Bolt Action: Italian Alpini Mountain Troops

Description

Bolt Action: Italian Alpini Mountain Troops

Known as Le Penne Nere (the black feathers), after the distinctive ravenfeather in their headgear, the Alpini are the Italian Army’s elitespecialists in mountain warfare. Created by Royal decree no. 1056 in 1872, theyare the oldest mountain specialists in the world.

In 1935, the Italian fascist government under Mussolini reorganised theAlpini into six divisions and sent three of them to fight on the Eastern Frontalongside the Germans against the Soviet Union. However, the Germans deployedthese elite troops (trained and equipped for mountain combat against infantry)along the flat plains of the Don River facing tanks. Despite this, the tenaciousAlpini were able to escape encirclement and survive.

During the war, Italian Alpini divisions saw combat in Albania, France,Greece and Yugoslavia, as well as in the Soviet Union and even as far afield asEast Africa. After the armistice in 1943, the 3rd Alpini Division joined theAllied cause while the 4th Alpini Division continued to fight alongsideGermany.

Contains:

• Enough plastic components to make 30 Alpini miniatures.
• Includes a host of options to allow for different weapon configurations andcommand models.
• Options for M33 steel helmets or alpine caps.
• Weapons included: M91/41 rifle, M91/38 Carcano Cavalry Carbine, M38A BerettaSMG, M38 Carcano carbine, M1934 9mm Beretta pistol, Breda M30 LMG and combatknives.*
• Plastic bases.
• Assembly leaflet.
• Full-colour waterslide decals

Models supplied unassembled and unpainted

Delivery

 

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