Lid from shell carry tube for a KwK40 high explosive shell with original green paintwork,yellow stripe used by the 46th Panzer Corps recovered near Gnilets attacked by them on 5th July 1943 during the attack on the Kursk salient

This is a lid from shell carry tube for a KwK40 high explosive shell which is a complete lid that has come away from the tube.The lid is in relic condition it is rusty but still solid the and still retains a lot of its original green paintwork and has yellow stripe all clear to see it has some original colours it has some damage from being buried it has been very well cleaned perfect for display or any collection and a nice and unusual find from this very famous battlefield. The tin lid was used on a Panzer 4 tank 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 and it comes with 2 x A5 laminated information cards.

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.