US Fallschirmjäger, 1942–1945
Uniformen und Ausrüstung im Zweiten Weltkrieg
US Paratroops of the 101st Airborne Division wearing the unpopular overcoat und the shorter M.1942 mackinaw coat during winter fighting at Bastogne 1944. The BAR gunner carries a Browing Automatic Rifle with the bipod und carrying handle removed, as was common practise among elite troops who sought to improve their combat equipment. Both men are wearing the laced jump boots issued to airborne troops. These Master Fighter 1:48 scale miniatures are sold fully painted und assembled.
Figuren
- US Fallschirmjäger, 1942–1944, 1:32 Airfix 02711
- US Fallschirmjäger, 1942–1944, 1:32 ESCI
- US Fallschirmjäger Set #1 (Normandie, 1944), 1:32 Conte Collectibles DDAY028
- US Fallschirmjäger Set #2 (Normandie, 1944), 1:32 Conte Collectibles DDAY029
- 101st Airborne – Bastogne 1944, 1:48 Master Fighter MF48002
- US Fallschirmjäger, 1942–1944, 1:72 ESCI P-209
- US Fallschirmjäger, 1942–1944, 1:72 Caesar H076
- US Fallschirmjäger, 1944–1945, 1:72 Revell 02517
- E/506th P.I.R., U.S. Paratroopers (Normandie 1944), Mirage Hobby 704
- US Fallschirmjäger, 1942–1944, 1:76 Airfix 01751
- US Fallschirmjäger, 20 mm TQD AA9
- US Fallschirmjäger Waffenbehälter (5), 20 mm BP Cast BA117
- US Fallschirmjäger-Zug, 15 mm Forged in Battle A-PARA-01
- US Fallschirmjäger 60 mm Granatwerfertrupp (4), 15 mm Forged in Battle A-PARA-02
- US Fallschirmjäger .30-cal MG-Trupp (4), 15 mm Forged in Battle A-PARA-03
Historische Verwendung
- Nordafrika, November 1942
- Sizilien, Juli 1943
- Normandie, Juni 1944
- Arnheim, September 1944
- Ardennen, Dezember 1944
- Deutschland, März 1945
Bibliographie
- Funcken: L’Uniforme et les Armes des Soldats de la Guerre 1939–1945, S. 13
- Katcher, Philip: The American Soldier, US Armies in Uniform, 1755 to the present (New York 1990), S. 125
- Mollo, John: Army Uniforms of World War 2
- Rottman, Gordon L.: US Army Airborne 1940–90: The First Fifty Years
US Paratroopers participated in key landings and campaigns in North Africa and Europe from 1942 to 1945. They are a must-have for collectors of World-War Two military miniatures.