German 10.5cm Motorized Artillery battery

The mainstay of the German artillery in World War II was the 10.5cm howitzer.

German 10.5cm Motorized Artillery battery auction.

German Late War 8cm Mortar Platoon

The most responsive indirect fire system has always been the mortar - good thing the infantry keeps it!  Here is the German Late War 8cm Mortar platoon with 2 Forward Observer teams.

German Late War 8cm Mortar platoon auction.

German World War II Heavy Machine Guns

The MG 42 machine gun mounted on a tripod was a fearsome weapon to face during World War II.

Heavy Machine Gun Platoon Auction

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German Stug IV Assault Guns

The Sturmgeschütz IV (StuG IV) was a German Assault gun variant of the Panzer IV used in the latter part of World War II. It was given a tank destroyer role in German formations and tactical planning in the last two years of the war, greatly augmenting the capability of the dwindling tank force available to the German army on the Eastern and Western fronts.  Though designed as a tank destroyer, it was deployed many times in the role of a tank.

Stug IV Assault Gun Platoon Auction.

German Fallschirmjager (Paratroopers) in 15mm

I proudly wear the silver wings of an American paratrooper. There is something about men (and women) who step out of a perfectly good airplane while in flight to perform a vertical envelopment upon the enemy.  Risky indeed.

Here is a platoon of German Fallschirmjager that I painted in a variety of uniform styles to reflect the supply issues and to give a battle worn appearance of a German airborne unit. This platoon was always a welcome addition in battles I fought as the Germans as they were tenacious in defense and lethal in the attack.

I am particularly proud of the above officer figure as it was my first head swap I attempted. I took the head from a mounted panzergrenadier officer and replaced it on the Fallschirmjager officer.  I then painted the cap as a Luftwaffe officer, which the Fallschirmjager belonged.

 Moving quickly off the drop zone.

 A mixture of uniforms from the Mediterranean theater and the Western Front.