- Bolt Action: WWII German Army
- 28 mm scale
- Contents:
- 30 highly detailed hard plastic figures, (options to allow for multiple configurations)
- Equipment included: Fallschirmjäger 42 assault rifle, Panzerfaust, Kar 98K rifles, MP40 sub-machine gun, Mg42 light machine gun and stick grenades.
- Full-colour waterslide decal sheet
- Construction leaflet
- Round plastic based (25mm diameter)
- Unpainted figures, assembly with glue and painting required.
- Box dimensions: 8.8" L x 6.0" H x 1.8" D
- Recommend for 14 years and older.
The world's first paratroopers to be used in large numbers, the German Fallschirmjäger were at the tip of the spear when war broke out in 1939. They led daring assaults on strategic targets, such as the fortress at Eben Emael, enabling the following panzers to overrun Europe.
As a paratrooper force the Fallschirmjäger’s greatest achievement would be the intense fighting they performed as they seized Crete in the face of more numerous British and Commonwealth forces during 1941. This pyrrhic victory meant that they were never again used en masse.
Small units still operated by glider and parachute, famously rescuing Italian leader Mussolini, and raiding behind American lines in the Ardennes. Their finest hour would undoubtedly be the bitter fighting as they occupied the monastery at Monte Cassino for months in the face of overwhelming odds, earning themselves the nickname 'Green Devils'. The German Paratroopers were arguably the toughest in a tough army.
Warlord Games Fallschirmjäger miniatures are ideally suited for battles in Northwest Europe and can also be used in actions on the Russian Front
