{"product_id":"free-ss-infantry-team-erbsenmuster","title":"Waffen-SS Infantry Team - Erbsenmuster M44 | 4 Figures","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1944. A new pattern, and a new idea: camouflage as the uniform itself.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBefore 1944, German camouflage was mostly something worn \u003cem\u003eover\u003c\/em\u003e the uniform: smocks and helmet covers pulled over field-grey wool. The \u003cstrong\u003eErbsenmuster\u003c\/strong\u003e, or “pea pattern,” changed that. Introduced to the Waffen-SS in March 1944 as the M44 two-piece field uniform, it replaced both the drill tunic and the camouflage smock with a single tunic-and-trousers set, printed in a five-color dot pattern. Unlike the earlier smocks, it wasn’t reversible. The pattern was meant to work year-round, and it was worn from Normandy through the Ardennes to the final battles of 1945.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis team carries the four weapons at the core of a late-war German infantry squad:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKar98k\u003c\/strong\u003e — the bolt-action that served from the first day of the war to the last. Straight bolt, classic Mauser profile.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMG 42\u003c\/strong\u003e — “Hitler’s buzzsaw.” Roughly 1,200 rounds per minute, and the gun the rest of the squad existed to keep firing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStG 44\u003c\/strong\u003e — the first assault rifle to see widespread service. Curved 30-round magazine, intermediate cartridge, and the template for every assault rifle that followed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMP 40\u003c\/strong\u003e — the submachine gun of squad and section leaders.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe Waffen-SS was the armed branch of the SS, which the Nuremberg tribunal declared a criminal organization. We present these figures as history: uniforms and equipment depicted accurately, nothing glorified.\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 — Kar98k, helmet, field cap\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMachine gunner\u003c\/strong\u003e — MG 42 with ammunition belt and bipod, helmet, field cap\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAssault rifleman\u003c\/strong\u003e — StG 44, helmet, field cap\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubmachine gunner\u003c\/strong\u003e — MP 40, helmet, field cap\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eErbsenmuster M44 camouflage printed across the uniform, with printed arm detail showing field gear\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e100% pad-printed. No stickers. No UV printing.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BrixKrieg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52257217216811,"sku":"SSERBSMSTR-INF-TEAM","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0948\/0155\/9851\/files\/SSERBSENMUSTER.jpg?v=1791563227","url":"https:\/\/brixkrieg.com\/products\/free-ss-infantry-team-erbsenmuster","provider":"BrixKrieg","version":"1.0","type":"link"}