US Army 6th Armored Division Wool Shirt – with gas flap – Battle of the bulge / Bastogne – Militair uniform – 1945

Nice 100% WW2 Issue wool shirt with gas flap (which is always missing as it was seen as cumbersome) as issued to a Pvt of the 6th armored division. It has some wear due to age, see photo's, i.e. holes. It was certainly worn in the field, see photo's, but in OK condition. The label is present and dates the shirt. Overall a great shirt - please see attached photo's for an important own impression; they are part of the description. A very nice and 100% original shirt of a famous armored unit that saw heavy combat in Bastogne, among others, during WW2! History of the 6th armored divisionAfter continuing its training in England, 6th AD landed on Utah Beach in Normandy on 19 July 1944 as a follow-on unit, and went on the offensive as separate combat commands in the Cotentin Peninsula in support of the Normandy Campaign.Combat chronicleAt the end of the Normandy Campaign, 6th AD assembled at Le Mesnil on 25 July 1944. 6th AD then passed through 8th Infantry Division to clear the heights near Le Bingard on 27 July 1944, and Combat Command A secured a bridgehead across the Sienne (river) near Pont de la... lees verder bij Catawiki