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  • German vehicle engine piston near complete relic recovered from a field near Trun a pit dug by the allies where lots of German equipment buried after the battle in the Falaise Pocket, Normandy in France 1944

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    This is a unusual part German vehicle which is mag allow made engine piston with conrod attached from the engine of a unknown vehicle a car of some sort  possibly a used a captured one. The piston has some damage and rusty in places it still retains its original colour it is in relic but solid condition it is not falling apart at all it has been well cleaned it is perfect for display or any collection it is 9 inches tall and very unusual find from the battlefield.The block was recovered from a field near Trun, which we think was a pit dug by the allies where lots of German equipment was thrown in and buried after the battle in the Falaise Pocket, Normandy in France 1944. A nice rare relic from the famous Normandy battlefield. The piston comes with a A5 laminated information card.

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    World At War on X: "Destroyed German vehicles in the Falaise Pocket, August  1944. Life Magazine Image by George Rodger. #Normandy #WW2  https://t.co/qYoW5nNfPU" / XA Fragmented Military History 1940-1945: The Falaise Pocket And The Demise  of A German Army