Complete armored glass vision block with its holding bracket attached from Russian IS-2 Josef Stalin tank recovered from the battlefield on the Seelow Heights in 1945 the opening battle for Berlin

This is a Russian IS-2 heavy Tank complete armoured glass vision block from the turret.The glass is complete and undamaged and still has its holding bracket attached which held it to the tank it is in nice relic condition the frame still has some original paintwork it is rusty but solid it has been very well cleaned it is perfect for display or any collection.It is a rare find from the battlefield especially such a recognizable part that can be placed directly on the Tank.This vision block was recovered from the battlefield on the Seelow Heights in 1945 the opening battle for Berlin.A very nice relic from this famous battlefield in the last weeks of the war which comes with a laminated A5 information card.

The Battle of the Seelow Heights was part of the Seelow-Berlin Offensive Operation (16 April-2 May 1945). A pitched battle, it was one of the last assaults on large entrenched defensive positions of the Second World War. It was fought over three days, from 16–19 April 1945. Close to one million Soviet soldiers of the 1st Belorussian Front (including 78,556 soldiers of the Polish 1st Army), commanded by Marshal Georgi Zhukov, attacked the position known as the "Gates of Berlin". They were opposed by about 110,000 soldiers of the German 9th Army commanded by General Theodor Busse, as part of the Army Group Vistula.

This battle is often incorporated into the Battle of the Oder-Neisse. The Seelow Heights was where some of the most bitter fighting in the overall battle took place, but it was only one of several crossing points along the Oder and Neisse rivers where the Soviets attacked. The Battle of the Oder-Neisse was itself only the opening phase of the Battle of Berlin.