German Heer 75mm Pak 40 anti-tank gun (Winter)

Bolt Action: German Heer 75mm Pak 40 anti-tank gun (Winter)

Germany's aggressive campaigns of conquest meant that its armies fought in many countries far from the fatherland and under vastly contrasting terrain and weather conditions. German soldiers were well-equipped for their deployment in Europe and later in North Africa, but found themselves ill-prepared for the bleak, icy and unforgiving Eastern Front. When the Russian armies did not collapse, the Wehrmacht found itself trapped in the Russian lowlands and literally froze to death in many cases.

Gradually, German industry caught up to address the shortcomings in winter clothing, and troops and their families even produced suitable winter equipment to keep the general frost at bay. The skillful use of white or reversible camouflage clothing and snow hoods helped keep out the cold and conceal troops in rugged terrain. Gloves and thick felt boots, blankets and scarves meant that the Landser could not only survive the bitter winters of the 1940s, but also fight and win.

This box contains a squad of German infantry in a wide range of winter clothing, very well representing the ragtag look of soldiers on any winter front, from the Soviet Union to the Ardennes. These figures are ideal for use as Heer or Waffen-SS.

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