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Dragon / German Operation Typhoon 1941 in 1:35 scale

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ITEM NUMBER: 6735
SCALE: 1:35
SERIES: 1/35 WWII Military

Operation Typhoon 1941

Germany launched its massive invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941 with the aim of destroying the country's military and political apparatus and conquering its territory. The attack had an early success and the center line forces penetrated far into Russia. Operation Typhoon was Germany's strategic offensive to capture the capital Moscow, Russia's political center. The operation consisted of two pincers north and south of Moscow in the form of armored groups, as well as a large force moving directly towards the city from the west. However, German forces eventually stalled on the outskirts of Moscow after confronting lengthening supply lines, the crippling onset of winter, and mounting resistance. This fierce battle took place between October 1941 and January 1942 before the Soviet counter-offensives turned the tide. The battle for Moscow claimed around a million lives and represented Germany's first retreat from which it would never recover.

Dragon's latest 1:35 scale figure set depicts German soldiers from Operation Taifun. The figures are bundled up against the freezing cold winter weather which made conditions even more dangerous. Typical of the time and Germany's poor preparation for winter warfare, the four soldiers wear a hodgepodge of clothing. A general wears a sheepskin coat, an attire rarely produced in 1:35 scale. The poses are extremely vivid and you can almost feel the cold seeping through their clothes and the snow blowing towards them.

These well-formed figures can be used individually in a scene or grouped together in a winter scene. This was the first severe winter German troops had to endure and this set perfectly conveys the grueling and murderous nature of the ultimately unsuccessful Operation Taifun.

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