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Model Scale - 1:32 Number of Parts - 14 Requires Painting - Yes As the war approached it was seen that having the ability to drop elite troops behind enemy lines would be a major tactical advantage. By the end of December 1940, everything was in place to create the British 1st Airborne Division whose distinctive mark was to be the maroon beret and a shoulder patch with Bellerophon astride the winged horse Pegasus.
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Model Scale - 1:72Number of Parts - 48Requires Painting - YesThe early German victories in WWII using paratroops spurred the creation of the US airborne program, and a fifty-man test platoon was formed on 25th June 1940.
Model Scale - 1:72Number of Parts - 46Requires Painting - YesThe Germans successfully used paratroopers to seize critical military objectives in Norway, the Netherlands, and Belgium, where a small band of paratroopers and glidermen seized Fort Eben Emael.
Model Scale - 1:32 Number of Parts - 14 Requires Painting - Yes Paratroops were used decisively in the invasion of Norway and the Netherlands, reaching a peak in the conquering of Crete in 1941 where casualties were deemed to be unacceptably high
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