Orig Wwii Us Belt, Cartridge, Cal.30 M-1923 Dismounted M1 Garand Rifle Ammo Belt

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Seller: Top-Rated Plus Seller devilforest ✉️ (1,689) 100%, Location: Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, US, Ships to: US, Item: 326067867782 ORIG WWII US BELT, CARTRIDGE, CAL.30 M-1923 DISMOUNTED M1 GARAND RIFLE AMMO BELT.

OPERATION OVERLORD... D-DAY THE INVASION OF GERMAN OCCUPIED FRANCE BEGAN IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF 6 JUNE 1944 WITH U.S. ARMY THE 82nd & 101st AIRBORNE DIVISION PARATROOPERS  PARACHUTING INTO NORMANDY PRIOR TO THE SEA BORN LANDINGS OF U.S. TROOPS ON BEACHES CODE NAMED 

OMAHA & UTAH... TO BEGIN THE LONG AWAITED ASSAULT ON GERMAN OCCUPIED FRANCE AND  THE GERMAN ATLANTIC WALL!

ORIGINAL WWII    U.S. BELT, CARTRIDGE, CAL .30 M-1923 DISMOUNTED  10 POCKET M1 GARAND RIFLE AMMUNITION BELT MANUFACTURED BY A.M. Co., Dated 1943 VERY GOOD - EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH ALL LIFT-A-DOT FASTENERS INTACT & FULLY OPERATIONAL  (THERE IS SOME STAINING ON THE BELT WHICH ACCORDING TO THE WWII VETERAN WHO SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER, THAT WE PURCHASED THE BELT FROM, A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO... IT WAS HIS BLOOD -  HOWEVER  NO ACTUAL CONFIRMATION OR  DETERMINATION AS TO THE ORIGIN  HAS BEEN MADE!) THIS TYPE OF M-1923 CARTRIDGE BELT WAS DESIGNED TO HOLD 10 M1  CAL .30 RIFLE ENBLOC CLIPS FOR A TOTAL OF EIGHTY ROUNDS  (BELT MEASURES 36 INCHES IN LENGTH)

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Please Note: Images contained in this listing of the  Maps of the Allied D-Day Assault (which include locations of German Defenses), the U.S. Troops approaching Omaha Beach (75th D-Day Commemorative), the 82nd & 101st Airborne Division Troopers in Normandy, the 506th Airborne Helmet, and the ORIGINAL WWII M1 Garand Rifle or any other Associated WWII Images ARE ALL FOR HISTORICAL OR DISPLAY PURPOSES ONLY AND ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE SALE  OF THIS  ORIGINAL WWII   U.S. BELT, CARTRIDGE, CAL .30 M-1923 DISMOUNTED 1 0 POCKET 

M1 GARAND RIFLE  AMMUNITION BELT !

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HISTORICAL NOTE: THE BATTLE OF NORMANDY... D-DAY  6 JUNE 1944  

The Battle of Normandy... 6 June 1944 D-Day

The Assault on German Occupied France and the German Atlantic Wall

 

It is impossible to underestimate or ignore the value of the massive German fortifications along the bluffs and costal areas of the fifty mile long Atlantic Wall.  Although incomplete at the time of the invasion, the primary fortifications consisted of reinforced concrete strongpoint blockhouses and pillboxes known as Widerstandsnester or resistance nests. All of the beach exits or "draws" were effectively closed, protected by thick tangles of barbed wire, anti-personnel and anti-tank mine fields. Reinforced battalions of German infantry with additional battalions in reserve manned these fortifications.  The troops were armed with their standard issue infantry rifles, machine guns plus light artillery guns.  An additional number of anti tank guns were located in concrete pillboxes. They were designed and situated in such a way as to provide enfilading fire along the beach to destroy the maximum number of Allied tanks or other armored vehicles once they were ashore.  In addition to the mine fields already in place, German Field Marshall Erwin Rommel envisioned a million additional land mines to be planted along Normandy's beaches, but by June 1944 he'd received and planted only a fraction of that number.

 

Rommel's plan for the defense of Normandy was to hold the Allied invaders tightly within their beachheads and not allow them to proceed further inland.  He therefore concentrated the vast majority of his defenses at the water's edge.  As a result there was little to no defense in depth with few reserve-motorized troops available to quickly commit to any threatened sectors.  Normandy's defenses were extremely strong but extremely brittle and subject to breaking under heavy pressure. What's more, if the Americans at Omaha Beach could somehow break through and advance up the draws to the top of the bluffs, the integrity of the line of German defenses would be shattered and completely compromised. Rommel also fervently hoped and planned that his many German armored divisions scattered throughout France would receive ample warning of the coming invasion and quickly come to his aid. If the tanks arrived during those crucial first 24 hours of the invasion day, the Germans could conceivably hurl the Allies back into the sea... but this was not to be as the German forces, much like their Allied counterparts would experience what came to be known as... "The Longest Day".

