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Thursday, October 18, 2012 - 03:16 AM UTC
MiniArt has released a box art image that will catch most by surprise titled “U.S. Horseman” Normandy 1944.
MiniArt is at it again with this figure set in the works depicting two World War Two American soldiers in Normandy 1944 on horseback. One of the figures depicts an American Airborne soldier armed with a rifle sat on horseback and watching the world go by. The other represents a soldier of the 29th division with his colt 45 drawn and I believe in the process of turning the horse. I can see these two figures proving popular with them being a very original idea. It is a pity one of the figures isn’t Patton as I seem to remember several images of him on horseback.

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Well, the US Cavalry rides again! There's a photo somewhere of a mounted US soldier in Cherbourg just after it's surrender. Although I think the horse must have been local (and, apparently, bilingual. Take that, Parti Quebecois! ) I don't think US troops landed with horses, but prove me wrong.
OCT 18, 2012 - 03:59 AM
Some US Army riders in Normandy : 505th PIR (82nd US Airborne) in Sainte-Mère-Eglise : 2nd Ranger Bn : "Beggars can't be choosers" (1st Inf. Div.) : Frenchy
OCT 18, 2012 - 04:05 AM
But are these French horses, or liberated German cavalry horses? "A horse is a horse, of course, of course." - Mr. Ed, the talking horse I just took a look at the MiniArt box art and at least one of the horses is German. You could tell by his accent.
OCT 18, 2012 - 04:15 AM
Were the PIR horses also para dropped? Must have scared the **** out of them! Wouldn't want to be on the ground anywhere near!
OCT 18, 2012 - 04:18 AM
According to some information I've found, the 505th PIR used German horses for patrolling Sainte-Mère-Eglise. Frenchy
OCT 18, 2012 - 04:32 AM
There is an account of a airborne trooper finding a white horse in Normandy, and tying a piece of cast metal across his chest enabling him to ride down the hedgerows to draw sniper fire. Once shot at, his fellow troopers would open up in the area where the shot came from and killing or flushing out the sniper. When I saw the figures the story came to mind, can't remember what book but will try to track it down. Nice vign. idea.
OCT 18, 2012 - 09:51 AM
Of course horses are massively under represented in model depictions of WW2. Looking at the output of manufacturers and modellers the historically unaware could be forgiven for thinking that all infantry and artillery regiments were fully mechanized. Maybe we'll see more horses trotted out from the same stable.
OCT 19, 2012 - 01:08 AM
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