Italeri Sainte-Mère-Eglise 6 June 1944 Scene

Italeri to Release D-Day Battle of Sainte-Mère-Eglise Diorama Set

Italeri has announced a new set of buildings, vehicles, and figures to recreate the Battle for Sainte-Mère-Eglise on 6 June 1944, as part of D-Day operations.

The set includes a replica of the Sainte-Mère-Eglise church, where many American paratroopers were captured on the first night of the invasion. The set also includes a variety of vehicles and figures, including American paratroopers, German soldiers, and vehicles such as the Sd.Kfz. 251 half-track and the M24 Chaffee light tank.

The Italeri D-Day Battle of Sainte-Mère-Eglise Diorama Set is a great way for scale modelers to recreate this iconic battle scene. The set is also a great way for modelers to learn more about the Battle for Sainte-Mère-Eglise and the important role that paratroopers played in the D-Day invasion.

The Battle for Sainte-Mère-Eglise was one of the most important battles of the D-Day invasion. The town was located in the Cotentin Peninsula, which was a key objective for the Allied forces. On the night of 5 June 1944, the American 82nd Airborne Division was tasked with capturing Sainte-Mère-Eglise.

The American paratroopers landed in the town early on the morning of 6 June 1944. However, they were met with heavy resistance from German forces. The battle for the town raged for several days, but the American paratroopers eventually prevailed.

The Battle for Sainte-Mère-Eglise was a costly victory for the Allies, but it was a crucial victory. The capture of the town helped to secure the Cotentin Peninsula and pave the way for the Allied advance into France.

Italeri to Release D-Day Battle of Sainte-Mère-Eglise Diorama Set Box Art

Throughout the general strategic making plans of the acclaimed operation “Overlord”, the code identify for the Allied landings at the seashores of Normandy, the French village of Sainte-Mère-Église performed a key function. On combat plan maps it used to be rightly known as an impressive street junction that the protecting Germans will have worn to hold out speedy counter assaults directed in opposition to the Utah and Omaha beacheads. It used to be subsequently strategically imortant to assault and briefly occupy the village with American airborne troops to help the landings. Within the early hours of June 6, 1944, paratroopers of the well-known 82nd and one hundred and first US Airborne Categories fix the mini French the town following a length of intense preventing. The contribution made by means of the American paratroops has been broadly recognised and celebrated in diverse films