My Try @ Photography - King and Country Collections (2 Viewers)
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DM101
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3 Figures, 3 Machine Gun, 1 Radio Set, 4 Jerry Cans, 4 Spades/Axes/Cutter, 3 Field Pacts, 6 Tent Canvas, 2 Ammo Box and with detailed interior of the car - all for $159 {sm3} By gone era set for that kind of price point I must say :salute::
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3 Figures, 3 Machine Gun, 1 Radio Set, 4 Jerry Cans, 4 Spades/Axes/Cutter, 3 Field Pacts, 6 Tent Canvas, 2 Ammo Box and with detailed interior of the car - all for $159 {sm3} By gone era set for that kind of price point I must say :salute::
More crystal clear photos as usual ! Very nice DM 101 :salute::
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Always Loved the figure with the Duffle Bag. Note the name printed on the label of the bag !
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Taken from the Internet....
Replacing American soldiers killed and wounded in combat units during World War 2 was done on an individual basis. Except for those soldiers who arrived as a unit at the beginning of the war, men from the Depot "pool" were sent individually to units to replace casualties (unlike the German Army which would rather pull battle depleted units off the line and replacing them with a fresh, rested unit instead).
This practice of sending individual soldiers (i.e. replacements) from a Depot to depleted infantry companies was often a disadvantage to both the soldier and the company.
Because the new men (replacements) were not always properly trained or inexperienced in combat, they sometimes caused extra risk for the others. If a replacement proved to be capable, then he would be accepted and become part of the tightly knit group.
Secondly the new soldiers sometimes had difficulty assimilating - feeling alienated and unwelcomed and at first resented by the battle-hardened men because they were replacing buddies who had been killed or wounded.
Some replacements quickly became casualties, so there was wariness among the old-timers at first, a reluctance to even learn the name of the newly arrived soldier....
Replacing American soldiers killed and wounded in combat units during World War 2 was done on an individual basis. Except for those soldiers who arrived as a unit at the beginning of the war, men from the Depot "pool" were sent individually to units to replace casualties (unlike the German Army which would rather pull battle depleted units off the line and replacing them with a fresh, rested unit instead).
This practice of sending individual soldiers (i.e. replacements) from a Depot to depleted infantry companies was often a disadvantage to both the soldier and the company.
Because the new men (replacements) were not always properly trained or inexperienced in combat, they sometimes caused extra risk for the others. If a replacement proved to be capable, then he would be accepted and become part of the tightly knit group.
Secondly the new soldiers sometimes had difficulty assimilating - feeling alienated and unwelcomed and at first resented by the battle-hardened men because they were replacing buddies who had been killed or wounded.
Some replacements quickly became casualties, so there was wariness among the old-timers at first, a reluctance to even learn the name of the newly arrived soldier....
