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German Bussing-Nag Type 4500A Cargo Truck - Unidentified Unit, Eastern Front, 1943 (1:72 Scale)
German Bussing-Nag Type 4500A Cargo Truck - Unidentified Unit, Eastern Front, 1943

Unimax Micro Military German Bussing-Nag Type 4500A Cargo Truck - Eastern Front, 1943




 
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Forces of Valor 85062 German Bussing-Nag Type 4500A Cargo Truck - Unidentified Unit, Eastern Front, 1943 (1:72 Scale) "I do not doubt that the outstanding ability of the designer and at a later date the economic acumen of manufacturers, will make it possible to make available to the German people a car which is low priced and cheap in operation, similar to what American people have enjoyed for a long time..."
- German Chancellor Adolf Hitler at the 26th International Berlin Automobile Show, 1936

Beginning in 1942, the Bussing-NAG type 4500 A replaced the Bussing-NAG type 500 A. The engine bonnet of the type 4500 rose noticeably in the direction of the driver's cab. It was horizontal on the type 500. Contrary to the Bussing-NAG type 4500 S, which had 7 louvers, the Bussing-NAG type 4500 A had 5 louvers in the side plates of the engine bonnet.

Pictured here is a 1:72 scale replica of a German Bussing-Nag Type 4500A cargo truck that was attached to an unidentified unit then serving on the Eastern Front during 1943. Sold Out!



Dimensions:
Length: 4-1/2-inches
Width: 1-1/4-inches

Release Date: June 2010

Historical Account: "The Eastern Bulge" - The Battle of Kursk, also called Unternehmen Zitadelle by the German Army (Operation Citadel), took place from July 4th, 1943 to August 23rd, 1943, represented a significant defensive battle strategy on the Soviets' part during World War II. Having good intelligence on Hitler's intentions, the Soviets established and managed to conceal elaborate layered defense works, mine fields, and stage and disguise large reserve forces poised for a tactical and strategic counter-attack end game typical of defensive battle plans. Overall, the campaign, which included the famous sub-battle at and for Prokhorovka, remains the largest armored engagement of all time, and included the most costly single day of aerial warfare in history.

Though the Germans planned and initiated an offensive strike, the well planned Soviet defense not only managed to frustrate their ambitions but also launched a successful counter-offensive and exhausted the German abilities in the theatre thereby seizing the initiative for the remainder of the war. In that sense it may be seen as phase II of the turning point in the front that began with the German defeat at the Battle of Stalingrad, which aftermath set the table by establishing the 'Kursk Salient', the reduction of which was the objective of the German armies entering July. The subsequent counter attacks retook Oryol (August 5th), Belgorod (August 5th) and Kharkov (August 23rd), pushing back the Germans across a broad front, the first successful major Soviet Summer offensive of the War.

Kursk further demonstrated that the conflict in the East contained the largest scale of warfare in history, in terms of manpower involved. So well designed was the Soviet defensive planning, that when entering the archetypical counterattack phase, the Soviets were able to attack along four separate axes of advance, and execute a planned stop at a phase line, thus avoiding the pitfalls of over-extending during the counter attack and earning this battle's deserved place as a model campaign in war college curricula.

Features
  • Diecast metal and plastic construction
  • Comes with two figures
  • Accurate markings and insignia

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5 of 5 Very nice December 13, 2011
Reviewer: Big Tread Jack from Missoula, MT United States  
Its big. Its metal and there are two soldiers. The wheels roll and it is heavy and worth the price !!!

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