Battle damaged German MG34/42 tin patronenkasten 41 pattern with lots of tropical tan camouflage ammunition tin solid relic condition recovered from the Seelow Heights 1945 battle of Berlin
This is a battle damaged German MG34/42 tin patronenkasten 41 pattern with tropical tan camouflage paintwork lots of it and very clear to see.The ammunition tin which is in lovely relic condition with surface rust all over but with no rust holes or rust damage just battle damage the lock is broken and the tin has ripped and bent from an explosion and this has ripped its lid clean of .The tin has clear to see impact hit on one of the side panels it has lots of paintwork that can be seen it has been very well cleaned it is very solid not braking up or falling apart a very nice example of this mg ammunition tin battlefield recovered.The tin was recovered from the battlefield on the Seelow Heights in 1945 the opening battle for Berlin.The tin comes with A5 laminated information card.
This battle is often incorporated into the Battle of the Oder-Neisse. The Seelow Heights was where some of the most bitter fighting in the overall battle took place, but it was only one of several crossing points along the Oder and Neisse rivers where the Soviets attacked. The Battle of the Oder-Neisse was itself only the opening phase of the Battle of Berlin.The result was the encirclement of the German 9th Army and the Battle of Halbe.