Battle of Normandy Sainte-Mère-Église 6 June 1944 1/72 Scale Plastic Battle Set

D-Day Battle Set Collection Skill level: 2 Contents: 50x German Infantry 1x Sd.Kfz 251/1 Ausf. C 48x U.S. Paratroopers Urban Accessories 1x Sainte-Mere-Eglise Church (MDF) Unpainted figures, assembly and painting required Box Dimensions: 17.25” L x 10.6” W x 2.75” H Recommend for 8 years and above. Within the overall strategic planning of the acclaimed operation "Overlord", the code name for the Allied landings on the beaches of Normandy, the French village of Sainte-Mère-Église played a key role. On battle plan maps it was rightly identified as an important road junction that the defending Germans could have used to carry out rapid counter attacks directed towards the Utah and Omaha beacheads. It was therefore strategically imortant to attack and quickly occupy the village with American airborne troops to support the landings. In the early hours of June 6, 1944, paratroopers of the famous 82nd and 101st US Airborne Divisions secured the small French town following a p