Italeri 6113 Bastogne December 1944 1/72 Scale Battlefield Diorama Set

Description

Italeri was founded in the early 60s, with that enthusiasm that only the unbridled passion of youth can create. Since they were boys, the two founders of Italeri loved airplanes and military vehicles. Soon they were no longer satisfied with the models available at the time: they wanted something more and better. What they wanted was not available, so they decided to produce it themselves. Their hobby turned into an accurate research, and became the motivating force to produce the models that modelers want, with no imperfections whatsoever. Thus the company asserted itself, always increasing his range of products and growing. Also thanks to the imagination and the talent of the founders and of their colleagues, Italeri in time became a leader in modeling!
On December 16th, 1944 the German Army launched through the thick Ardennes forest (in Belgium a great offensive which had the code name 'Wacht am Rhein' (Operation 'Guarding the Rhine'). During this operation the town of Bastogne and its surroundings where encircled by the German troops. Inside the pocket around 15,000 American soldiers stood up to the repeated assaults of the German army for approximately ten days. The legendary resistance was that of the US 101st Airborne division inside the town. On December 22nd the General von Luttwitz , who was the German commander, submitted a demand for surrender to the encircled units. The answer of the American commander in Bastogne, Brigadier General Anthony McAuliffe was 'NUTS'. Then, Germans renew their attacks trying to occupy the city but without getting results. On December 26th some soldiers of the General George Patton's Third Army reached the besieged troops, breaking the siege and evacuating the wounded. The American Army lost more than 3.000 soldiers during this battle. The box contains : wrecked house; walls and ruins; battlefield accessories; German infantry: 24 figures - Winter uniform; U.S. infantry: 36 figures - Winter uniform; Sherman M4A3E2 Jumbo; Sherman M4A3 76mm; Pz.Kpfw. VI Tiger; Pak 40 AT Gun with 6 crew figures; and 8.8 cm Flak 37 AA Gun.
This finely detailed plastic model kit requires assembly and painting.