 

Allied operations started on the night of 5/6 June, with airborne troops, from the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions, being parachuted down while heavy bombers pounded the coastal artillery batteries deemed to present the greatest danger. Meanwhile, an armada of 5000 ships (including three U.S. Battleships: USS Arkansas [BB-33], USS Texas [BB-35], and USS Nevada [BB-36] and two Cruisers:

USS Tuscaloosa [CA-37] and USS Quincy [CA-71] - all US Ships were assigned to either Omaha or Utah Beach) crossed the English Channel and took up position off the beaches... without being spotted by the Germans, who were battered by the storm that still raged and weakened by the loss of their radar stations; which had been destroyed over the previous few weeks. The surprise was therefore total. At 5:45 a.m., the battleships opened fire on the Atlantic Wall defenses, while the landing craft carrying the first assault waves of American, British and Canadian troops drew nearer their targets... the landing beaches along the coast of Normandy.  

Please Note: Images contained in this listing of the  Maps of the Allied D-Day Assault (which include locations of German Defenses), the U.S. Troops approaching Omaha Beach (75th D-Day Commemorative), the 82nd & 101st Airborne Division Troopers in Normandy, the 506th Airborne Helmet, and the ORIGINAL WWII M1 Garand Rifle or any other Associated WWII Images  ARE ALL FOR HISTORICAL OR DISPLAY PURPOSES ONLY AND ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE SALE  OF THIS  ORIGINAL WWII   U.S. BELT, CARTRIDGE, CAL .30 M-1923 DISMOUNTED 1 0 POCKET 

M1 GARAND RIFLE  AMMUNITION BELT !

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Note: In addition to using a self-guided, GPS supported itinerary to visit All Five of the Landing Beaches along the Cotentin P eninsula  and many of the historical locations, and museums in an around Normandy and the area near Brecourt Manor site of Lieutenant Richard 'Dick' Winters and elements of Easy Company 506th P.I.R. attack on the German field artillery, we have also used the same format to visit the Bastogne area, including the Baugnez '44 Museum, the site of the Malmedy Massacre, the still existing foxholes of the 502nd and 506th P.I.R. and the pastoral surrounding area in Belgium on several occasions. We have found both the French and the Belgian people, especially in the towns in Normandy and area near Bastogne, to be very friendly and still grateful to the Allies, especially the American forces, for their liberation, despite the huge loss of life and property damage suffered by the French and Belgian civilians. In addition, should you want to visit the area in and around Normandy or Bastogne, we would be willing to share our experiences or trip itinerary with you, which may help to make your travel through the area easier and perhaps make the historical experience more valuable.

 

Please contact us for information concerning other Retired and New King & Country sets. We have been a successful retailer with King & Country since 1999, marketing their line of connoisseur quality military miniatures. We are listed on their website as an authorized dealer and We Welcome your  DIRECT CONTACT  for any of these miniatures NOT currently listed in our eBay Store.

In addition, we have a unique inventory of WWII Militaria items; Original and Reproduction WWII U.S. and German Helmets, Uniforms and Equipment/Gear and Museum Quality Restored Original WWII U.S. M-1 Helmets and Converted WWII U.S. M-2 & M-1C Paratrooper Helmets.  We Welcome your DIRECT CONTACT for any of these Militaria items NOT currently listed in our eBay Store.

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  • Condition: Used
  • Condition: PLEASE NOTE: THIS ORIGINAL WWII U.S. BELT, CARTRIDGE, CAL.30 M-1923 DISMOUNTED 10 POCKET M1 GARAND RIFLE AMMUNITION BELT MANUFACTURED BY A.M. Co., DATED 1943 IS IN VERY GOOD - EXCELLENT PRE-OWNED AND ISSUED CONDITION WITH ALL THE LIFT-A-DOT FASTENERS BEING INTACT. ADDITIONAL NOTE: ALTHOUGH WE ARE UNABLE TO CONFIRM THE ORIGIN; THERE IS VISIBLE RED STAINING ON THE BELT, WHICH ACCORDING TO THE UNNAMED WWII VETERAN, WHO SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER, THE BELT WAS PURCHASED FROM... IS HIS BLOOD (AGAIN, NO DEFINITIVE OR CONFIRMED INFORMATION). THIS ORIGINAL U.S. WWII CARTRIDGE BELT WAS DESIGNED TO CARRY 10 M1 RIFLE ENBLOC CLIPS, WHICH WAS A TOTAL OF EIGHTY RIFLE ROUNDS. PLEASE REVIEW ALL PHOTOS AND WRITTEN INFORMATION & EMAIL ANY QUESTIONS PRIOR TO PLACING A BID ON THIS UNIQUE WWII U.S. M1 GARAND CARTRIDGE BELT!
  • Conflict: WW II (1939-45)
  • Theme: Militaria
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Region of Origin: United States

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