A German M38 paratrooper helmet and a Walther P.38 pistol belonging to a member of II.Bataillon Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 5 of the 2.Fallschirmjäger-Division from the Zhytomyr (Jytomyr) sector near the town of Radomyshl.
Ferocious fighting was taking place in Ukraine in December 1943 following a German counter attack that planned to retake Kyiv.
Soviet troops of the 1st Ukrainian Front launched a huge counter attack on Christmas eve, and by the end of January 1944, had pushed west to a depth of up to 80 and 200 km.
Photo Ost Relics
The Nijmegen bridge assault scene in A Bridge Too Far (1977) is called the "Million Dollar Hour" because it had to be shot between 8:00 and 9:00 AM due to traffic. If delayed, a reshoot with Robert Redford, who was only available for two weeks, would've cost at least $1 million.