Description: Found in Kurland Found in a barn of old farm on positions of 16. Armee south of Frauenburg. Great item, will look great in any WW2 collection. Has beautiful patina which shows true wear during a war and harsh years as a working knife after the war. Much more character than on the ones which sat in the storehouse for 80 years. Button is working fine. Marked S/174K, indicating production by WKC Waffenfabrik G.m.b.H., Solingen-Wald in 1934. At some point the farmer replaced the wooden grip scales with some newly made ones. Museum quality cleaning and preservation. Scroll down to see better photos. Like the previous days the major attack on 23 December took place south of Frauenburg where the 4th Assault Army with 119, 360, 357, 378, 145, 239, 306, 164 and 158 Rifle Divisions stormed against the HKL of 18th Army on both sides of Pampali. The frontline defended by 16th Army was attacked by the 10 Guard Army with 56, 65, 53, 85, 30, 29, 119 Rifle divisions and 7 Guard division and the 42 Army with 2, 268, 256 and 48 Rifle Divisions. The German soldiers defended themselves fuious against this numerical much stronger enemy and was able to hold their lines. The 205 Infantrie-Division repulsed the attack of three Rifle Divisions. The 16th Army along with the 18th Army was cut off in the Courland Peninsula when the Soviets launched their summer and autumn offensives of 1944. It stayed trapped there until the end of the war. After the war, 250,000 German troops trapped in the Courland Pocket were marched into captivity, many were never heard from again. If you have any question or need more photos, please mail me, I will reply to you in time. Check my other auctions! I ship anywhere in the world! All my items are 100% ORIGINAL!
Price: 124.88 USD
Location: Kurland
End Time: 2024-12-03T23:56:02.000Z
Shipping Cost: 25 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Conflict: WW II (1939-45)
Original/Reproduction: Original
Theme: Militaria
Region of Origin: Germany
