DD271 “ Blitz” Churchill K&C WW1 A familiar statue figure on

A familiar statue figure on any European village or town square

Charging forward with rifle and bayonet

Each vexillum would normally carry the Legion’s number ( in Roman numerals) and the painted or embroidered symbol of that same Legion

At Ypres he was shot through the lung by a sniper

BB043 German Heer Infantry with MP44

DD271 “ Blitz” Churchill K&C WW1 A familiar statue figure onDuring even the heaviest German bombing of Britain in 1940 and 1941 Churchill became a welcome and heartening visitor to many bomb shattered cities and towns the length and breadth of the island nation. Here he is stepping out with his tin bowler (steel helmet) on and his gasmask haversack over one shoulder the famous cigar in his mouth.