"US Horsemen Normandie 1944" Topic
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Tango01  | 29 May 2018 7:58 p.m. PST |
Not bad, but 1/35
See here
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Amicalement
Armand |
| Mark 1 | 30 May 2018 10:12 a.m. PST |
Anyone know the backstory on these figures? US Horsemen in Normandy? Looks like one is a paratrooper -- I could easily see some sky-maven nicking a horse out of a paddock. But the other, armed only with a Colt .45 and in gators and OD class B wool trousers looks like a 1942 cavalryman. Kinda curious… -Mark
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ScottWashburn  | 30 May 2018 11:36 a.m. PST |
Except the guy with the pistol has a 29th division patch on his shoulder. I'm guessing they are meant to be D-Day troops who have 'acquired' horses in the course of their duties. |
| Tango01 | 30 May 2018 11:59 a.m. PST |
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laretenue  | 30 May 2018 1:02 p.m. PST |
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| Legion 4 | 30 May 2018 1:33 p.m. PST |
I'm guessing they are meant to be D-Day troops who have 'acquired' horses in the course of their duties. Yes, I'm sure that happen on occasions. Why walk when you can ride ?  |
 x42brown | 31 May 2018 2:58 a.m. PST |
There was a paddock with horses ment for the German artillery behind St Laurent. No doubt they would have been acquired by US forces and I would believe similar elsewhere in Normandy. I don't think they were the handsome ridding beasts in the models though. x42 |
| Landorl | 31 May 2018 4:45 a.m. PST |
If you do a little searching, you can find that the US did use a few horses. There is a picture of a recon unit riding them in Italy. If I remember right, in Band of Brothers there was a scene where a rider came in to give orders to Winters. Here is a picture… link |
| Marc33594 | 31 May 2018 4:51 a.m. PST |
To those who doubt it, nice little video:
YouTube link And one has this shot
And this one
link There are others. So unusual but not rare. Edited. Just took a closer look at the youtube video and at the end you can make out a 9th Air Force patch on one of the riders! |
| Tango01 | 31 May 2018 10:22 a.m. PST |
Thanks!. Amicalement
Armand |
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