CTSM-06A - Samnite Warrior D-Day it was the ordinary infantry

it was the ordinary infantry soldier who fought for every position

" depicts a German mortar team during the intense fighting that followed the Allied landings in Normandy in June 1944

This figure depicts a kneeling firing lance corporal of the 24th Foot

enemy uniforms

and maintain formation under intense battlefield pressure

CTSM-06A - Samnite Warrior D-Day it was the ordinary infantrySamnite tunics were brightly coloured and decorated, and there is little evidence of uniformity. Their weapons included the javelin and short spear. There was a mixture of oval and round shields, and many infantry wore a distinctive cuirasse of Italian design. Small breast and backplates of leather backed bronze linked by hinged straps of similar construction passing over the shoulders and under the arms. The commonest type was the triple disc style.