Destroyed Two-Story Residential Building With Large Holes In The Roof And Side Wall (15) - Modern Ww2 Ww1 World War Diaroma Wargaming Rpg Mini Hobby

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This model comes in 1/56 scale, and you can easily resize it to many scales using 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%

Want some guidance? Our automated calculator offers several scales and games to help you by clicking here.

The model comes in 10 separate parts and the interior is fully playable and features alignment pins for easy multi-floor assembly. The model fits on any printer with a minimum build area of 210x210mm (if needed, additional cuts can be made easily and we'll be happy to help). The completed build stands at 435x211x151mm once assembled at 28mm scale.

In partnership with the designer WoWBuildings. Personal use only: commercial use or file sharing is strictly prohibited, thank you for your understanding. Pure 3D Mesh: Genuine human-made STL files, zero AI was used to create these 3D models.

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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.