{"product_id":"fallschirmjager-infantry-team","title":"Fallschirmjäger Team - Luftwaffe Paratroopers | 4 Figures","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey jumped into Crete. They held Cassino. Then they fought on the ground for the rest of the war.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Fallschirmjäger weren’t Army. They were \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLuftwaffe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Germany’s paratroopers. In May 1940, glider-borne Fallschirmjäger took Belgium’s Fort Eben-Emael in a matter of hours, the first glider assault in history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen came \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCrete\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, May 1941. They took the island, but the losses were so severe that Hitler never again ordered a large-scale airborne operation. From then on, the Fallschirmjäger fought as elite ground infantry: North Africa, the Eastern Front, Normandy, and above all \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMonte Cassino\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in 1944, where the 1st Fallschirmjäger Division held the ruins of the town and monastery against repeated Allied assaults for months.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTheir look was all their own. The \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eM38 paratrooper helmet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, cut without the flared brim of the standard Stahlhelm to reduce the risk of injury on the jump. The \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKnochensack\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the “bone sack” jump smock worn over the uniform. The Luftwaffe eagle with its swept gull wings. And a reputation for carrying more firepower per man than standard infantry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you’re getting:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRifleman\u003c\/strong\u003e — M38 paratrooper helmet, field cap, Kar98k, khaki-brown uniform with ammunition pouches and paratrooper insignia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnteroffizier\u003c\/strong\u003e — Panzerfaust 100M, field cap, Luftwaffe Splittermuster 41 camouflage, gull-wing Luftwaffe eagle. A single-shot shaped charge that could kill any Allied tank at close range.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMachine gunner\u003c\/strong\u003e — MG 42, M38 helmet, field cap, Knochensack ‘43 in Luftwaffe Sumpftarn camouflage, ammunition drum and gunner’s loadout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficer\u003c\/strong\u003e — officer’s peaked cap, graugrün Knochensack, gull-wing eagle, MP 40 magazine pouches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e100% pad-printed — zero stickers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BrixKrieg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53538212086059,"sku":"FSHMJGR_INF_TM","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0948\/0155\/9851\/files\/55_8.jpg?v=1779345749","url":"https:\/\/brixkrieg.com\/products\/fallschirmjager-infantry-team","provider":"BrixKrieg","version":"1.0","type":"link"}