1/35 Soviet Black Sea Commando, Crimea 1944 (4 Figures Set)
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ITEM NO:
DRA 6457
SCALE:
1:35
ARRIVAL:
September 2008
*actual product may not be exactly as shown
Barcode: 0 89195 86457 4
Case Pack: 48 Pieces per case
Box Size: 6.4" x 10.2" x 1.5"
As the war progressed, German forces on the Eastern Front faced
setback after setback. One such defeat was known as the Battle of
Crimea, which took place between April 8 and May 12 1944. In this
campaign the Red Army achieved total victory, cutting off the German
17.Armee and clearing enemy forces out of the Crimean Peninsular. The
Soviets used amphibious landings to good effect, pushing Wermacht units
back until Sevastopol eventually fell on May 9. A total of 97,000
German and Romanian soldiers were killed, wounded or captured in this
battle.
Dragon’s newest 1/35 figure set portrays four Soviet commandos from
the Black Sea Fleet. In WWII, around 350,000 Red Navy sailors fought on
land, often specializing in amphibious landings. This set depicts elite
naval commandos in a unique set of uniforms and headgear. One of the
commandos is even wearing the garb of a sniper. They also possess a
variety of weapons – including the ubiquitous PPSh-41 submachine gun.
Detail is sharp and the pose of each figure is realistic. This set
proves that Soviet soldiers offer more variety than men riding on the
backs of T-34 tanks or marching across the steppes in khaki-colored
uniforms. This is a novel set, Dragon’s first of Soviet commandos, and
yet its modeling possibilities are endless.
