German soldiers complete gas mask in its tin, named belonging to Grenadier Reihard Greter. The tin was found in the early 2000’s on a local brocante or fair at Flers in Normandy from the battle in the summer of 1944 in France.

 This is a German soldiers complete gas mask in its tin, named belonging to Grenadier Reihard Greter.The tin is missing its original cloth carry strap but other then that totally complete.The gas mask its self is in fantastic condition it is perfect very solid not damaged with many maker markings and black ink stamps including dated 1942 and white painted soldiers number which is also on outside of the tin.The mask still retains all its original colours also in the tin is cloth spacers to hold the mask in place and it still has its spare eyelet's in the lid also in the lid is the soldiers name . The tin is complete but has no original maker markings that can be seen it has a lot of original green paintwork clear to see it does have some surface rust but no holes the lid still opens and closes and is air tight the lock works nicely as well. This complete tin and mask was found in the early 2000’s on a local brocante or fair at Flers in Normandy from the battle in the summer of 1944 in France and comes with 2 x A5 laminated information cards.

Like other towns near the D-Day landing, Flers was one of the targets of strategic bombing of Normandy on 6 and 7 June 1944, aimed at reducing the advance of German reinforcements. 80% of the town was destroyed. What remained of the town was liberated on 16 August 1944 by the British 11th Armoured Division.

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