{"title":"TYP MIL APC gift sets","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"italeri-6199-1-72-sainte-mere-eglise-battle-set","title":"Sainte-Mère-Église [Battle Set]","description":"\u003cp\u003eWithin the overall strategic planning of the acclaimed operation ‘Overlord‘, the code name for the Allied landings on the beaches of Normandy, the French village of Sainte-Mère-Église played a key role. On battle plan maps it was rightly identified as an important road junction that the defending Germans could have used to carry out rapid counter attacks directed towards the Utah and Omaha beacheads. It was therefore strategically imortant to attack and quickly occupy the village with American airborne troops to support the landings. In the early hours of June 6, 1944, paratroopers of the famous 82nd and 101st US Airborne Divisions secured the small French town following a period of intense fighting. The contribution made by the American paratroops has been widely recognised and celebrated in numerous movies from ‘The Longest Day‘ made in the 1960s, to the most recent ‘warmovies‘.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Italeri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51481443893515,"sku":"6199","price":71.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/1809\/4091\/files\/italeri-6199-sainte-mere-eglise-battle-set-1.jpg?v=1750697654"},{"product_id":"icm-ds3515-1-35-german-combat-vehicles-1940","title":"German Combat Vehicles (1940)","description":"\u003cp\u003eStarting on May 10, 1940, Operation Gelb, Wehrmacht formations invaded the territory of Holland, BEL and Luxembourg. The French commander-in-chief, General Gamelin, ordered the French army to engage in battle with units and subunits of the German troops. Fierce fighting unfolded, and the battle for France began.\u003cbr\u003e\nParts of the Wehrmacht advanced rapidly, which was largely facilitated by the high degree of motorization of the German armed forces. Tank units with the support of motorized infantry advanced in swift throws. Wedging into the battle formations of the French, the German army used the tactics of lightning war, also known as Blitzkrieg. Also, one of the components of the success of the Wehrmacht was a well-functioning radio, allowing units to successfully coordinate their combat operations.\u003cbr\u003e\nDespite the resistance of the French army, the campaign, however, was completed in a short time, and on June 22, 1940, France capitulated.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ICM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51497375138059,"sku":"DS3515","price":85.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/1809\/4091\/files\/icm-ds3515-german-combat-vehicles-1940-1.jpg?v=1751311008"},{"product_id":"icm-ds3525-1-35-wehrmacht-armoured-vehicles","title":"Wehrmacht Armoured Vehicles","description":"\u003cp\u003eAccording to the Treaty of Versailles signed in 1919, Germany was prohibited from possessing armored vehicles. However, the later Boulogne Protocol allowed the Weimar Republic to have a limited number of armored transport vehicles and police armored cars. After Hitler came to power, Germany began preparations for a war that, according to German plans, was to be fought swiftly. This concept required high mobility for military units, which in turn demanded a large number of various vehicles—both regular trucks and armored vehicles. Serial production of armored cars in Germany resumed in 1934, and by 1936, they were standard equipment in reconnaissance units (which included the Sd.Kfz. 247 Ausf.B armored car). At the beginning of the hostilities, the armored vehicle fleet was supplemented with captured vehicles, including one of the best armored cars of World War II, the Panhard 178 (designated Panzerspähwagen P 204(f) in the Wehrmacht). The German army also widely used semi-tracked armored transporters. The versatility built into their design allowed these armored vehicles to be used for transporting personnel as well as for mounting various types of weapons or equipment. The most common armored transporters in the Wehrmacht were the semi-tracked Sd.Kfz.251 armored personnel carriers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ICM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51497377693963,"sku":"DS3525","price":62.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/1809\/4091\/files\/icm-ds3525-wehrmacht-armoured-vehicles-1.jpg?v=1751311043"},{"product_id":"icm-ds7207-1-72-wehrmacht-light-armoured-vehicles","title":"Wehrmacht Light Armoured Vehicles","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe history of German light four-wheeled armoured cars (leichter Panzerspähwagen) began in the mid-1930s, when the need arose to replace the outdated Sd.Kfz.13 and Sd.Kfz.14 models. The new series was developed on a specialised standardised chassis (Einheitsfahrgestell) produced by Horch, featuring all-wheel drive, independent suspension, and a rear-mounted engine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSeveral variants of light armoured cars were produced within this new series. The most numerous version was the Sd.Kfz.222, with 989 units manufactured between 1935 and 1943. This armoured car was intended for reconnaissance missions and was armed with a 20 mm KwK 30 or KwK 38 automatic cannon paired with an MG 34 machine gun. A distinctive feature of the Sd.Kfz.222 was its open-topped, ten-sided turret protected by folding mesh screens against hand grenades. The crew consisted of three men: commander\/gunner, loader, and driver.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnother model, the Sd.Kfz.223, served as a communications and reconnaissance vehicle, maintaining contact between reconnaissance units and headquarters. Its most recognisable feature was a powerful radio set equipped with a large folding frame antenna (Rahmenantenne). A total of 550 vehicles of this type were produced.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Sd.Kfz.260 and Sd.Kfz.261 modifications (Kleiner Panzerfunkwagen) were developed as specialised armoured radio vehicles for higher headquarters and communications units. They used the same armoured hull as the reconnaissance variants but lacked a turret and main armament, with the crew carrying only a submachine gun for self-defence. The absence of the turret provided sufficient interior space for a four-man crew and extensive radio equipment. Altogether, 493 vehicles of these variants were produced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAll of these armoured cars proved themselves highly effective under combat conditions, and thanks to their reliability, they remained in service until the very end of the war in 1945.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ICM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53143885381899,"sku":"DS7207","price":62.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/1809\/4091\/files\/ds7207_en.jpg?v=1780086723"}],"url":"https:\/\/anglia-models.com\/collections\/typ-mil-apc-gift-sets.oembed","provider":"Anglia Models","version":"1.0","type":"link"}