Original German WWII Machine Gun Commemorative Plated Metal Wall Plaque - 9 3/4" x 5 7/8" Brunswick Guns The Number 0498 is stamped

The Number 0498 is stamped into the fuchi

where together with the Ninth Air Force attacked targets in support of the Allied invasion of Sicily

Later in the same month

They were often buried where they fell in action

Original German WWII Machine Gun Commemorative Plated Metal Wall Plaque - 9 3/4" x 5 7/8" Brunswick Guns The Number 0498 is stampedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely German WWII Era Machine Gun commemorative plaque, most likely intended to be attached to some kind of wooden backing that would have another plaque indicating the unit. The plaque is plated cast non magnetic alloy, and has a side profile of a German soldier behind the legendary Maxim MG 08 Machine gun on the iconic Schlittenlafette (Sled Mount). While these plaques were made from the WWII era, the