Tag Archives: 1943

Officers of the U.S. 406th Infantry Regiment

Officers of the U.S. Army 406th Infantry Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division as listed in a souvenir 1943 Officers Mess’ Christmas Dinner menu. Officers of the 406th Infantry Col. Bernard F. Hurless Lt. Col. John S. Switzer, Jr., Lt. Col. Cecil … Continue reading

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Dragon StuG III F/8

New feature poster from Dragon for the #6620: StuG III F/8 Early Production Italy 1943:

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Red Army LMG Gunner with Aerosan RF-8

New 1/6th-scale Dragon WWII figure covering the Russian Front in 1943: Item No. 70835, “Igor Ivanovich Bazarov”, Red Army LMG Gunner w/Aerosan RF-8, Ukrainian Front, 1943. Scheduled for release August 2012.

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Battles of Kampfgruppe Lang in Tunisia – Attack on Beja

The Historical Division of the U.S. Army in Europe assembled a series of Foreign Military Studies from 1945 to 1954 covering the fighting in Europe during World War II. The volume Battles of Kampfgruppe Lang in Tunisia (10th Panzer Division) … Continue reading

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Sidi Nsir and Hunt’s Gap

This map from The Royal Hampshire Regiment: 1918-1954 shows the battles at Sidi Nsir and Hunt’s Gap in Tunisia in February-March 1943. The German forces overran the British units at Sidi Nsir but were halted at Hunt’s Gap near Ksar … Continue reading

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