Infantería Francesa of World-War Two, 1940

Table of Organisation & Equipment

French Hotchkiss HMG team available from Revell. The figuras are World War One infantry, but they are equally suitable for the 1940 campaign in France.

French infantry sections, like those of other nations, had a specialist grenadier who fired rifle grenades and handled most of the hand grenades. Due to the speed of mobilisation, the French army experienced equipment shortages which resulted in some units not being issued with rifle grenade launchers (lance type) in 1940.

Suitable Figures

• World-War One Infantería Francesa, 1:72 Revell 02505
• Infantería Francesa 1940, 1:72 Pegasus 7306
• Infantería Francesa, 1:72 ESCI P-205
• Infantería Francesa, 1:300 Heroics FR1

Rifle Platoon

• Platoon Headquarters
• Rifle Section (12 men of all ranks)
  • Sergent (Chef de Groupe)
  • Caporal (2ème Chef de Groupe)
  • Mitrailleur (LMG)
  • Chargeur pour le Fusil Mitrailleur (LMG)
  • Sapeur
  • Sapeur
  • Sapeur
  • Pourvoyeur
  • Pourvoyeur
  • Pourvoyeur
  • Sniper
  • Tromblon V.B. (grenade man with rifle grenade launcher)
• Rifle Section (12 men of all ranks)
• Rifle Section (12 men of all ranks)

French infantry evacuated from the Dunkirk beaches subsequently received British arms and uniforms, although some items of French dress continued to be worn. Free French forces were armed and uniformed with American equipment.

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Figuras del Ejército Francés de la Segunda Guerra Mundial

– Publicado: 1997 – Actualizado: 23.05.2007
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