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This is a Unbelievably rare battle damaged Hitler Youth Knife in its scabbard the knife has broken in the half with part of the blade still in the scabbard.The knife is in fantastic condition with all of its original colours and has all of its original maker markings and is dated 1938 with its RZM stamp the handle has one bake rite grip in place with the swastika diamond it goes in and out of the scabbard very easily. The scabbard still has a lot of its nice black colour paintwork it is in nice relic condition but is rusty with some light pitting and a couple of small rust holes and a impact dent it is still very solid.The complete knife is very solid not braking up or falling apart at all it has been very well cleaned and is perfect for display or a very rare one for any collection the first time i have ever had one from the battlefield. The knife would had been used by a soldier in the 12th SS Panzer Division it was recovered in 2007 from the woods in the Ardennes Forest outside the village of Krinkelt which was attacked on the 17-18 December by them during the Battle of the Bulge in the winter of 1944-1945. A very rare relic from this famous battle which comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards with many pictures.

During the night of December 17-18, tanks from the 12th SS (now extricated from the mud) broke through the U. S. line and pushed into Krinkelt, only to be expelled by a hasty counterattack. The 12th SS Panzer Division “Hitler Youth” lost 67 of its 136 tanks in the first three days of the battles for Krinkelt and Rocherath.  The fighting was fierce and, because the American soldiers had heard that the SS were shooting captives, few prisoners were taken by either side.

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