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World War II has been the subject of many stories, art, films, and sculptures through out history But it is this generation of Lego enthusiasts that has created such a unique homage to one of history’s greatest battles.

The people from brothers-brick.com are one of the most talented people in the art world specifically in creating Lego diorama’s with great detail and artistry.One very striking work is the Lego creation entitled “Batallion Aid Station, Normandy, June 1944.”

Andrew, the creator of the diorama, went on to make this set after making a MOC (that is My Own Creation in Lego language) of a World War II ambulance -the US Army Dodge WC54. After thinking that the ambulance needed a setting, the need for a diorama was unraveled.

During World War II, it was the Battalion Aid Stations that were the next best thing to hospitals. In such a chaotic time, US soldiers would be brought to these stations for treatment from wounds and injuries. During those times, many people just went ahead and volunteered to become non-combatants or medics to help their fellow men in the front lines. These medical volunteers or medics heroically charged to and from the battlefield and dodging crossfires just to serve. Their acts during the war were so heroic, that 11 received the highest military award, the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Andrew’s diorama of such a Batallion Aid Station was based on actual documentations and pictures taken between 1944 to 1945, just after D Day. With that kind of reference to work on, he was able to produce a well-detailed set.

The diorama features a medical tent situated in a courtyard of a ruined farmhouse. Next to the tent, of course, is the US Army’s Dodge WC54 ambulance. You can just imagine the detailed work when you see the diorama, complete with all the wounded and mended soldiers next to the ambulance, and behind it is a bullet-riddled wall. And beyond the wall is a very iconic M3 half track set on a muddy road and a very noteworthy hedgerow made from -probably- hundreds of plant Lego bricks.

The M3 Half track, too, is a well detailed installation in the diorama, it is complete with a load of soldiers and even a gunner on the front of the vehicle.

World War II began in 1939 and lasted until 1945 and was participated by some of the worlds biggest nations during the time. It was said to be the most wide-spread battle in history with an estimated number of 100 thousand mobilised military force. It was an all out war between the Axis and the Allies, and both sides putting every effort in the war itself. During the war, the participating superpowers put everything they had in to the military, directing the entire economy in to the war, major industries, even their science research and development sectors.

September 1, 1939 was the official and accepted date of the beginning of World War II, and it ended when the Allied forces triumphed against Germany and Japan in 1945.