1/35 German Armored Infantry France 1940 "Blitzkrieg in France!" (4 Figures Set)
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ITEM NO:
DRA 6478
SCALE:
1:35
ARRIVAL:
November 2008
*actual product may not be exactly as shown
Barcode: 0 89195 86478 9
Case Pack: 48 pieces per case
Box Size: 6.4" x 10.2" x 1.5"
Germany began executing its carefully thought out blitzkrieg
strategy on France and the Low Countries on May 10, 1940. The sudden
attack shattered the nervous calm of the Phony War, and it met with
immediate success. In Fall Rot (Case Red) of the campaign, German
forces outflanked the Maginot Line, and within a matter of days Paris
had fallen and French forces had capitulated en masse. Even though the
Allies had a clear numerical advantage in artillery and tanks, the
Germans were able to produce a spectacular victory thanks to superior
tactics.
Dragon’s newest 1/35 scale set of figures commemorates a scene
commonly played out during the French campaign. The set depicts two
Wehrmacht infantrymen capturing two bewildered French tank crewmen in
the time period of June 1940. The pair of surrendering Frenchmen is
dressed in typical tank crew uniforms and headgear of the period, while
the two German soldiers sport early-war uniforms and weapons such as an
MP-28 sub-machinegun. Each of these figures is extremely well sculpted,
and they capture the essence of respective victory or defeat. The set
portrays a unique yet common scene that will have numerous applications
for figure and tank modelers. Indeed, the set tells a vivid story of
Germany’s seemingly undefeatable blitzkrieg strategy…as German forces
steamrolled over French resistance.
