Russian 45mm anti-tank gun brass shell case semi-relic condition with markings on the bottom dated 1943 used by the 3rd Shock Army recovered in North Berlin captured by them, April 1945 during the Battle
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This is a Russian 45mm anti-tank gun brass shell case nice relic condition example with damaged neck from being fired. On the bottom of the case it has some of its original markings it has been very well cleaned and overall nice condition .The case is complete and retains some of its original brass colour it has partly discoloured and damaged from being buried the case still has some of its stamps and markings with the date 1943 on the bottom partly clear it is a nice example of a recovered case perfect for display or any collection. The case was recovered from a pit of buried Russian equipment cleared after the battle in the area of Wandlitz which is north of the district of Pankow which is in North Berlin captured by the Russian 3rd Shock Army on there way to capturing Pankow its self on the 23rd April 1945 during the Battle for the city in the last days of the War and of the Reich.
The 3rd Army took Pankow, a suburb of Berlin, on 23 April 1945. A week later, two regiments of the 150th Rifle Division, 79th Rifle Corps in the 3rd shock army were responsible for erecting flags over the Reichstag on 30 April 1945, one of which was known as the victory banner.The Red Army crossed Germany's border on the 12th January 1945 and forced the 9th Army to retreat all along the front until it was deployed westward to the river Oder. Three of the 9th Army's formations were tasked with defending the Seelow Heights, which was the last defensible region before Berlin. In total the 9th Army was reduced to 100,000 men and 800 tanks and assault guns against which the Soviets had over 1,000,000 men and 10,000 tanks and assault guns. The Battle of the Seelow Heights started on 16 April 1945 when Marshal Georgy Zhukov’s 1st Belorussian Front attacked across the Oder.
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