At the start of Italys war, the Italian Army had no assault engineering units designed to take on enemy fortifications. The performance of pioneer units in the German blitzkrieg demonstrated to the Italians the need for such units, leading to the creation of the Guastatori del Genio which began training units in late 1940.
By early 1941 these specialised assault engineers were fighting in North Africa, and by mid-1942 they were also on the Eastern Front. During the Sicilian campaign the 11th Guastatori Battalion was attached to the Livorno Division, fighting alongside them throughout the campaign.
Contains 10 metal Italian Guastatori miniatures:
- NCO with rifle and pistol - 2 x two-man flamethrower teams - 2 engineers with rifles and bangalore torpedoes - 3 engineers with rifles - Plastic bases
Group
Sculptural Figure(s)
Condition
unpainted, kit
Scale
Size 28 mm
Material
Metal-Alloy
Epoch
World War II
Time
1933 - 1945
Nationality/Location
Italy
State
New
Not a toy! Not suitable for children under the age of 14!
Warlord Games Centre, Lenton Blvd. NG7 2BD Nottingham, Vereinigtes Königreich
