Product Description

- From France's Mach 2, we are pleased to present the 1/35 French Taxi Battle of the Marne 1914.
- In September 1914, early in World War I, German forces broke through Belgium and advanced along the Marne River, passing about 30 km east of Paris.
- To defend Paris, French troops had to quickly deploy south of the Marne, but due to a lack of military trains and vehicles it was thought they would not be able to intercept the enemy in time.
- At the suggestion of General Gallieni, the military governor of Paris, 630 taxis in the city were requisitioned for troop transport and continued to send reserve forces to the French 6th Army, which was defending Paris.
- As a result, the 6th Army was able to halt the German advance.
- The Battle of the Marne thwarted the Schlieffen Plan, Germany's military plan for invading France, and changed the course of the war from a short-term battle to a long-term one, which is why it is also known as the Miracle of the Marne.
- Although the number of soldiers actually transported by taxi during the Battle of the Marne was only about 4,000, the psychological impact it had on the masses was huge, and it later came to be seen as a symbol of French national unity.
- The product we are introducing this time is a reproduction of the AG1 taxi that transported soldiers to the Battle of the Marne.
- This injection plastic kit comes with window transparency film and decals.

Product Specifications

Country

France

Item code

MA2AR07

JAN code

4589913238770

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