King & Country DD332 Fire and Advance four French commandos from two angles

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DD332 combines a standing Bren gunner, two riflemen and a low Sten gunner. One rifleman moves with his weapon lowered while the other aims from a standing position, giving the group a different rhythm from DD331’s first four commandos.

DD332 Fire and Advance: the same four French commandos shown from front and rear. One Bren gunner, two riflemen and one Sten gunner. Manufacturer reference image © King & Country.
DD332 Fire and Advance: the same four French commandos shown from front and rear. One Bren gunner, two riflemen and one Sten gunner. Manufacturer reference image © King & Country.

The photograph resolves a copied description

The official release page contains two overlapping paragraphs, one of which repeats the earlier set’s weapon mix. The first paragraph and the actual reference image agree on this set: one Bren, two rifles and one Sten.

The manufacturer photograph shows the same four figures from front and rear. It is not an eight-man release. An older dealer image showed Kieffer instead, which is why the corrected set photograph matters here.

French commandos had a campaign beyond Sword

The Ordre de la Libération’s unit overview follows the commandos from Normandy to the Netherlands and the fighting for access to Antwerp. Their story did not end when the beach objectives were taken.

The models are not assigned to a named Dutch engagement. The wider history simply gives the French commando subject more depth than a single morning on the Normandy shore.

The title is visible in the bodies

The aimed rifle supplies the most extended firing line. The moving rifleman and upright Bren gunner create a different sense of motion, while the Sten figure brings one corner back toward the ground.

Those varied heights help the group work on a small base without looking like four repetitions of one soldier.

DD332 earns its separate catalog entry through that particular four-man combination. The corrected photograph, full code and clear contents make it easier to compare with DD331 and the separately sold Kieffer portrait.

Release record and collecting notes

Sager’s archived DD332 product record lists a release date of November 2019. These are catalog dates, rather than a statement about today’s secondhand availability. Compare the seller’s actual photographs with the reference image here, including any projecting equipment and the base; a familiar box title alone is not a condition report.

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