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  • Ammunition clips for 2cm FLAK30 gun are placed in storage bins attached to fold-down grid panels. Additional spare clips are on the gun platform. Luftwaffe Panzergrenadier figure is wearing summer Tarnmuster pub(pattern) called Plain Tree, which consisted of Medium Green, Light Green, Earth Brown polyspot designs.

  • He is carrying a Kar98 rifle, spare ammunition poaches, map carrying case, accessories bag. Luftwaffe Herman Goering troops wore similar camouflage Tarnjacken (smocks) as the Waffen-SS units. Figure modified from 1.35th ESCI BMW Motorcycle kit. Military Camouflage - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camouflage#Military_camouflage

  • Hermann Goering formation evolved through a series of reorganizations. In 1933, special Prussian police force was formed as protective escort for newly elected National Socialist leaders. March 1935 saw its conversion into Landespolizeigruppe General Goring (State Police detachment General Goring).

  • Nov 1935, detachment transferred to Luftwaffe and renamed General Goring Regiment (circa 2000 men). March 1942 increased to brigade status (circa 3000 men). Nov 1942 converted to Herman Goring Panzergrenadier regiment (with organic armor, artillery, motorized transportation). By March 1943, full Panzer Division status reach (with organic tanks, tank destroyers, artillery, mechanized transports).

  • Rollover : Close-up of FLAK gun platform, spare ammunition cases and helmets stored in rear. Range Finder and tarpin stored up forward, spare wheels mounted on both sides. Layer of dust was Dry Brushed on with TESTOR Desert Tan.

  • The Blitzkrieg Campaigns: Germany's 'Lightning War' Strategy in Action - www.amazon.com/gp/product/1854093487

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