Show your mannequins!

[Dabi26]

The Polish 1st Armoured Division
The Falaise pocket or battle of the Falaise pocket (German: Kessel von Falaise; 12–21 August 1944)




BATTLE OF FALAISE 1944 - Polish - American meeting - Chambois - in the left we can see podporucznik Władysław Kłaptocz, on the right we can see major Leonard C. Dull


This time I show a mannequin, a silhouette of a lieutenant of the Polish armored division of General Maczek from the period of the battle of Falaise. It is August 1944, Polish troops encircle the German Army Group B with the 7th Army and 5th Panzer Army and meet with the US Army

[KWW]

Interesting display!

[Dabi26]

The Polish 1st Armoured Division

Meeting before the fight 1944

[Aldo]

Great stuff !!!

[Didier]

Truly outstanding work!

[Dabi26]

The Polish 1st Armoured Division

Motorcyclist

[Jack59]

An amazing camouflage pattern.








Then.

[Dabi26]

The Polish 1st Armoured Division

Lieutenant - Wilhelmshaven. May1945








On May 6, 1945, the 1st Armored Division of General Stanisław Maczek captured the Wilhelmshaven fortress. The command of the "Ostfrisland" fleet capitulated to the Poles.










A red and white flag fluttered over Wilhelmshaven




















The commander of the 1st Armored Division, General Stanisław Maczek in Wilhelmshaven ended his combat path. During the fights in Poland 1939 and France 1940, during his stay in Great Britain 1940-1944 and fights in France, Belgium and the Netherlands 1944-1945 he used the famous Polish armored leather jacket model 1936, but in Wilhelmshaven he was wearing an American jacket (British production) Mackinaw Jacket Coat. Recently in Germany I managed to find such a jacket from 1943, it was in terrible condition, but I'm working on getting it out of this state of collapse




Poland 1938



France 1940



Netherlands 1944



Wilhelmshaven 1945

[Didier]

Still working on my Battle of Normandy Canadian, with the addition of a Canadian haversack (or small pack), among other things. The haversack and its L straps definitely look as if they had been blancoed and would have been more suitable for an Italian campaign mannequin, but beggars can't be choosers, can they? I should receive a General Service Shovel in the days to come - as the shovel comes from Amfreville, in the vicinity of both Sword and Juno beaches, it could be directly related to D-Day landings.

There is still one element that is not perdiod correct in my setup: the belt. Those I could find were far too expensive to my liking - WW2 Canadian belts seem to be as scarce as hens' teeth on the market...




3rd Canadian Division soldiers near Caen in July 1944.

[Grimebox]

A Captain in the Reconnaissance Corps.

He is shown wearing:
1944 dated black beret with Reconnaissance Corps cap badge
Post war cap with a reproduction cap badge (it’s there just for show, however, the likelihood of me finding an original cap, and then being able to afford it, are very slim)
1944 dated Service Dress tunic
1945 dated shirt
Period tie
Sam Browne belt
Period officers leather gloves
1944 dated Service Dress trousers
Period private purchase officers boots.