year 1940

  1. France 1940 Command Group

    France 1940 Command Group

    I purchased a PzKpfw.I Ausf.B and a Panzerbefehelswagen I on ebay. Judging by the packaging, both kits were made in the late 70's - early 80's. The figures are a mix of Dragon and Alpine built with only minor modifications.
  2. German armour

    German armour

  3. British Trucks

    British Trucks

    bren truck
  4. Operation Sea-lion

    Operation Sea-lion

    Invasion barges being loaded with supplies
  5. Operation Sea-lion

    Operation Sea-lion

    German troops rehearsing in a French harbour
  6. Operation Sea-lion

    Operation Sea-lion

    German personnel testing a Panzer III modified for moving underwater
  7. Operation Sea-lion

    Operation Sea-lion

    A landing ship on a beach near Calais
  8. Operation Sea-lion

    Operation Sea-lion

    German troops assigned to the invasion force rehearse unloading a half-track with AA gun
  9. Operation Sea-lion

    Operation Sea-lion

    A barge being converted for use by the invasion forces
  10. Operation Sea-lion

    Operation Sea-lion

    A barge being converted into a landing ship
  11. Operation Sea-lion

    Operation Sea-lion

    Invasion barges being massed in Dunkirk harbour
  12. Operation Sea-lion

    Operation Sea-lion

    A makeshift road block in Northumberland, doubtless causing more disruption to locals than it would to any invading army
  13. Operation Sea-lion

    Operation Sea-lion

    A Home Guard detachment ambush a regular army vehicle at a road junction. Note the sandbagged emplacement to the right of the car.
  14. Operation Sea-lion

    Operation Sea-lion

    A Home Guard parade, complete with uniforms and equipment
  15. Operation Sea-lion

    Operation Sea-lion

    Mass producing Molotov cocktails for the Home Guard, August 1940
  16. Operation Sea-lion

    Operation Sea-lion

    Barbed wire keeps two little girls from making sandcastles on the beach.
  17. Operation Sea-lion

    Operation Sea-lion

    Churchill during a visit to Yorkshire in July 1940 at a Home Guard road block (and under fire from small children)
  18. Operation Sea-lion

    Operation Sea-lion

    Men of the Local Defence Volunteers (the Home Guard before being renamed) practice shooting down an unfortunate RAF Anson
  19. Operation Sea-lion

    Operation Sea-lion

    Signposts being removed to confuse any invading unit which had forgotten to bring a road map
  20. Operation Sea-lion

    Operation Sea-lion

    Local Defence Volunteers (as the Home Guard was originally called) on parade. Note that not all have even the LDV armband, far less any other equipment.
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