Gebirgsjager squad terrain-urban followed by the weight in

followed by the weight in tons (6) and the year of adoption (1940)

36 plastic Fallschirmjäger with a range of weapons including rifles

MG42 light machine gun

largely due to it's 37mm gun

sloping front armour was copied from the Russian T-34 but the main gun was a weapon that far excelled anything the Russians possessed

Gebirgsjager squad terrain-urban followed by the weight inSpecialist training bred hardened fighters and the Gebirgsjger (mountain infantry) were regarded as elite alongside Fallschirmjager. Gebirgsjger originated from the Alpenkorps of WWI, where they were used to defend the mountain passes from their Italian equivalent, Alpini. Their symbol was the edelweiss, a flower that they also traditionally wore in their caps and collars, adopted in 1907 it eventually became the universal emblem worn by all mountain