Perry French Foreign Legion - 1st Free French Division

Here's a squad of Perry French Foreign Legion to participate in the Western Desert Campaign. They can also be broken down into two smaller sections each led by and NCO.

Very simple color scheme using lightened Vallejo Khaki for the jackets and Dark Sand for the shorts; off white for the scarves and white for the kepi covers. The officer and two NCO's have uncovered kepis. They're based on Warlord Games plastic 25mm rounds to match the rest of the Western Desert Campaign figures I have.

These guys, along with the rest of the Free French forces, famously put up an heroic defense at the Battle of Bir Hakeim. Ultimately making a successful retreat and joining up with the British 8th Army and continuing the fight at the Second Battle of El Alamein.

I added this unit to match the DAK forces after bumping up their numbers with the Ramcke squad. Here's what they looked like with Minwax stain over a block paint job - I only highlighted their jackets and flesh afterwards.

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