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    German 3.7cm Flak and 12 Pounder


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    Light German 3.7cm Flak

    and two projectiles (who do you call it in engl ?) from a brit. 12 pounder.
    theese both should be fired on the end of the war in my homevillage...
    some stupid kids from the Hitlerjugend fired with Kleinkaliber rifles on a british jeep..
    the revenge was 1 hour heavy fire by the britains...

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    Hello

    The correct term in English would be "shell casings". That is an interesting stroy, and from what I have read it was a common occurance in an effort to avoid casualties for the Allies. No white flags or any sign of resistance, and they would fire artillery.

    What are "Kleinkaliber rifles"?

    Larry

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    Hi Larry...

    okay.. shell casings... still learning...

    Kleinkaliber means small bore rifle..

    it happens in elstorf near hamburg... it must be the 11th hussars... they stand in elstorf for a few days..

    they also have a headquarter in a restaurant near Buchholz the restaurant called "hohe luft" and still exists.

    from Elstorf they went on the Autobahn to Vahrendorf near Hamburg Harburg... there was a last offensive of a group "SS Hitlerjugend" called "Panzerteufel" (tankdevil)

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    The hussars camped some days in Elstorf.

    My homevillage... I found the shells in an old bam. In the neighbourhood of my grandparents house.

    Their house was hidden by a granade too.

    The shells are dated 1944.

    the hussars collected weapons, binoculars, bicycles and other stuff and overdrived it with a tank. From Elstorf they went to Daerstorf.

    From Rade over Elstorf to Daerstorf were some heavy battles. In Elstorf a young beit. soldier died in his tank... He lays a few days in our church.

    Here is a picture...

    I also have some fotos...

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