Liner de parachutiste US en materiau composite haute pression avec une fabrication illisible. La coiffe en toile est complete et les elements metalliques sont oxydes. La jugulaire en cuir est manquante tandis que la nuquiere est presente. Le cordon de serrage posterieur est egalement present. Les deux boutonpression typiques des modeles parachutistes sont conserves. Les attaches en forte toile OD sont completes avec leur bouclerie en metal. La mentonniere parachutiste en toile OD comporte cinq œillets de reglage. La peinture exterieure kaki est conservee a soixantedix pour cent. Une perforation est visible sur la partie superieure du liner. Une inscription nominative Elbert Harness est presente sur la coiffe. Selon nos recherches ce parachutiste appartenait a la 17th Airborne, 17th Parachute Field Artillery Bataillon. a noter une certaine usure ainsi qu’une patine de la piece. etat II+. Debut janvier 1945, la division est envoyee en urgence dans la region des Ardennes (sud de Bastogne) pour contrer l’offensive allemande. Elle releve la 11th Armored Division et soutient les forces de la 3rd Army du general Patton. Flamierge / Dead Man’s Ridge, l’un des affrontements les plus sanglants pour la 17th. Le terrain boise, gele et expose aux tirs d’artillerie allemands a provoque de lourdes pertes. Selon les informations du vendeur, ce liner provient de Compogne. Le village de Compogne, situe dans la province de Luxembourg en Belgique, a ete impacte par les evenements de la Bataille des Ardennes entre decembre 1944 et janvier 1945. Bien que de petite taille, sa position sur les axes menant a Bastogne en faisait un point de passage crucial pour les forces alliees tentant de briser l encerclement de la ville. US paratrooper liner made of highpressure composite material, with illegible manufacturer markings. The canvas suspension is complete, though the metal parts are oxidized. The leather chinstrap is missing, while the neck strap is present. The rear drawstring is also intact. Both snap fasteners typical of paratrooper models are preserved. The OD canvas Ayoke straps are complete with their metal buckles. The OD web chin cup features five adjustment eyelets. The exterior khaki paint is about seventy percent intact. A puncture is visible on the top of the liner. A name inscription, Elbert Harness, is present on the suspension. Based on our research, this paratrooper belonged to the 17th Airborne Division, 17th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion. Note some wear and a period patina on the piece. Condition rated as II+. In early January 1945, the division was urgently deployed to the Ardennes region (south of Bastogne) to counter the German offensive. It relieved the 11th Armored Division and supported General Patton’s 3rd Army. Flamierge / Dead Man’s Ridge became one of the bloodiest battles for the 17th. The wooded, frozen terrain, under constant German artillery fire, caused heavy casualties. According to the seller, this liner comes from Compogne. The village of Compogne, located in the province of Luxembourg in Belgium, was affected by the events of the Battle of the Bulge between December 1944 and January 1945. Though small, its position on routes leading to Bastogne made it a key passage point for Allied forces attempting to break the encirclement of the town.