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\"The German soldier is to be tough as leather, fleet as a greyhound, and hard as Krupp steel.\"
- German Chancellor discussing the creation of the new German soldat
The Wehrmacht (literally \"defense force\") was the name of the unified armed forces of Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the Wehrmacht Heer (army), the Kriegsmarine (navy) and the Luftwaffe (air force). The Waffen-SS, an initially small paramilitary section of Heinrich Himmler\'s Allgemeine SS that grew to nearly a million strong during World War II, was not officially part of the Wehrmacht, but subject to OKW, OKH, as well as Field Command. Thus, the Waffen-SS was, de facto, a fourth branch of the Wehrmacht.
Pictured here is a 1:18 scale German World War II soldier set. Set consists of three different types of soldiers, each with full articulation. Included are Obergrenadier Gerhardt Spiegel, Feldwebel Karl Hauptmann, Obergrenadier Johann Holzer. #UNI73300
Dimensions:
Height: 4--inches
Features:
- Plastic construction
- Fully articulated
- Accurate markings and insignia
Historical Account: \"Hedgerows\" - The Battle of Normandy was fought in 1944 between Nazi Germany in Western Europe and the invading Allied forces as part of the larger conflict of World War II. Over sixty years later, the Normandy invasion, codenamed Operation Overlord, still remains the largest seaborne invasion in history, involving almost three million troops crossing the English Channel from England to Normandy in then German-occupied France. It is most commonly known by the name D-Day.
The primary Allied formations that saw combat in Normandy came from the United States of America, United Kingdom and Canada. Substantial Free French and Polish forces also participated in the battle after the assault phase, and there were also contingents from Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Greece, the Netherlands, and Norway.
The Normandy invasion began with overnight parachute and glider landings, massive air attacks, naval bombardments, and an early morning amphibious phase began on June 6th. The \'D-Day\' forces deployed from bases along the south coast of England, the most important of these being Portsmouth. The battle for Normandy continued for more than two months, with campaigns to establish, expand, and eventually break out of the Allied beachheads, and concluded with the liberation of Paris and the fall of the Falaise pocket in late August 1944.
The Battle of Normandy was described thus by Adolf Hitler: \"In the East, the vastness of space will... permit a loss of territory... without suffering a mortal blow to Germany\'s chance for survival. Not so in the West! If the enemy here succeeds -- consequences of staggering proportions will follow within a short time.\"
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