Dug out in Kurland. Dug out in trenches on positions of 16. Armee, found without soldier. The helmet still has remains of winter camo, original liner was taken out during cleaning but it is still included in the set. Seems to be heavily damaged by artillery blast. Dug from ground, lightly cleaned. Can be left as it is, or cleaned further, but I love how it looks as it is. Extremely hard to read, can’t even make a photo, but under thick paint is marking ET66, which stands for Eisenhüttenwerke, Thale, shell size 66, which fits head size 58-59, in this case it was 58 size liner. The liner still has one of the chinstraps with buckle still present. Great item, will look great in any WW2 collection. Found on a battlefield south of Frauenburg (Saldus). 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. Check my other auctions! All my items are 100% ORIGINAL!
