D-DAY – Air assault on Sainte-Mère-Église 6/6/1944 Model kit

Data sheet D-DAY – Air assault on Sainte-Mère-Église 6/6/1944

Brand	Italeri
Reference	Ital6199
Type of product	Military model kit
Scale	1:72
Assembly	to be assembled and painted
Paint and glue	To be bought separately
Era	World War II – 1939-1945

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Product description : D-DAY – Air assault on Sainte-Mère-Église 6/6/1944

As part of the overall strategic planning for Operation “Overlord”, the code name for the Allied landings on the beaches of Normandy, the French village of Sainte-Mère-Église played a key role. On battle plan maps, it was correctly identified as an important road junction that the Germans could have used to mount rapid counterattacks toward the Utah and Omaha beachheads. It was therefore strategically important to quickly attack and occupy the village with American airborne troops to support the landings. In the early morning of June 6, 1944, paratroopers from the famous American 82nd and 101st airborne divisions captured the small French town after intense fighting. These events have been recounted in numerous films, starting with “The Longest Day”, produced in the 1960s. This box set allows you to create a diorama representative of the battles of Sainte-Mère-Eglise. It includes a laser-cut wooden reproduction of the church, urban accessories, American paratroopers, German infantrymen and a German half-track Sd.KfZ.251 Ausf.C.Base not included.

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Reference :6199
This reference is also named :IT6199 – IT6199 – I6199 – I6199 – ITA6199 – ITA6199 – Ital6199 – Ital6199 – 6199 Military model kit – to be assembled and painted – Paint and glue to be bought separately
Scale :1:72