5th Alpine Division "Pusteria" 🇮🇹🗻🏔️🐪🫏🇪🇹 mountain gun team with mules and camels

The 5th Alpine Division "Pusteria" (Italian: 5ª Divisione alpina "Pusteria") was a division of the Royal Italian Army, which specialized in mountain warfare. During the Second Italo-Ethiopian War, the Pusteria embarked in Livorno and Naples from 6 January 1936 for its transfer to Massawa in Italian Eritrea. From there the division moved to Macallé in Ethiopia and entered combat at the end of January. The division played a primary role in the Battle of Amba Aradam and the Battle of Maychew, and participated in the Second Battle of Tembien. On 5 May 1936 the division entered the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa. Composition Alpini soldiers produced by Confalonieri Chialu(Italy) in 30s/40s.

Italian soldier with flamethrower 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🔥🔥🔥

This Italian infantry composition soldier was produced by Confalonieri Chialu (Italy)in 1939/40.

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T34 tank crew from PGH Effelder

These four composition tank soldiers were supplied by PGH Effelder (DDR) to increase the playing value of the T34 produced by Ankerwerken, MSB in 60s. They were apparently only sold together. The photographed model of T34 is a modern wooden DIY toy from China.

Elastolin Schutzstaffel (SS) figurines

Elastolin composition soldiers of 30s were a reflection of their time, the political side of Germany also had to be included thus Hitler's street thugs, the S.A.("Sturmabteilung"),the S.S. ("Schutzstaffel"), the Reich Labour Corps ("Reichsarbeitsdienst"), the Hitler Youth("Hitler Jugend"),the girls section ("Bund Deutsche Maedchen") were all available. The S.S. were well represented, marching with torches, musicians on foot or horse, with all the Nazi flags, banners and standards. There was no official encouragement of the manufacture of these politically based figures, but the political climate was such, that not to have produced them, would have quickly brought about official displeasure and on a commercial plane, a loss of sales.

French North African Infantry 🇫🇷

French North African infantry marching model (c. 1870) from Canadian War Museusm (Ottawa). Wood and metal Link 

Astronauts from Hing Fat Toys 🛸👽🛰️🚀🪐

 1/32 plastic  spacemen produced by Hing Fat Toys (China) in 90s.

Hausser/Elastolin 788/2 Twin AA Machine Gun Trailer 🌩️🌩️🌩️ 💥💥💥

This rare horse drawn anti-aircraft unit produced by Elastolin is a good model of the real item (7,92 mm Zwillingssockel-36) used extensively in Eastern Europe in World War II. It is first shown as 788/2 in the Elastolin 1939 catalogue and was sold with postillion, two limber figures and a gunner. The guns are metal and the sound of rapid firing is simulated when a small lever at the back of the trailer is turned. A leg drops to support the trailer on its own. There is a canvas brass catcher curtain suspended beneath.

Visiting Devenish Island (Enniskillen, Northern Ireland)

Devenish Ecclesiastical Site was founded in the 6th century by Saint Molaise on one of Lough Erne’s many islands. During its history it has been raided by Vikings (837AD), burned (1157AD) and flourished (Middle Ages) as a parish church site and St. Mary’s Augustine Priory. There are ruins from different time periods on site; the earliest being St. Molaise house and the round tower which are 12th Century.

 

Siege of Enniskillen (1594) 🏰🏰🏰

The siege of Enniskillen took place at Enniskillen in Fermanagh, present day Northern Ireland, in 1594 and 1595, during the Nine Years' War. In February 1594, the English had captured Enniskillen Castle from the Irish after a waterborne assault and massacred the defenders after they surrendered. From May 1594, an Irish army under Hugh Maguire and Cormac MacBaron O'Neill besieged the English garrison in the castle, and in August they defeated an English relief force. A second relief force was allowed to resupply the garrison, but the castle remained cut off. Eventually, in May 1595, the English garrison surrendered to the Irish and were then massacred(Enniskillen Castle Museums).

Musée 39-45(Dinan, France): Battle of Normandy 🇺🇸🇫🇷🇬🇧

Visiting Musée 39-45(Dinan, France).

Visiting Musée 39-45(Dinan, France).

The museum, which brings together pieces from all over Brittany, initially came from the collection of an enthusiast (Eric Pasturel) and has been growing for over thirty years. They have thousands of pieces from the field (from cigarette packets to aircraft engines). The museum presents over 40 mannequins in original uniforms, artillery pieces and period vehicles.

Trico WW1 composition soldiers.

WW1 US Army "Doughboys" composition soldiers produced by Trico (Japan) in 30s. Trico/Esabe company was based in Nagoya, Japan and produced composite toy soldiers, railroad figures, farm figures and civilian figures from 1933 to 1955. Trico produced US Army and UK army toy soldiers mainly for export.