1944-45 German Army
Inspired by stuff posted on Facebook and various forums, I finally plucked up the courage to sort out my entire late-war NWE Germans.
Built around a 2-battalion Volksgrenadier Regiment with support plus an ad hoc armoured kampfgruppe.
As always I have used our chosen time served version of Charles Grant`s "Battle" rules when building the units.
10 figs = a platoon
3 platoons + a HQ = a company
3 companies plus support elements and a HQ = a battalion
This collection contains figures which are over 30yrs old among them! I have lost count of the number of manufacturers used - SHQ, TDQ, Britannia, Kellys Heroes, Matchbox, Esci, Airfix, Fujimi, Revell, AB, Combat Miniatures, EWM, Raventhorpe, Elheim, Skytrex, Under Fire Miniatures, MMS, Minimi, Battlefield/Blitz, PSC, FAA.....
Volksgrenadier Regiment
Based on the 2-battalion organisation
First Battalion
183 figs plus vehicles, guns, horses, bikes and wagons
2nd battalion
175 figs plus vehicles, guns, horses, bikes and wagons
Battalion HQ plus assets
54 figures plus equipment
1st battalion detailed pics
3 infantry kompanies
3 x 10 figs each plus a 4 fig HQ. Each platoon has a panzerfaust & LMG
Battalion Pioneer & Panzerjaeger platoons
battalion Fusilier platoon (mtd and dismounted)
Mortar platoon
Battalion supply/transport
MMG platoons
Lt gun company
Hvy gun company
Battalion HQ (inc medical section)
Battalion HQ security/replacement platoon (inc a AA machine gun)
2nd Battalion detailed pics
3 infantry kompanies (as 1st battalion)
MMG platoons
Mortar platoons
Lt gun company
Hvy gun company
2nd battalion HQ inc medical and reserve platoon
Supply/transport
Fusilier platoon (mtd & dismounted)
Pioneer platoon
Panzerjaeger platoon
Regimental HQ
HQ group inc comms section
Regimental aid station
Transport and supply
Kitchen
Regimental anti-tank assets
Field police
Extra panzershreck platoon
Regimental security platoon
Replacements, cooks, drivers, etc
Mounted Recce company
just for fun
Artillery & flak assets
88 battery (only one tow), 2 x single 20mm, 1 x quad 20mm, sdkfz 10/4
Welfer battery
105mm battery
Armoured Kampfgruppe
Aufklärungsabteilung
Pioneer platoon
Armd infantry company
Motorised infantry company
Hvy Company
Sdkfz 11 mitt 20mm, sdkfz 250/7, sdkfz 250/8, Pak 40 plus tow
Armd car companies
sdkfz 250/9, sdkfz 233, sdkfz 232, sdkfz 222, Pzspw P204(f)
HQ
Includes a panzershreck section
Panzergrenadiers
A 4 (10 fig) platoon company (each with a panzerfaust and LMG) plus 251 transport plus a (6 fig) company HQ (in 251/10)
Support provided by: Sdkfz 251/2, Sdkfz 251/9, Sdkfz 251/21
There is also a (6 fig) command element with a sdkfz 251/3
And a sdkfz 251/7 (without a pioneer platoon at the moment)
Stug III battery
Well 2 stugs and a StuH
Needs a crew
Panzer IVH
Panzer IVF2 & Panzer IIIJ
Beutepanzers Sherman Firefly, Somua S-35
Big Cats and their little cousin Panther G, Tiger I & Aufklärungspanzer 38(t)
580 figures
123 vehicles (including wagons and limbers)
19 guns
35 motor cycles/bikes
30 horses (not including wagons and limbers)
