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Young Miniatures - SS Gebirgsjager WWII

Discussion in 'Figure News' started by RobertC33, May 20, 2016.

  1. RobertC33 Well-Known Member

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    Coming soon from Young Miniatures
    YM1860-G.jpg
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  2. ranchhand Active Member

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    looks great, why is it not safe for work?
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  3. Heeresbergführer Active Member

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    Why W-SS???????? Great looking figure....will have to convert mine to the more elite Heer (army) Gebirgsjäger who actually operated in high Alpine regions in Russia, Italy, and France.

    Looks to have captured excellent details of the Windbluse (the Army issue 3-chest pocket anorak), along with the large mountain rucksack, piton hammer and other equipment. Don't know why he would be wearing an officer's belt? Officers were not MG-34 gunners in a squad. Overall, though, I will be very happy to get this Gebirgsjäger.






    Bergheil und Horrido!

    Patrick

    [IMG]IMG_0288 by Patrick, on Flickr
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  4. Joe55 A Fixture

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    Yup, I'm liking this one too!

    Patrick @heeresbirgfuhrer,
    I know how he came about an officers belt. It went like this;

    "Herr Leutnant, if you die first, me and my comrades are splitting up your gear, and I get first pick for your belt and cigarettes!" :D

    Joe
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  5. Zastrow.cuirassier PlanetFigure Supporter

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    Beautiful bust of an elite corps that was defeated in 1940 by a French elite corps, the Foreign Legion.
    It was at Narvik in Norway !!!!
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  6. Heeresbergführer Active Member

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    Bonjour Zastrow,

    Last time I checked all my military history reference books, the Germans lost the naval battle but won their overall objective of holding and occupying Norway thus securing their iron ore supply.

    The Germans had about 5000 troops at Narvik, where as the Allied forces of Norwegians, British, French, and Polish troops numbered around 25,000. The ad hoc German troops comprised of Gebirgsjägers, Sailors, and some Fallschirmjägers took some severe blows but held off the Allies.

    But being part French myself....my mother is from Metz....I can see your point of view.

    Vive la France! Bergheil und Horrido!

    Patrick
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  7. Heeresbergführer Active Member

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    Here are a few 1:1 scale Gebirgsjäger Windblusen from my collection for color reference:

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    Drei mal Horrido!

    Patrick
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  8. sd0324 PlanetFigure Supporter

    Patrick, that is very cool, thanks for sharing. Nice collection you have there.



    Steve Deyo
  9. YongA01 Active Member

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    Thanks Patrick for all the references!
  10. Heeresbergführer Active Member

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    Here's a couple of Windbluse at the Gebirgstruppen Museum in Sonthofen, Germany:

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  11. Heeresbergführer Active Member

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    Here are some shots of one of my piton hammers:

    [IMG][IMG][IMG][IMG]
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  12. RobertC33 Well-Known Member

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