British Airborne General – Roy, 28mm scale, white metal
This piece is inspired by the movie “A bridge too far”, a classic from 1977. It is based on the historical events around Operation Market Garden. In the movie, Sean…
British Lieutenant Joseph Winston (Pat) Glover & Myrtle Para- Chick
Lt. Glover captured and trained Myrtle, a chicken, to parachute. Myrtle completed the required number of training jumps and was awarded a set of wings. On the…
British Army Colonel David Stirling “Phantom Major”
Colonel Sir Archibald David Stirling was a British Army officer, and the founder of the Special Air Service in WW2. He formed and trained the first elements of the SAS on…
Major (Reginald) John Howard was a British Army officer who led a glider-borne assault on two bridges between Bénouville and Ranville in Normandy, as part of the D-Day landings during WW2.…
Captain Colin Douglas Maud was a Royal Navy officer who during the Second World War commanded the destroyers Somali and Icarus and acted as beach master of Juno beach at the D-day…
Here is the inspiration for this little duo:
From “A bridge too far”: [an SS officer is approaching under a white flag]
SS Panzer Officer: My general says there is no point in…
Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade General Major Stanislaw Sosabowski
Stanisław Sosabowski fought during Market Garden in 1944 as commander of the Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade.
He was portrayed by Gene Hackman…
Lieutenant “Jock” Lewes was a British Army officer during WW2 and the founding principal training officer of the Special Air Service. Its founding commander, David Stirling said…
British Army Lieutenant Colonel Robert Blair “Paddy” Mayne
Lt. Col. Robert Blair “Paddy” Mayne was a founding member of the British SAS.
Mayne participated in night raids deep behind enemy lines in Egypt and Libya, where…
British Army Brigadier John Ormsby Evelyn ‘JOE’ VandeleurAs Commanding Officer of 3rd Battalion Irish Guards he led the breakout of XXX Corps during Operation Market-Garden. In the movie “A bridge too far” he is played by…