Bolt Action - Afrika Korps Blitzkrieg German South Africans wearing sun helmets

South Africans wearing sun helmets or the men of the Long Range Desert Group

Supplied unassembled and unpainted

The most successful and most commonly used machine gun in Italian service was the Breda M37 8mm air-cooled weapon

Veteran troops would often be reinforced with increased amounts of supporting weaponry

Bolt Action - Afrika Korps Blitzkrieg German South Africans wearing sun helmetsSent to bolster their beleaguered Italian allies facing the combined forces of the British Commonwealth in North Africa, the Deutsches Afrika Korps proved a dangerous opponent. Commanded by the legendary Erwin Rommel, the Afrika Korps fought a series of ferocious battles in Egypt and Libya as each side pushed the other to breaking point. Fighting in what was referred to as the last 'Gentleman's War', the German soldier was well respected by those he