uss frolick Posted May 9, 2020 #1 Posted May 9, 2020 More of my 1/6th scale Operation Market Garden figures: The task of the 1st Airborne Reconnaissance's, or "1rst Recce", was to seize the Arnhem Bridge by a lightening-fast "Coup de Main" jeep attack, via the northern most of three roads, on the "Duitsekampweg" Road, that led into the city of Arnhem. But the delay in removing the jeeps from their gliders allowed the germans to set up a blocking force - Kampf-Gruppe Kraft - in elevated woods, just behind a small clearing where the paved road turned into a dirt path. On their right flank was a high railway embankment that confined the leading elements to the north, and blinded them to the bloody ambush ahead. Two jeeps of C Troop were wiped out , including Lieutenant Bucknell as seen in a previous post, scuttling the squadron's mission, in just a few minutes time. Major Freddie Gough, commander of the 1rst Airborne Recce Squadron, was not there, but had instead received orders at the landing zone to join General Roy Urquhart immediately. Unable to find his commanding officer, Freddy and his batman and eight others drove all over Oosterbeek trying to find the general, unintentionally leaving the recce squadron leaderless for the rest of the battle. Eventually, Gough ran into Major John Frost of 2 Para, advancing on the southernmost route, and he decided to tag along with them to the bridge. Ironically, only these two jeeps of the recce's 35, made it to the bridge. Freddie Gough thus became the second ranking officer at the bridge. The remaining jeeps of 1st Recce fought as dismounted infantry for the rest of the battle, and were scattered nearly everywhere in the Oosterbeek perimeter. Major Gough was at the bridge therefore when Hauptsturmfuhrer Grabner's elite armored 9th SS Aufklarung Abteilung tried to cross from the southern side, but were wiped out, as made famous in the film "A Bridge Too Far". Gough reportedly removed the Vickers K-Gun from his jeep, and used it manually to help shoot up the German column from the tall buildings overlooking the northern bridge ramp. 0-2 by Stephen Duffy, on Flickr 0-1 by Stephen Duffy, on Flickr 0-17 by Stephen Duffy, on Flickr 0-12 by Stephen Duffy, on Flickr 0-22 by Stephen Duffy, on Flickr 0-21 by Stephen Duffy, on Flickr 0-14 by Stephen Duffy, on Flickr 0-2 by Stephen Duffy, on Flickr 0-1 by Stephen Duffy, on Flickr 0-6 by Stephen Duffy, on Flickr 0-9 by Stephen Duffy, on Flickr 0-4 by Stephen Duffy, on Flickr 0-8 by Stephen Duffy, on Flickr 0-3 by Stephen Duffy, on Flickr More Red Devils fighting on the bridge! 0-6 by Stephen Duffy, on Flickr 0-5 by Stephen Duffy, on Flickr 0-8 by Stephen Duffy, on Flickr 0-4 by Stephen Duffy, on Flickr 0-3 by Stephen Duffy, on Flickr 0-9 by Stephen Duffy, on Flickr 0-3 by Stephen Duffy, on Flickr 0-1 by Stephen Duffy, on Flickr 0-1 by Stephen Duffy, on Flickr 0-11 by Stephen Duffy, on Flickr The real deal: 0-2 by Stephen Duffy, on Flickr Edwardkenway, Canute, popeye the sailor and 4 others 7 Quote
mtaylor Posted May 10, 2020 #2 Posted May 10, 2020 Market-Garden was one most sadist events in Europe from an Allies standpoint. After reading quite a bit and learning what was ignored in planning, I was very surprised that Monty kept his command. Old Collingwood, Canute, popeye the sailor and 3 others 6 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)
Javlin Posted May 10, 2020 #3 Posted May 10, 2020 To many moving pieces Mark and exact timing to pull it off.I like the figures. Kevin mtaylor, popeye the sailor and Canute 3 Quote
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