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Hobby Master 1:72 Ground Power Series HG5207 Leyland Comet Diecast Model British Army 7th Armored Div Desert Rats, Iron Duke IV, Germany, 1945

1:72 Scale		Length		Width
Leyland Comet		3.5"		1.75"

PLEASE NOTE: This item has a planned arrival date of April 2019 and is only available for PRE-ORDER at this time.

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“A" Company, Heavy Section, Heavy Machine Gun Corps took part in WWI and in 1939 was renamed the 1st Royal Tank Regiment. The British 7th Armoured Division earned the nickname “Desert Rats" for its action in North Africa. They took part in the Siege of Tobruk, Battle of El Alamein, moved to Italy and then Normandy. The Comet was a late arrival in WWII and took part in the advance into Germany. Iron Duke IV belonged to Lt. Col. Pat Hobart who was CO of 1 RTR, 7th Armoured Div in 1945.