Tamiya 135 German Africa Corps Luftwaffe Artillery Set

Tamiya 1:35 German Africa Corps Luftwaffe Artillery Set

Afrika Korps (full German name: Deutsches Afrikakorps, abbreviated DAK) is, in common understanding, the collective name of German land units fighting in North Africa in 1941-1943.The Afrika Korps was formed in February 1941, as a result of the painful defeats suffered by the Italian army in the course of the battles with the British in Africa at the turn of 1940/1941. His main task was to come to the aid of the Italian ally and stop the advance of British troops in Libya. The commander of the unit was a general, and later a field marshal, Erwin Rommel. Initially, the DAK consisted of only the 5th Light Division (later transformed into the 21st Armored Division), in May 1941 it was joined by the 15th Armored Division, and at the end of 1941 – the 90th Light Division. It is worth adding that already in mid-1941 the Panzergruppe Afrika was founded, headed by Erwin Rommel, and it was joined by Afrika Korps. Despite defensive tasks, DAK (or, more broadly, Panzergruppe Afrika) very quickly after landing – on the initiative of its commander – went into strictly offensive operations, inflicting a series of defeats in the desert in 1941-1942. However, it was then that its commander was nicknamed the Desert Fox. At the same time, however, from the very beginning DAK was troubled by supply problems, which had a negative impact on its ability to conduct offensive actions. He suffered a significant defeat in the Second Battle of El Alamein (October-November 1942), which forced the DAK to retreat as far as Tunisia, in which he fought until May 1943. which had a negative impact on his ability to conduct offensive actions. He suffered a significant defeat during the Second Battle of El Alamein (October-November 1942), which forced the DAK to retreat as far as Tunisia, in which he fought until May 1943. which had a negative impact on his ability to conduct offensive actions. He suffered a significant defeat in the Second Battle of El Alamein (October-November 1942), which forced the DAK to retreat as far as Tunisia, in which he fought until May 1943.

Features:

– 1/35 scale assembly model kit

– The 8 figures are in a variety of authentic poses

– Includes parts to recreate explosive and armor piercing shells, as well as empty rounds, plus shell rack, rangefinder, shovel, hammer and so on

– Use with any of Tamiya’s wide range of 1/35 scale Africa Corps subjects to really add punch to your diorama/model

– Highly detailed figures

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