WW2 ORIGINAL German PANZER SKULL TANK COLLAR TAB of 14. Pz. Div. from Kurland
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Dug out in Kurland. Skull was found near bunker in bunker town of 14. Pz. Div. in Kurland where Germans had last night before surrender and going to Soviet POW camps. Soviets might think that scull is insignia of SS, so better was to get rid of it. Left as found, not cleaned. Scroll down to see better photos. In the spring of 1942 14. Panzer took part in the German summer offensives as Army Group South raced through the Kharkov and Don regions. The Division was transferred to Friedrich Paulus' VI Army which was encircled at Stalingrad soon after. By February 1943 the Division was considered completely destroyed in the fighting at the Battle of Stalingrad. Not long after the destruction of the Division at Stalingrad 14. Panzer began reforming in Brittany, France. The Division took part in a number of actions with Army Group South up to June 1944. In August, after being refitted, it was transferred to Army Group North to take part in the defence of the Courland area (now Latvia and Lithuania). The refit included the I/36 Panzer Regiment taking delivery of a battalion of Panther Tanks. In January 1945 the Soviets launched a number of major attacks across the Eastern Front. Much of Army Group North - including 14. Panzer Division - was bypassed and became trapped in the Courland Pocket, and remained there until Germany’s surrender
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