GWUS-12 U.S. Marines Corps Officer - American Expeditionary Forces First Legion- German Heer Normandy 31238 - Confederate Infantry Standing

31238 - Confederate Infantry Standing Firing No

Alan-A-Dale was a wandering minstrel who wandered into Robin’s band of “Merrie Men”

one of the finest the company has ever produced and one of the most important for any WW2 collector

‘Sepp’ Dietrich (1892-1966) was the first leader of the “Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler” and rose from being Hitler’s personal bodyguard and driver to commander of the 6th Panzer Army

GWUS-12 U.S. Marines Corps Officer - American Expeditionary Forces First Legion- German Heer Normandy 31238 - Confederate Infantry StandingThe United States of America declared war against Germany and the Central Powers on 6th April 1917. Spurred by the slogan "First to Fight" there was a rush of recruits into the Marine Corps. The newborn Marine Corps Reserve, mobilized on 16 April, contributed three officers and thirty three enlisted men. The recruit depots at Parris Island and Mare Island were soon swamped, and temporary recruiting centers had to be opened at Philadelphia, Brooklyn,