This is a very rare find British Marmon Harrington armoured car replacement German made front grill from a captured vehicle.The grill is complete and does have some remains of original German green paint work amd red undercoat which is classic German it has no centre opening like the original ones do just solid plate again late war improvisation it does have some rust damage and holes but nothing to bad. The grill is in relic but solid condition it has been very well cleaned up it is perfect for display or a very rare one for any collection.The grill is from a captured vehicle in North Africa which was brought back to Europe and re used Germans properly initially for evolution then at the end of the war desperation put in to service. The grill was recovered from Ardennes Forest from the Battle of the Bulge the winter of 1944-1945 on the Belgium border.The grill comes with A5 laminated information card with pictures.
For the offensive the German Army had
in the north the 6th SS Panzer Army, commanded by General Sepp Dietrich. In the
centre of the line was 5th Panzer Army, under General Hasso von Manteuffel,
tasked with supporting Dietrich's left flank. Further south was 7th Army, a
follow-up force shielding Manteuffel's left flank. Between them, Dietrich and
Manteuffel fielded 28 divisions, ten of them armoured. In the armoured
divisions were concentrated 1,250 of the 2,600 tanks and assault guns amassed
for the Ardennes offensive, now code-named Autumn Mist. In total, the attack
would involve thirty divisions, including twelve panzer divisions—roughly
240,000 men.
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