Russian maxim machine gun ammunition tin relic condition used by soldiers of the 69th Army recovered near the river Oder at Lebus south of Seelow Heights

This is a Russian maxim machine gun ammunition tin which is solid condition relic rusty with some rust holes with no paintwork remains that can be seen. The tin lid opens and closes but does not lock but the catch does the hinge is in nice working condition the box has been very well cleaned and is perfect for display or any collection. The box was used by soldiers of the 69th Army recovered near the river Oder at Lebus south of Seelow Heights.The box comes with A5 laminated information card.

The Battle of the Seelow Heights was part of the Seelow-Berlin Offensive Operation (16 April-2 May 1945). A pitched battle, it was one of the last assaults on large entrenched defensive positions of the Second World War. It was fought over three days, from 16–19 April 1945. Close to one million Soviet soldiers of the 1st Belorussian Front (including 78,556 soldiers of the Polish 1st Army), commanded by Marshal Georgi Zhukov, attacked the position known as the "Gates of Berlin". They were opposed by about 110,000 soldiers of the German 9th Army commanded by General Theodor Busse, as part of the Army Group Vistula.