and has all the bolt holes it is rusty but solid and has a lo of original red undercoat paintwork and gray paintwork on the inside of it the cap has been very well cleaned up it is 8 inches wide and perfect for display or any collection and a heavy lump of German tank.The cap is from a German Panzer 4 tank of the Panzer Lehr division it was recovered near Rochefort in The Ardennes Forest from the Battle of the Bulge in the winter of 1944-1945.The part comes with  A5 laminated information card with pictures.

During the run up to the Ardennes offensive, Panzer Lehr was kept in reserve on 15 December, the day before the offensive began, Panzer Lehr was still severely understrength, with only one of its two tank battalions ready for action, the other restored to its parent unit, the 3rd panzer division. Both of its panzergrenadier regiments were at 80 percent of its authorized strength. It had only 57 tanks (30 Panthers and 27 Panzer IV) and 20 Jagdpanzer IV/70's by the time the attack started. Rochefort, which was a village, attacked by the Panzer Lehr division on the 23rd December 1944 so this how we know this armour plate is from a Panzer Lehr division Panzer 4 Tank destroyed sometime during the battle around the Village.