Us Airborne

After proving their mettle in Sicily in 1943 and achieving legendary status during the D-Day landings in June 1944, the US Airborne divisions were temporarily withdrawn from the front to rest and re-equip. Now outfitted with the new green M-1943 uniform, designed to standardize supply across the US military, elite units such as the 101st "Screaming Eagles" and the 82nd "All American" were deployed in Operation Market Garden. This daring plan aimed to carve a corridor through Holland by parachuting in US, British, and Polish airborne divisions to capture key bridges.

Despite Market Garden’s failure, US paratroopers remained at the forefront of combat, later dropping into Germany in 1945 during Operations Varsity and Plunder—marking the crossing of the mighty River Rhine. Their heroic actions have been immortalized in film and television, with A Bridge Too Far and Band of Brothers serving as excellent sources of inspiration for these iconic soldiers.

This set includes a 30-man plastic US Airborne Platoon:

• 5 of each of 15 different heads
• 5 LMGs with bipods
• 5 kneeling bodies
• 5 prone bodies
• 20 running/standing bodies
• 5 BARs
• Arms equipped with rifles, carbines, SMGs, pistols, binoculars, and a machete
• Pouches, pigeon, ammo, holsters, knives, backpacks, and other gear
• Construction leaflet including new Bolt Action rules entry
• Full-colour waterslide decal sheet
• Weapons included: M1 Garand rifle, Thompson submachine gun, Browning pistol, Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR), M1 Carbine, hand grenades, machete, and .30 Cal medium machine gun

Note: Models supplied unassembled and unpainted.