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557407 1/9 German Infantryman
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The Wehrmacht was the name the German army was
commonly known as during the war on all European and North African fronts for
almost 6 years from 1939 to 1945. On September 1st, 1939 two Wehrmacht army
groups invaded Poland thus starting World War II. The Wehrmacht was characterized
as an efficient military and logistics organization achieving impressive
military successes on the battlefield and for its use of the term ‘Blitzkrieg’
to describe the strong and effective co-ordination of armored troops, motorized
infantry and close air support. The German infantryman in the early stages of
the conflict wore the typical ‘feldgrau’ uniform and was issued with the Mauser
K-98 rifle, the MP40 submachine gun and the well-known ‘Stielhandgranate’ hand
grenade.
Kit contains one figure and stand.