Figurines

2nd Division USMC

Brand DRAGON

SKU DRA-6272 EAN 089195862723

Features

Nation: United States of America

Period: WWII

Scale: 1/35

Type: Figurini

Price 29,40 €

Description

1/35 2nd Division USMC Tarawa 1943

Battle of Tarawa Battle of Tarawa) was fought during the battles for the Gilbert Islands, which were fought as part of the operation codenamed Galvanic. The battle itself lasted from November 20 to 23, 1943. Throughout the battle, on the American side, 53,000 soldiers, sailors and airmen were directly or indirectly involved, of whom the land component numbered 18,000. About 4,500 fought on the Japanese side, of whom about 2,000 were construction workers. The main objective of the fighting in the Gilbert Islands, including the Battle of Tarawa, was the pursuit of the capture of much more favorable bases by the Americans who were preparing for further landing operations in the Central and South Pacific. Despite careful American planning of the operation, it did not avoid some mistakes, which led to relatively high losses among its own troops by the advancing forces. The mistakes probably included mainly miscommunication and insufficient recognition of Japanese positions. Despite the fact that the Americans won the battle, they suffered losses estimated at about 1,700 killed and about 2,100 wounded. On the other hand, the Japanese side lost its entire garrison of about 4,500 men. It is worth adding that the operation on the U.S. side was supported by major naval forces consisting of, among others, 5 escort carriers, 3 battleships or 2 heavy cruisers.

The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is an independent branch of the U.S. armed forces. The unit was founded in November 1775 and the first branch of this unit was formed a year later. In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, U.S. marines served primarily in the South and Central American region, protecting American interests in this part of the world. It was also then that the USMC was deployed to the area of operations as the first among other units of the U.S. armed forces. The corps' soldiers fought in World War I, but gained special fame during bloody and heavy fighting in the Pacific in 1941-1945, taking part in battles such as Guadalcanal (1942-1943), Tarawa (1943), Iwo-Jima and Okinawa (both 1945). Often in the face of the enemy, soldiers of this formation showed much courage, an example of which may be, for example, John Basilone was awarded the Medal of Honor for his success during the battles on Gudalcanal. After 1945, Corps soldiers fought, for example, in the Korean War (1950-1953) or especially in the Vietnam War (1964/1965-1975), suffering heavy casualties in the latter war. After the end of the Cold War, USMC soldiers took part in, for example, both Gulf Wars (1990-1991 and 2003). Currently, there are 182,000 soldiers in the Corps and about 38,500 in the Reserve. The motto of the Corps is the Latin motto Semper Fidelis (Polish always faithful).