Italeri 510006194 - 1:72 Battle-Set-"Pegasus Bridge"

D-DAY 75th ANNIVERSARYMDF laser cut bridge, english paratroopers, german infantry, Kfz. 305 Opel Blitz, Kdf.1 Kubelwagen,german artilleryOn the night between 5th and 6th June 1944, during the early stages ofthe Operation Overlord the 6th British Airborne Division received thegoal to capture and control the movable bridge that crossed the OrneRiver near the city of Ouistreham in Normandy. The control of thebridge, renamed in code"Pegasus"was a key point to make secure theeastern flank of the operational scenario and to prevent German armourtroops counterattack that could reach the Allied landing area at Swordbeach. The British paratroopers, in Horsa gliders, landed near thebridge and, thanks to a rapid and effective action, defeated the Germantroops that defended the bridge. Even today the Pegasus Bridge is apoint of reference for all those who visit the most significant places of"Overlord”Detaillierter Plastikmodellbausatz