Tall M38 gasmask canister in three-tone ‘Normandy’ camouflage Fest. Gren. Regt. 751
€1,250.00
Textbook tall M38 gasmask canister in its original spray painted three-tone ‘Normandy’ camouflage finish. The canister retains up to 80% of its wartime applied camouflage paint. The field post number indicates Festungs-Grenadiers-Regiment 751 which was a part of the 316 Infanterie Division which was destroyed in Normandy. There is name match for a Unteroffizier Karl Jost who was killed in action 18.06.1944 and is buried in the Kriegsgräberstätte Champigny-Saint-André in Normandy. This is most probably the same man. The canister was originally found in Normandy and is in good condition. Hard to find example!
The canister retains the name Unteroffizier Jost with the feldpostnumber 488815 indicating the following units;
48815 (20.10.1942-9.1.1943) Stab I u. 1.-4. Kompanie Infanterie-Regiment 751
48815 (10.1.1943-26.9.1943) Stab I u. 1.-4. Kompanie Festungs-Infanterie-Regiment 751, dann Stab I u. 1.-4. Kompanie Festungs-Grenadier-Regiment 751
48815 (8.5.1944-5.12.1944) 22.11.1944 gestrichen
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