- Battle Set Series
- Skill level: 3
- Contents:
- 32x Russian Infantry
- 1x T-34/85 (Fast assembly kit)
- 32x German Infantry
- 7x FlaK 37 Crew
- 1x 8.8 cm FlaK 37 (Fast assembly kit)
- 1x MDF The Reichstag
- Unpainted figures, kits & buildings. Assembly and painting required
- Box Dimensions: 17.25” L x 10.6” W x 2.75” H
- Recommend for 14 years and above.
The “Battle of Berlin” heralded the end of the Second World War in the European theatre. This major offensive launched by the Soviet Red Army, after passing the German defensive lines on the Oder River, moved directly to the capital of the Third Reich. The city itself was defended by Wehrmacht, Waffen-SS, “Hitlerjugend” and “Volkssturm” soldiers, and was the setting for the final and most fierce clashes of the war. The Soviet forces, led by Marshal Zukov and Marshal Konev, with an overwhelming superiority of soldiers, vehicles and artillery, forced the surrender and capitulation of the city on May 2, 1945. The Reichstag building, seat of the Reich parliament, had a huge symbolic value and was the stage for the final acts of the conflict in Europe. The Red Army soldier raising the Soviet flag on the ruins of the Reichstag at the end of the battle of Berlin, is one of the most iconic images of the Second World War.
