Product Description
Italeri 6194 1/72 Battle Set "Pegasus Bridge" - D-Day 75th Anniversary Plastic Model Kit
PEGASUS BRIDGE - D.Day 75th Ann.1944-2019 - BATTLE SET
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On the night between 5th and 6th of June 1944, during the early stages of the Operation Overlord the 6th British Airborne Division was given the assignment to capture and control the movable bridge that crossed the Orne River near the city of Ouistreham in Normandy. The control of the bridge, renamed in code “Pegasus” was a key point to securing the eastern flank of the operational scenario and to prevent German armor troop’s counterattack that could reach the Allied landing area at Sword beach. The British paratroopers, in Horsa gliders, landed near the bridge and, thanks to a rapid and effective action, defeated the German troops that defended the bridge. Even today the Pegasus Bridge is a point of reference for all those who visit the most significant places of Operation “Overlord”.
Includes:
German Infantry - 50 figures
British Paratroopers 50 figures
Opel Blitz - kit
Kubelwagen - kit
German Guns PaK40, Pak 35, FlaK 38 and 9 figures
Battlefield Accessories
Pegasus Bridge MDF laser cut
Type: Diorama accessories
Period: Second World War
Skill: 3
