German - Fallschirmjäger (1944) Battle Box

By 1944–45 the Fallschirmjäger had largely ceased to be the specialised airborne force they had been early in the war and were instead deployed as elite, airborne-trained infantry wherever the Wehrmacht needed tough, reliable troops. They fought hard in the Italian campaign—most famously helping to hold the Gustav Line and the approaches around Monte Cassino in early 1944—where their training and tenacity slowed Allied advances but came at heavy cost. These actions emphasised their shift from parachute assaults to brutal defensive warfare, as whole parachute formations were reorganised into conventional divisions and committed to static fronts. 

On the Western Front the same pattern continued: Fallschirmjäger units were used to plug gaps, lead counterattacks, and form ad-hoc Kampfgruppen during crises such as the Normandy fighting and the Ardennes offensive (including the ill-fated Operation Stösser during the Battle of the Bulge). By late 1944 and into 1945 they were increasingly worn down by casualties, shortages, and the need to absorb replacements, but they remained among Germany’s most trusted frontline troops—fighting delaying actions in the Netherlands, the Rhineland and within Germany itself until the final surrender.

This kit comprises of the following pieces:

 • x1 Stug III Ausf G (Late war variant)

• x1 Tank Rider Squad (6 Models)

• x3 10 Man Fallschirmjäger Squads (30 Models)

• x1 Command Squad (3 Models)

• x1 Engineer Squad (5 Models)

• x1 Flamethrower Team (2 Models)

• x1 8cm Mortar Squad (4 Models)

• x2 MG34 Machine Gun Teams (6 Models)

• x1 Pak40 Anti Tank Gun (6 Models)

• x1 Kettenkrad (2 Models)

Total 65 Models!

ALL MODELS SUPPLIED WITH ROUND BASES