Original German Pre-WWII Era Artillery Gun Lineol & Elastolin Toy Soldier Set with Artillery Piece and Four Soldiers U.S. Holsters had formulated the plan to

had formulated the plan to land Allied troops at Anzio in order to outflank German positions in the area

under which it is clearly dated 1942

- ONB Cap Badge

shorter "Artillery" models were created for closer quarters defense of cannon emplacements

- Black for Panzer units (armoured units)

Original German Pre-WWII Era Artillery Gun Lineol & Elastolin Toy Soldier Set with Artillery Piece and Four Soldiers U.S. Holsters had formulated the plan toOriginal Item: Only One Available. During the 1930s, various companies in Germany such as Elastolin, Lineol, Marklin, Tippco and Wiking began to make numerous toy soldiers from painted "composite" materials, and later on from plastic. They mostly made German soldiers, but they did also produce soldiers from other countries, so that more complete battle scenes would be created. They were also generally available from each maker in several different