Three-Story Brick Building With Partially Collapsed Facade And Piles Of Ground Floor Debris (8) - Modern Ww2 Ww1 World War Diaroma Wargaming Rpg Mini Hobby

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The model is provided in 1/56 scale, but can be easily resized in many other scales in your slicer:
- to 6mm (1/280): x20%

- to 10mm (1/200): x35%

- to 15mm (1/100): x56%

- to 20mm (1/72): x78%

- to 25mm (1/64): x88%

- to 1/48 scale: x117%

- to 1/35 scale: x160%

Need help? You can use our automated calculator, which includes many scales and games to assist you, by clicking here.

When fully assembled, the model measures 339x143x205mm at 28mm scale. The model can be printed on a bed of at least 210x210mm (if your printer is smaller, no problem: you can simply add extra cuts, and we'll be happy to help). The model comes in 8 separate parts and the interior is fully playable and features alignment pins for easy multi-floor assembly.

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Historical context

The Battle of Villers-Bocage, fought on June 13, 1944, was a pivotal engagement during the Normandy campaign, emerging from the British Operation Perch. This offensive aimed for a rapid breakout from the D-Day bridgehead, with the British 7th Armoured Division tasked with seizing Villers-Bocage to exploit a perceived gap in German lines west of Caen. As leading elements of the 4th County of London Yeomanry entered the town, they were ambushed by SS-Hauptsturmführer Michael Wittmann of the SS Heavy Tank Battalion 101. Wittmann, commanding a formidable Tiger I heavy tank, launched a single-handed assault that decimated numerous Cromwell tanks, Sherman Fireflies, half-tracks, and Universal Carriers within the town and on the main road to Villers-Bocage. His audacious action created widespread chaos, effectively halting the British advance. Subsequent intense fighting involved close-quarters urban combat and concerted German counter-attacks throughout the day, preventing the British from firmly establishing their positions. The battle concluded with a tactical German victory, denying the British 7th Armoured Division its objective and preventing the planned breakout. Villers-Bocage underscored the potent threat of the Tiger I and demonstrated how a single skilled commander could significantly impact the battlefield, forcing the Allies into a protracted attritional struggle in Normandy.