Monday, April 21, 2008

World War II - Beginning of the End

6 june 1944, D-Day!! Operation Overlord - The US and its allies land at Normandy, France and begin pushing the Germans back. 

From left to right: Dragon's General George Patton Jr., US 29th Infantry Div PTE "Mike Connolly" (lools like Christopher Walken), US Army 2nd Ranger Battalion CPT "Miller" (Tom Hanks of "Saving Private Ryan" - DAMN GOOD MOVIE), BBI 101st Airborne "Screaming Eagles" Bud Norris, Dragon US 82nd Airborne Pathfinder "Tom" (looks like Nicholas Cage) and Dragon 82nd Airborne "Danny" (looks like Kirk Douglas).

From left to right: Dragon's 101st Airborne NCO "Tab" (looks like Barry Pepper who also starred in Saving Private Ryan), US Army 30th Infantry Division PTE "Hank", 1st Special Service Force Platoon Leader "Nick" and Bazooka man "Lefty" (looks like Leonardo DiCaprio) by BBI, and US Army Alaska Defense Command snow trooper by GI Joe.

US Army Special Mission Commander "Major Lee" (looks like Lee Marvin), US Army Automatic Rifleman, BBI US 2nd Infantry Indian Head Division Mortar Man "Red Parker", BBI US Army 29th Infantry Division Radio Operator "Sparky Parsons", GI Joe USMC Infantryman and Dragon US Army Tank Crewman "Mac".

GI Joe US Army Combat Medic, Cotswold US Navy Night Watch, US Navy landing party, GI Joe Patrol Boat Commander (John F Kennedy), Action Man 82nd Airborne Paratrooper, GI Joe US Army 1st Infantry Division SGT, War Photographer and US Army Airborne MP by GyperMan

GI Joe Mine Detector, USMC Marine Jungle Fighter, Action Man USMC Infantryman with canine/dog (K9 unit), GI Joe talking MP, Action Man Red Devils Paratrooper and Talking Commander (batteries not required!!)

The war ends in Europe on 7 May 1945 when Germany surrenders. The coward Hitler commits suicide rather than face the consequences of his actions.

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