{"title":"German Luftwaffe","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"luftwaffe-field-division-squad","title":"Luftwaffe Field Division Squad","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter the the initial spectacular success of the German invasion of Russia in 1941 the invasion slowed to a crawl as the weather and hard fighting ground down their formations. Desperate to shore up the front seven regiments were formed of non-flying personnel taken from the German air force, the Luftwaffe. These regiments were equipped with standard infantry weapons, and sent to quieter areas of the front to gain experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the war continued more and more Luftwaffe personnel were drafted into what became Luftwaffe Field Divisions, 21 divisions being formed with 12,500 men in each at full strength. They wore the trademark Luftwaffe blue\/grey uniforms and many also donned the long camouflaged M1942 jacket or zeltbahn tent capes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite their poor levels of training, they fought bravely in Normandy, in Italy and on the Russian front. The average age of the soldier in these units was 30 years old - much older than other front line troops. These difficulties led them to take more casualties than the regular army units but despite these shortcomings Luftwaffe Field Division troops earned 18 of the coveted Knights Cross medals in the three years that they saw service.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContains a 10-man Luftwaffe Field Division Squad:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 NCO and two soldiers with SMGs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 MG13 LMG team\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 Riflemen with Panzerfausts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 riflemen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eNote: Models supplied unassembled and unpainted\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Warlord Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31469112885328,"sku":"WGB-WM-08","price":26.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0255\/0949\/4864\/products\/WGB-WM-08-Luftwaffe-Field-Division-Squad-b.jpg?v=1616586003"},{"product_id":"luftwaffe-field-division-88mm-flak-37","title":"Luftwaffe Field Division 88mm Flak 37","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWebstore Exclusive! \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis artillery piece is supplied with a laser-cut oval MDF base (170mm x 105mm) - only available through this webstore\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginally developed as an anti-aircraft weapon, the Flak 37 8.8cm (or Eighty-eight as it became known by Allied troops) had a high muzzle velocity, making it an exceptionally deadly anti-tank weapon as many Allied tank crews would learn to their peril. The 88 could also be deployed as a conventional artillery piece – as one infantryman noted, the 88 was 'anti-everything'... \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 88 saw service on all fronts in which the Germans fought during WWII, including the Western Desert where it was one of the very few weapons capable of dealing with the British Matilda II infantry tanks, and on the Eastern Front where the 88 was among the rare weapons able to tackle the new Soviet T-34 and KV tanks. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn games of Bolt action the 88 can be included in Artillery Platoons using the 88mm Flak 36 army list entry. It is a superheavy anti-tank gun on a rotating platform with the option to fire as a medium howitzer, making it the most versatile artillery in the game, and can be towed by the Sd.Kfz 7 half-track. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContents: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne hard plastic 8.8cm Flak 37 dual-purpose AA\/AT gun, which can both elevate and rotate with 7 metal German Luftwaffe crew \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFull-colour waterslide decal sheet and construction leaflet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003eModels supplied unassembled and unpainted \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Warlord Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31469317914704,"sku":"402212036K","price":34.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0255\/0949\/4864\/products\/402212036-Luftwaffe-Field-Division-88mm-Flak-37-1.jpg?v=1667826043"}],"url":"https:\/\/store.warlordgames.com\/collections\/german-luftwaffe\/sale-dday2026.oembed","provider":"Warlord Games UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}