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French Foreign Legion Standing Firing
The Battle of Camarón which occurred over ten hours on April 30, 1863 between the Foreign Legion of the French Army and the Mexican army, is regarded as a defining moment in the Foreign Legion's history.
A small infantry patrol, led by Captain Jean Danjou and Lieutenants Clément Maudet and Jean Vilain, numbering just 65 men was attacked and besieged by a force that may have eventually reached 3,000 Mexican infantry and cavalry, and was forced to make a defensive stand at the nearby Hacienda Camarón, in Camarón de Tejeda, Veracruz, Mexico.
The conduct of the Legion, who overwhelmingly outnumbered, refused to surrender, killing and injuring hundreds of enemy troops before finally succumbing, led to a certain mystique, and the battle of Camarón became synonymous with bravery and a fight-to-the-death attitude.
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Waffen-SS Panzer Grenadier Standing Firing
The Waffen-SS represented the armed wing of the Nazi Party, and over the course of the war it crept up to 38 divisions. They fought on both European theatre fronts, Eastern & Western, alongside the Heer Divisions of the German Army. Unlike the Heer, the Waffen-SS were typically given top priority for equipment over Heer units and were made up of the most fanatic and fearless soldiers. They were extremely effective in battle; the tank divisions had an especially fearsome reputation.
These hand painted metal miniatures can be used as Panzer Grenadiers from nearly any Waffen-SS division, including: 12th SS Hitler Jugend, 1st SS Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler, 17th SS Gotz von Berlichingen, 2nd SS Das Reich, 9th SS Hohenstaufen, or 10th SS Frundsberg. The inspiration for these figures was the HBO mini-series Band of Brothers, so these figures would represent members of the 17th SS opposing the US Paratroopers at the Battle of Bloody Gulch. However, they can represent any Waffen-SS Grenadier formation. The Battle of Normandy range of figures now has some opposition for the US Paratroopers as the Waffen-SS take the field!
Firing his Mauser, this Grenadier engages the tenacious Amerikaner opposition.
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Waffen-SS Panzer Grenadier Standing Firing
1/35th Scale Unpainted Resin Figure Kit
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Italian Bersaglieri Standing Firing
Initially, Italy's troops, during the preparation, only sent reconnaissance sailors from their cruiser squadron in China. A small volunteer contingent was formed in Italy and sent to China after hostilities had begun.
The Bersaglieri left Italy for China in the summer of 1900 and arrived at Dagu port on the 29th of August, which actually meant that they had no direct mission or opportunity to fight during the occupation. In addition to the Bersaglieri, the 24th Line Regiment, some volunteers from the Alpini and a battery of machine guns were also sent to China. Some engineers accompanied the small expeditionary corps, and a battery of field guns was supplied by the Italian fleet.
They took their dress blue uniform and khaki field service uniform. The khaki uniforms did not stand up well to the campaigning and, by the winter of 1900-1901, most of the men were wearing their warmer blue uniforms. The light khaki uniform was simple and lacked decorations and insignia except for white metal stars on the front corners of the collar. The white tropical service helmet had a khaki cover, but it was not always worn. A bunch of black-green cock feathers, the symbol of the Bersaglieri, was worn through a hole in the khaki cover.
Their white helmet had a large national cockade in red-white-green with the brass helmet plate superimposed. The badge consisted of crossed rifles, bugle and flaming grenade with a cut-out number ‘5’ on the grenade. All leather equipment was black. The men were armed with the 1891 6.5mm Parravicino-Carcano rifle and bayonet.
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German Heer Infantry Standing Firing K98
The Batle of Normandy series already features a wide variety of combatants from both sides including, for the Germans, Waffen SS and German Fallschirmjagers. The "elite" German fighting formations have already been created, but in reality it was the Heer Infantry Divisions which were the backbone of the German Army on all fronts and in most battles, including Normandy. The figures that First Legion now presents depicting the German Heer represent a wide variety of divisions spanning a countless number of conflicts from Normandy through Market Garden and nearly everything in between. So while coded NOR, the release will reflect more generic German "Late War" infantry in summer dress making them perfect for a whole host of display options. The figures will be equipped with a range of weapons and dress options accurately reflecting the less than standardized nature of the German Heer Infantry at this time and the heavier reliance on hand held anti-tank weapons than was previously the case as the Germans were now strictly on the defensive.
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