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  • Very rare German wooden crate with camouflage paintwork remains for 10.5CM LEFH 18 field howitzer shell ammunition crate which held 3 separate propelling charge shell cases with maker markings

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    This is a very rare item a German wooden crate with camouflage paintwork remains with original green,yellow and brown camouflage paintwork for 10.5CM LEFH 18 field howitzer shell ammunition crate which held 3 separate propelling charges with white stamped markings on the lid still fairly clear to see .The box does not have any holes or damage it does not have any woodworm the cloth handle on the side is broken but there. The hinges work fine and the lid still opens and closes fine the wood is in nice solid condition not braking up or falling apart and is perfect for display or any collection,The crate comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards withpictures and diagram. The crate along with other parts were taken from abandoned German vehicles after the war in the village of Mont which is just North of Houffalize all the vehicles belonged to the 116th Panzer Division. It was taken of the tank or vehicle properly in around 1946-1948 by a local farmer and was used on his farm for many years until it was found by a local collector who had them in his private collection until 2020 when it left the Ardennes area for the first time since the war. This is a very nice relic from the Ardennes Forest campaign during the battle of the Bulge in the winter of 1944-1945.This real bit of history from this famous battle which was Hitlers last offensive in the West.

    The 116th Panzer Division, also known as the "Windhund (Greyhound) Division", was an armoured formation that was constituted in the Rhineland and Westphalia areas of western Germany in March 1944 from the remnants of the 16th Panzergrenadier Division, and the 179th Reserve Panzer Division. The 16th had suffered heavy casualties in combat on the Eastern Front near Stalingrad, and the 179th was a second-line formation that had been on occupation duty in France since 1943.

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