EA040 MAJOR PADDY MAYNE First Legion-Crusaders Knights & Allies self propelled gun in action

self propelled gun in action somewhere in North Africa between 1940 and 1943

The heat of battle rarely offers the optimal situation

This senior officer listens as one of his subordinates briefs him on the current battlefield situation

A lone British soldier comes face-to-face with one of the dreaded Kenpeitai

It used an intermediate cartridge which meant it had more stopping power than the MP 40 submachine gun and a greater rate of fire than the bolt-action Karabiner 98k

EA040 MAJOR PADDY MAYNE First Legion-Crusaders Knights & Allies self propelled gun in actionPaddy Mayne was one of the true legends of WW2 The winner of no less than 4 D. S. O.s he served with the Special Air Service almost from the formation of the Regiment. Brave bold and sometimes reckless Paddy Mayne was responsible for personally destroying over 130 German and Italian aircraft on raids on Axis airfields. While fighting he could be superb out of the line he could be extremely difficult. A complex but very brave soldier. Here hes dressed