Battle Brigade was Palitoy Bradgate's
name for the Lion Rock WW2 series. Already known for their great
success with Action Man, Palitoy diversified with smaller formats
(they had also released Spain's Madel Man as "Little Big Man") As
usual Palitoy took their own approach with Battle Brigade, releasing
the figures with "sealed Orders" and using a striking black box.
Besides the obvious packaging variants with Battle Briagde (Unlike
the other European releases the back of the packaging is generic
through out the line) there are also many subtle equipment changes.
The most notable is the change in the Navy Frogman, the European
version came with a shark while the UK version has sticks of dinamite..
The toughest figures to find in the series are the British Frogman
(he was renamed US frogman when marketed stateside) US Marauder
and US Paratrooper. Mego Battle Brigade Checklist. British Troops:
Frogman, Paratrooper, Artic Fighter, Commando, Australian Jungle
Fighter. US Troops:Tail Gunner,Marauder,Infantryman,marine,Paratrooper,Fighter
Pilot Axis Troops: Japanese Fighter Pilot, Japanese Officer, German
Luftwaffe, U-Boat Commander,Stormtrooper,Afrika Corps, German Commando
Boxed Figures
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 German Infantry |
 German Pilot |
 Japanese Officer |
 Navy Frogman |
US Infantry |
US Marine |
 Back of Box |
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Special Thanks to Bill Kaufman and Vincent Cerbone for all the pics and information.