Kneeling Para with Sterling S.M.G.--single kneeling British paratrooper figure from the Falklands War
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Item Number: TF019
Kneeling Para with Sterling S.M.G.
This 'Para' takes the knee to deliver a short burst of 9mm rounds from his Sterling Submachine Gun.
This automatic weapon began to replace the WWII era 'STEN' gun in 1953, and remained standard issue to British forces until 1994. Much more reliable than its predecessor, 'Sterling SMG's' were usually, but not exclusively, carried by officers, some NCO's, Radio Operators, and armoured vehicle crews.
"DON'T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA!"
As well as being the memorable theme song of the highly popular film and stage musical ‘EVITA’, this particular song also formed part of the soundtrack to the 1982 Falklands War fought between Britain and Argentina.
When that war erupted in April 1982 with the Argentine invasion of this small group of rugged and remote British islands, few people suspected that a brief but bloody conflict would follow.
As is well known, a powerful naval task force was rapidly dispatched from Britain with the firm intention of retaking the islands, evicting the invaders and liberating the small British community who had lived and worked there for almost 150 years.
As the land force element of the Task Force was loaded aboard the ships sailing to the South Atlantic, they were serenaded up the gangplanks by a familiar sound…
“Don’t Cry For Me Argentina”, the memorable theme song from ‘EVITA’.
On these occasions, the song was often played somewhat sarcastically by several of the regimental bands of the Royal Marines and the Parachute Regiment much to the amusement of the boarding ‘Bootnecks’ and ‘Paras’.
Due to be released in JUNE 2025.
