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Pegasus Bridge (Pre-Painted)

By: 4Ground

Type: Miniatures Box Set

Product Line: World at War - Buildings & Terrain (28mm)

Last Stocked on 7/2/2023

Product Info

Title
Pegasus Bridge (Pre-Painted)
Publisher
Publish Year
2014
Dimensions
12x17.5x4.5"
NKG Part #
2147553769
MFG. Part #
FGR28S-WAW-126
Type
Miniatures Box Set

Description

The battle to seize the Benouville bridge was the first engagement of D-Day, it was so crucial to hold so as to prevent any German flanking attack of the Normandy landings. If it had gone against the hard pressed men of the 6th Airborne Division, the entire Normandy invasion may have failed. The men of the D-Company Oxford and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, took the bridge in a lightning fast Coup De Main assault only to find that the German's had not prepared the bridge for detonation. The action saw not only the first allied casualty as a result of enemy action on D-Day but the first liberated French buildings. As dawn broke and the day wore on, the defenders of the Benouville Bridge held out until relieved by 1st Commando Brigade and the Royal Warwickshire Regiment.

Twenty days after its capture on the 26th of June Benouville bridge was renamed Pegasus Bridge after the emblem on the uniforms of the British airborne troops.

4Ground's Benouville Bridge comes pre-painted with lots of details, including extensive riveting and bracing. This kit is split into 5 individual stages to make construction easier.

This has a 4ground skill rating of 6 and assembly may be required.