MK184 Sir William Wallace K&C WWII FIelds of Battle the section ‘Gefreiter’ with his

the section ‘Gefreiter’ with his MP40 Schmeisser machine pistol and a firing MG34 machine gunner

his immediate superior was a Proconsul (provincial governor)

A son of the Douglas family and a friend of Robert The Bruce (1274-1329) this brave knight wears the colours and symbols granted to the Douglas clan after they took the dead king’s heart (as he had wished) on a crusade to The Holy Land

ground forces frequently used it against enemy bunker and fixed defence positions especially in urban areas

It came into service in 1942 and continued until the mid 1960’s

MK184 Sir William Wallace K&C WWII FIelds of Battle the section ‘Gefreiter’ with hisMost medieval collectors are more than familiar with the Mel Gibson movie Braveheart, the semi fictional exploits of one of Scotlands greatest heroes. The real Sir William Wallace was a far cry from the cinematic version He never painted half his face blue and he never wore a kilt either! Wallace was a lowlander from a small town called Elderslie, near Glasgow not far from where yours truly was born. In battle Wallace was garbed in much the same