Very rare seat box storage bin from rear area of a British Bren gun carrier [Universal carrier] used by 30 corps recovered near St. Oedenrode the British ground advance in Operation Market Garden,24th-26th September 1944, North of Eindhoven
This is a very rare seat box storage bin from rear area of a British Bren gun carrier [Universal carrier] used by 30 corps.The large storage bin which has some green paintwork remains on the outside and not so much on inside it is only a small amount of paint in total.The box is in good condition near semi- relic rather then full relic and the lid still opens and closes but does not lock it does have a few small rust holes and damage but nothing to bad. On the inside it is complete with small clip in the corner not sure if it had any racking or anything like that but it does not look like it had it is a large box at 27 inches long by 12 inches wide. This is a hard to find a box and especially in such nice condition it has been very well cleaned and is perfect for display or any collection and could even go back on a carrier if you wanted to.The seat box storage bin is from the rear area of a British Bren gun carrier [Universal carrier] used by 30 corps recovered near St. Oedenrode on hells highway during the British ground advance in Operation Market Garden fought from 24th-26th September 1944, North of Eindhoven in the Netherlands.It comes with 3xA5 laminated information cards with pictures and diagrams.
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The advance of the British 30th Corps to secure the bridges captured by U.S. Airborne forces, met with fierce German resistance. The 30th Corps, commanded by Lieutenant-General Brian Horrocks, launched its attack on the morning of 17 September from a small bridgehead across the Maas-Schelde Canal, just inside of Belgium. Initially all went well. The first objective was to relieve the airborne forces near Eindhoven on the evening of day one. The Airborne forces in Arnhem, which were the furthest away, were supposed to be relieved within four days at the latest. This ambitious time schedule could not be carried out. The village of St. Oedenrode was the scene of ferocious counterattacks by German forces in their efforts to cut the Allied corridor north to Nijmegen and Arnhem. For days the bridge over the river Dommel was the focus of these counterattacks.
Between 24 and 26 September 1944 a bloody battle raged in the low hills around Koevering and Eerde, two hamlets near St. Oedenrode. The German Jungwirth Battalion succeeded in cutting off the road here and managed to halt the Allied advance for almost 40 hours. As a result, vital supplies and reinforcements remained stuck in the Brabant area. The road was finally recaptured and cleared on 26 September.
