Dragon 6885 1/35 Tiger I Early Production "TiKi" [Das Reich Division

Dragon 6885 1/35 Tiger I Early Production "TiKi" [Das Reich Division - Battle of Kursk]

Highlights:
- special turret bin used by Das Reich Division only

- unique placement of the starter used by Das Reich Division

- DS tracks

- photo-etched parts

- bonus items: SS-Brigadeführer Walter Krüger & ladder during award ceremony in April 1943

free delivery

Availability: [In Stock]
Weight: 0.86 kg

Description

World War Two
German
~200 Early Tiger I was produced between Nov 1942 to Jun 1943
active in the Eastern Front, esp. during Battle of Kursk
2nd SS Panzer Division "Das Reich" (2. SS-Panzerdivision "Das Reich") [1939~1945]
Operation Citadel (Unternehmen Zitadelle) [5 July 1943 ~ 17 July 1943] was a German offensive operation against Soviet forces in the Kursk salient during the Second World War on the Eastern Front that initiated the Battle of Kursk [5 July 1943 ~ 23 August 1943]. Operation Citadel was the final strategic offensive that Germans were able to launch on the Eastern Front.
Walter Krüger (1890~1945) - SS-Brigadeführer in the Waffen-SS of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. At the end of the war, Walter Krüger committed suicide. (Walter Krüger commanded 2nd SS Panzer Division "Das Reich" from 3 April 1943 to 23 October 1943)
Brigadeführer = Brigadier General (US) / Brigadier (UK)

Images

DRA_6885_box.png	DRA_6885_detail

DRA_6885_marking	DRA_6885_marking_detail

DRA_6885_kit	DRA_6885_kit1

DRA_6885_kit2	DRA_6885_kit3

DRA_6885_kit4	DRA_6885_kit5

DRA_6885_kit6 bonus items: SS-Brigadeführer Walter Krüger & ladder	DRA_6885_bonus

DRA_6885_part	DRA_6885_bonus_6213 bonus parts: Dragon 6213 German Command Staff (4 figures only)

photo: Walter Krüger Walter Krüger (left) with Erich Hoepner in October 1941