Little less known was General John P. Lucas' landing at Anzio, 70 miles north of Monte Cassino and 50 miles from Rome. Even less known was his blunder on 30th, Jan, 1944 at Cisterna, that placed the three Ranger Battalions raised by Darby (1st, 3rd and 4th) in a direct confrontation against elements of the elite 2nd and 4th Fallschirmjager Divisions supported by members of Herman Goering Panzer Division and 715th Motorized Infantry Division . The 7 hour bloodshed resulted in total destruction of the three Ranger Battalions (hence only 2nd and 5th participated in Operation Overlord on D-Day. 6th Ranger Battalion fought in the pacific. Among their courageous acts was the successful execution of POW rescue on Luzon. Depicted in the movie "The Great Raid")
This picture was taken near Cisterna in June, 1944, five months after the landing at Anzio.
Life magazine photos
June 6th approaching. We'd like to take this opportunity and introduce our 1:35 U.S Army figure insignia decal sets. One set for WWII, and the other for modern subjects with ACU uniform.
On D-Day, A, B and C companies of 2nd Ranger Battalion landed at Omaha Beach with soldiers of 1st and 29th infantry division. Of all the characters in Saving Private Ryan, the portrayal of Lt. Col. James Earl Rudder by Dennis Farina was probably the least impressive. The man that led the Rangers up the sheer cliff of Point Du Hoc was not a grumpy old man.
The imaginary character, Private James Francis Ryan of Payton, Iowa, was part of 101st Airborne, as with all other members of U.S. Army encountered by Miller's element after they had left the beachhead. Noteworthy was Captain Fred Hamill played by Ted Danson, who identified himself as a Pathfinder - one of the 18 teams set out to mark landing zones for the paratroopers - some of the most dangerous missions on D-Day, and awarded with the extremely prestigious Pathfinder's Badge (Worn 4 inches above left sleeve cuff).
Ranger Battalions were deactivated after WWII, and re-raised in the 70s and 80s. The 75th Ranger Regiment was reformed in 1986, consist of 3 Ranger Battalions. There are now also 4th, 5th and 6th Ranger Battalions that are part of the Ranger Training Brigade.
The unit that participated in Battle of Mogadishu in Somalia was Bravo Company of 3rd Ranger Battalion. Alongside C Squadron of the Delta Force. All accurately depicted in the movie Blackhawk Down.
One of the more recent portrayal of Rangers was in the Hurt Locker.
I'm sure someone reading is screaming "Bullshit" right now and getting ready to link from wiki... Indeed they were EOD, but Sergeant James T. Sanborn was serving with the Rangers in Afghanistan before transferring into the 52nd Ordnance group.
I'm sure someone reading is screaming "Bullshit" right now and getting ready to link from wiki... Indeed they were EOD, but Sergeant James T. Sanborn was serving with the Rangers in Afghanistan before transferring into the 52nd Ordnance group.
So... the decal sets (and you thought we were talking about movies...) also include options for Marines. Marines don't use unit patches (they have, but the MCCUU doesn't have velcros for them. They wear a sew on Marine emblem on their left chest pocket. Ranks are sewed onto the collars, name and the letters "U.S. MARINES" are also sewed on.
In addition to the insignia sets, we're releasing 2 sheets of camouflage decals, for ACUPAT and MARPAT. Each of these features 15cmX6cm of uninterrupted and unrepeated patterns of camouflage, in correct scale and architecture. Here are 28X28mm samples, equivalent to 1X1m in 1:1.
To date, we have accumulated a small range of insignia sets for 1:35 and 1:16 figures. The German sets also include photo etched badges and medals since German soldiers were known to wear those on their combat uniforms. These sets all come with instructions detailing their contents and applications.
1:35 Luftwaffe Uniform Insignias
1:35 Wehrmacht Uniform Insignias
1:35 Panzer Crew Uniform Insignias
1:35 Waffen-SS Uniform Insignias
1:16 (120mm) Wehrmacht Uniform Insignias
1:16 (120mm) Waffen-SS Uniform Insignias
1:35 U.S. Army WWII Uniform Insignias
1:35 U.S. Army Modern Uniform Insignias
1:35 U.S. ARMY ACUPAT Camouflage decal
1:35 U.S. MARINE MARPAT Camouflage decal
1:16 (120mm) U.S. Army WWII Uniform Insignias
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