April 5, 2024
WW2 ORIGINAL German M35 WH HELMET BATTLE DAMAGED RELIC from KURLAND
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Dug out in Kurland Dug out between German and Russian trenches among craters, found without soldier. In this place Russians attacked Germans and started close combat in trenches and around, but Germans repulsed them. Before attack they had artillery support. Seems that this helmet suffered from this artillery strike, hit so hard that it was ripped in two parts. Great, legendary item for any WW2 collector. Found near Frauenburg (Saldus) on positions of 11. Infanterie Division, it was one of the most awarded divisions of army group North. Scroll down to see some better photos. The 11 Infantrie-Division arrived and was positioned between the 132- and 225 Infantrie-Division to strenghten the defence of these two battleworn divisions. The 12 Panzer-Division was able to close the gap between the 215 and 290 Infantrie-Division and even if this was only recognised as a temporary emergency solution it prevented the Russian of breaking thru the main line of defence and ensuring that this line which was pressured at many points stayed intacted . The Germans launched some counterattacks in the morning hours of the 22 December to release this pressure on the HKL but all of these saw only limited succes because Russian Artillery, tanks and ground support aircraft prevented in many cases that the Germans could even leave their trenches. 3rd
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