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| Subject: | Re: Need Info on Normandy Fallschirmjagers |  |
| Date: | Jul 4, 2003 |
| From: | Neville Lord | |
Tim
I agree with Andy's comments on both sets, the old Casino set is good and
has no real flaws, but is not as good as teir latest.
Also in Normandy the 16, 17 and 18 Luftwaffe field divisions saw combat.
These units are not paratrooper units (as some people confuse them) but
infantry divisions which were originally staffed from surplus airforce
conscripts etc. They had a mix of army and airforce equipment.
Cheers
Neville
"Andy Herbert" wrote in message
news:3F045E50.2F384C2B@rit.edu...
> Hi Tim
>
> The first set you mention are SS troops, but from my reading of sources,
their jackets and equipment were the same cut as regular Luftwaffe
Fallschirmjager.
> The Casino set are old, so not as good as recent DML figures, but the
uniforms are suitable.
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> You can't go wrong with splinter camo on all the jackets!
> I believe some of the old hands kept the plain green drab para jackets to
show they were old sweats. So you could have a mix of camo and non-camo
smocks. And from photos I've seen the camo faded a lot.
>
> The Hedgerow Tank Hunters set is a really nice set of NW Europe
Fallschrimjager in action poses.
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> I have the Osprey book and another on Fallschirmjager. If you have any
more specific questions, I can check them for you. I know H&C and some other
publishers have books on Fallschirmjager, but I don't have those (yet).
>
> Cheers
> Andy
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