Based on German historical characters.
The pale winter clothing and guarded stance give this Del Prado German soldier a very different appearance from the confident early-war figures. The Stalingrad date places him near the catastrophic end of the encircled German force.
The upright skis make this Del Prado mountain-troops figure unmistakable. The pale winter clothing and carried equipment turn the subject into a study of movement and survival in difficult terrain, not simply another rifleman.
The saluting hand and document held against the body give this Del Prado Luftwaffe corporal a working role away from the cockpit. The helmet and dark uniform make him quite different from the collection’s leather-clad pilots.
The gray uniform and Cossack headgear make this Del Prado figure a subject that needs more than a national label. The reference identifies a Kuban Cossack serving with the German forces in 1943.
NA075 crouches forward with the weapon close to the body. The compact, alert posture gives the Legion group a searching figure that can lead the eye toward cover, a gap in a wall or the edge of a field.
NA074 steps ahead with his body slightly inclined and the weapon carried low across the front. The figure adds movement to the Legion’s green-coated infantry without committing him to an obvious close-combat lunge.
NA073 lowers the body while the hands work around the firearm. The loading action gives the King’s German Legion group an interval between movement and firing, rather than another copy of the same aiming stance.
NA072 brings the green-coated Legion soldier down onto one knee with the weapon at his shoulder. The low firing line and dark uniform make a strong contrast with the red-coated British infantry elsewhere in the collection.
NA070 shades his eyes with one hand while holding his weapon down at his side. The green coat and gray trousers place him visually with K&C’s King’s German Legion subjects, while the gesture makes observation the main task.
A steel helmet and grenade-laden equipment identify a different phase of the First World War from the marching Pickelhaube figures. This stormtrooper subject makes the development of specialised assault methods visible in one standing miniature.
