On 6th June 1944, in Operation Overlord, the Allies landed in Normandy. These included British infantry regiments who, in addition to the traditional 1937 webbing, also had new equipment such as the Mk III helmet & battle jerkin. Armed with the Sten sub-machine-gun, the no. 4 Mk I rifle, the PIAT anti-tank weapon, the Bren machine-gun & handy grenade launchers, they forced the defenders out of the landing zones Juno, Sword & Gold & during the followingdays & weeks smashed the German resistance in Quistreham, Arromanches & Caen. Faithful reproduction of British Infantry 1:72 scale figures Many styles of soldier included Varied armaments
Includes:: 48 figures