"MIND THE GAP" Battle of Kolberg Poland March 12th 1945. A moving piece of work stunning and fantastic work from modeller Peter W Usher. An award winning diorama.
The Battle of Kolberg
was the taking of the city of Kolberg, now the city of Kołobrzeg, in Pomerania by the Soviet Army and its Polish allies from Nazi German forces during the World War II East Pomeranian Offensive. Between 4 and 18 March 1945 there was major urban fighting of the Soviet and Polish forces against the German army for the control over the city. The Germans succeeded in evacuating much of their military personnel and refugees from the city via sea before it was taken by the Poles on 18 March.