MG084    “This bloody radio is useless!”

One of the many failures of the Battle of Arnhem was the poor radio communications between different British units operating in the Arnhem area. This was partly caused by the wide dispersion of different units as well as the wooded environment of the area and the large built-up sections of Arnhem and the nearby village of Oosterbeek.
All of these factors played into the confusion of battle and the lack of information reaching command level throughout the battle.
Our 2-man team tries in vain to reach one of their forward units already advancing into the town and coming up against fierce German opposition.

A three-piece set comprising two sitting and crouching British Paras along with a local road sign pointing towards the city of Arnhem.

This past September marked the 80th Anniversary of one of the most famous battles of WW2…The doomed attempt by the British 1st Airborne Division to capture the famous road bridge over the Lower Rhine at the Dutch city of ARNHEM.
This was part of Operation Market Garden, devised by Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery, to seize a series of major bridges and secure a road route for the British XXX Corps to advance up through occupied Holland and open a direct front into The Ruhr, Nazi Germany’s industrial heartland.
If successful, Montgomery believed the war might be over Christmas 1944.
Unfortunately, the plan fell apart in Arnhem.
 

     Back in 1994, King & Country decided to make a big splash in the toy soldier world by producing a whole new range of WW2 soldiers in action.These figures were, at the time, revolutionary…They would be a larger 1:30 scale (as opposed to the traditional 1:32 size).In addition they would be matt-painted and not, the predominant style of the time high gloss finish.  It was also determined that all the pieces would be ‘action-fighting’ soldiers.  By the time of release in early 1995 this new series would be called…  ARNHEM ’44.
Over the next 25 years or so, many other British airborne soldiers (and some of their iconic vehicles) would be released to help tell the unique story in miniature of the Arnhem battle and the exploits of the men of the British 1st Airborne. Throughout this time many thousands of collectors around the globe have enjoyed collecting and displaying these British paratroopers and their glider-borne comrades attempting to capture and then defending the famous bridge at the centre of the story.
Now, K&C are bringing some very important reinforcements to add to their existing forces fighting in Arnhem…