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Battle at Malinava 1944 - Eastern Front

By: Italeri

Type: Scale Model

Product Line: Battle Sets (1/72) (Italeri)

103 figures

Last Stocked on 3/25/2022

Product Info

Title
Battle at Malinava 1944 - Eastern Front
Publisher
Publish Year
2018
Dimensions
17.5x10.75x3"
NKG Part #
2147917270
MFG. Part #
ITA6182
Type
Scale Model
Age Range
14 Years and Up

Description

Skill Level 3.

Contents:

  • 2x Russian Isba MDF laser cut
  • Barn MDF laser cut
  • 50 German Infantry figures
  • 2 fast assembly Tiger I Ausf. E
  • 48 Russian Infantry figures
  • 1 fast assembly IS-2
  • 1 fast assembly T-34/85
  • 1 fast assembly ZIS 3 AT Gun & 6 figures

    There are a lot of clashes between armored vehicles that took place on the eastern front during the Second World War. Some of these, as the battle of the Kursk during Operation Citadel, saw the participation of an impressive number of tanks. However, there is a famous skirmish entered in the Military History thanks to the tank commander Otto Carius's autobiography "Tiger in the mud". The book describes in detail the battle fought on July 22, 1944, close to the Malinava village between the Tigers of the Wehrmacht and the T-34 and JS-2 Soviet Tanks. Carius attacked the Soviet troops, already occupying the village, in order to recapture Malinava and to speed down the enemy advance to the West. The speed of German actions caught the Soviet tanks by surprise. In just half an hour Carius and his wingman Kerscher knocked out 17 enemy tanks, including the new heavy tank JS-2.

    Models are supplied unpainted and some assembly may be required.