German battle damaged MG34/42 ammunition tin solid relic condition used by soldiers in 2nd SS Panzer corps recovered from the area they were attacking the Russian 5th Guards Army in the area of the Psel River which is south of Kursk,July 1943 battle
This is a German battle damaged mg 34/42 single ammunition tin which is in relic condition very rusty all over but only a few small rust holes the lid has blown off and is loose and the end of the tin has ripped and bent by impact hit. The tin it has its handle but this has rusted solid it has some remains of yellow sand colour paintwork that can be seen and is a unusual type to find it is the world war 1 type re used by the Wehrmacht 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 battle damaged battlefield recovered.The tin was used by soldiers in 2nd SS Panzer corps as the helmet was recovered from area they were attacking the Russian 5th Guards Army in the area of the Psel River which is south of Kursk on the Voronezh front. The helmet was recovered in this area which was heavily fought over during the battle in Operation Citadel the German Kursk offensive in July-August 1943 in Russia.The tin comes with A5 laminated information cards with pictures.
For Operation Citadel the Germans used four armies along with a large portion of their total tank strength on the Eastern Front. On 1 July, the 9th Army of Army Group Centre based in the northern side of the salient contained 335,000 men (223,000 combat soldiers); in the south, the 4th Panzer Army and Army Detachment "Kempf", of Army Group South, had 223,907 men (149,271 combat soldiers) and 100,000–108,000 men (66,000 combat soldiers) respectively. The 2nd Army, that held the western side of the salient contained an estimated 110,000. In total, the German forces had a total strength of 777,000–779,000 men, and the three attacking armies contained 438,271 combat soldiers Army Group South was equipped with more armoured vehicles, infantry and artillery than the 9th Army of Army Group Centre. The 4th Panzer Army and Army Detachment "Kempf" had 1,377 tanks and assault guns, while the 9th Army possessed 988 tanks and assault guns. German industry produced 2,816 tanks and self-propelled guns between April and June, of which 156 were Tigers and 484 Panthers. At Kursk, a total of 259 Panthers, about 211 Tigers, and 90 Ferdinands were used. Photo below Tiger I heavy tanks of the German 2nd SS Panzer Division 'Das Reich', Kursk, Russia, Jun 1943.
The Voronezh Front a military formation equivalent to an Army group. The name indicated the primary geographical region in which the front first fought, based on the town of Voronezh on the Don River. The front was established at the end of June 1942 when the German 6th Army reached Voronezh during the early stages of Operation Blau. The Voronezh Front participated in the battle of Voronezh, the defensive operations on the approaches to Stalingrad, and in the December 1942 , the follow-on to the encirclement of German 6th Army at Stalingrad. In the battle of Kursk in July- August 1943, the front operated on the southern shoulder, during which it commanded the Battle of Prokhorovka its self on the Soviet side.
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