BRITAINS SOLDIERS MUSEUM 10116 - U.S. General Dwight D Eisenhower Winter 1944-45

Name: BRITAINS SOLDIERS MUSEUM 10116 - U.S. General Dwight D Eisenhower Winter 1944-45
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A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION!!!\n\nFOR COLLECTORS OF 14 YEARS +, THIS IS A DETAILED SCALE MODEL PRODUCED BY WILLIAM BRITAINS (FAMOUS FOR YEARS OF PRODUCING METAL \""TOY\"" SOLDIERS).\n\nBRAND NEW IN BOX\n10116 - U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower Winter, 1944-45\nDuring World War II, Dwight David \u201CIke\u201D Eisenhower served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe with the (temporary) rank of Five-star General. In 1944 he led the Overlord landings at Normandy which made good progress across Nazi-occupied Europe. However, on 16 Dec. a strong German counter attack had begun in the Ardennes. Eisenhower immediately sensed the danger in this \u201Cquiet sector\u201D of the line. Quick to respond, he ordered up reinforcements and moved fuel and supplies out of the way of the German advance. He told a council of his top commanders, \u201CThe present situation is to be regarded as one of opportunity for us and not of disaster.;