Waffen SS armor

Samuel Valente

Member since
January 2014

Waffen SS armor

Posted by Samuel Valente on Thursday, January 23, 2014 4:56 PM

Hey, I have recently bought the '1/35 Jagdpanzer 38(t) Hetzer [Prague 1945]' from Academy and am planning to create a diorama but need some advice.

http://www.academy.co.kr/eng/1p/1p_plaview.asp?pView=PLA0000003&pCode=835&scale=SCALE00001

The idea of the Prague Jagdpanzer is that it is a makeshift pillbox created by the Prague resistance from the body of a late Jagdpanzer during the Prague uprisings to fend of German attempts to retake parts of the city. The Waffen SS became frustrated with the lack of progress by the heer infantry and so launched a series of armoured attacks into the city.

I'm creating a face off between the Prague resistance and Waffen SS in a city street and need some advice on what Waffen SS armoured vehicle would look accurate and effective facing off to the rebels.

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disastermaster

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July 2003
From: On my kitchen counter top somewhere in central North Carolina.

Posted by disastermaster on Friday, January 24, 2014 1:12 PM

OK, how about another Hetzer?

In Prague, where there was an anti-German uprising on the 5th of May, 1945. