Description: KING & COUNTRY WS377 WWII 12th PANZER HJ "THE DRINKING SOLDIER" MIB! GERMAN WWII TROOPS... "TEENAGE TERROR IN NORMANDY"... D-DAY JUNE 1944 "Swift as a greyhound, as tough as old leather and... as hard as Krupp steel" *Note: the addition of the King & Country Company Registered Trademark Logo in the photos for this listing certifies that an authorized and licensed King & Country Dealer is offering this item for sale. NEW 2023, AND AVAILABLE NOW FROM PICACHO PEAK COLLECTIBLES! Taking a momentary break from battle one of the young German soldiers drinks some local French wine during a lull in the fighting... somewhere in Normandy, France June 1944. MINT CONDITION IN THE ORIGINAL KING & COUNTRY BOX! Please Note: The images in this listing of the maps of the Allied Invasion of German occupied France, the 12th Panzer HJ Emblem or ANY OF THE ADDITIONAL WWII IMAGES ARE FOR HISTORICAL / EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE SALE OF THIS SINGLE WWII GERMAN 12th PANZER HJ FIGURE! HISTORICAL QUOTE: "In war there is no second prize for the runner-up."General Omar N. Bradley HISTORICAL / EDUCATIONAL NOTE: THE HJ TROOPS The HJ in Germany, was the youth organization of the German Political Party and its origins date back to 1922. From 1933 until 1945, it was the sole official youth organization in Germany and was partially a paramilitary organization; was composed of the selected German male youths aged 14 to 18. The German youngsters in the H. Youth (Deutsches Jungvolk in der HJugend or "DJ", also "DJV") for younger boys aged 10 to 14, and for girls it was the League of German Girls (Bund Deutsche Mädel or "BDM"). Originally intended to foster the ideology of the German Party, with the rise of the Führer the organization shifted its focus to become a paramilitary organization training young boys for service in the Reich. Membership in the HJ in 1923 was just over 1200, however by the end of 1933 the number was 2.3 million youths and by 1936 the number in the HJ exceeded 5 million. 0 0 1 272 1552 Picacho Peak Collectibles 12 3 1821 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE
Price: 55 USD
Location: Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania
End Time: 2024-11-30T22:43:04.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Brand: KING & COUNTRY
Type: WWII GERMAN 12th PANZER HJ TROOPS IN NORMANDY... D-DAY JUNE 1944
Year: 2023
Soldier Type: WWII GERMAN 12th PANZER HJ TROOPS IN NORMANDY... D-DAY JUNE 1944
UPC: Does not apply
Material: HAND-PAINTED PEWTER & WHITE METAL
MPN: WS377
Recommended Age Range: COLLECTOR
Gender: N/A
Country/Region of Manufacture: Hong Kong
Modified Item: No
