Art.Nr.: 510106116
Artikelbezeichnung: 1:72 Operation Cobra 1944
Contents:
2 FRENCH HOUSE(2 elementi modulari) - GERMAN PARATROOPERS (32 figure) -
PZ. KPFW. V PANTHER AUSF.G - SD.KFZ.251/1 - U.S. INFANTRY (32 figure) - SHERMAN M4A3 76MM - M3 HALF TRACK
After the success of Operation Overlord and the consolidation of the
bridgehead on the beaches of Normandy, it was essential to achieve by
the Allied troops, a significant penetration through the German
defenses. Operation Cobra was the codename of the offensive, planned by
Lieutenant General Omar Bradley, that had the goal to break the German
defense line around St.Lo and advance towards Brittany and the Seine.
The Operation Cobra began on 25th July 1944 with a heavy aerial
bombardment and was followed by intense fighting in the difficult
terrain of the Norman countryside. The "bocage" created a lot of
constraints to the armored vehicles and to the infantry movements and
activities. The few reinforcements were employed by Germans in various
counterattacks but after some days of fighting the defensive lines
collapsed under the pressure of Allied troops. The Operation Cobra
completed successfully what began on the Normandy Beaches during the
D-Day and was the starting point for the liberation of Paris.
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Operation Cobra 1944 (Battle Set)
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