WW2 ORIGINAL German KRIEGSMARINE G7a TORPEDO SPIRIT FUEL CAN 25L BARN FIND

Got the can from an old storehouse in the port of Libau in Kurland where Germans prepared to surrender to Soviets. Could be one of the rarest German fuel cans! Used to store ethanol for torpedo engines. Scroll down to see some 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).

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 Germanys surrender in May 1945. The division was technically disbanded during the last weeks of the war with its personnel being formed into two panzer brigades. 14th Panzer Division on Wikipedia.

All my items are 100% ORIGINAL! The item "WW2 ORIGINAL German KRIEGSMARINE G7a TORPEDO SPIRIT FUEL CAN 25L BARN FIND" is in sale since Thursday, May 30, 2019. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\WW II (1939-45)\Original Period Items\Germany\Personal, Field Gear". The seller is "relics_from_kurland" and is located in Riga. This item can be shipped worldwide.

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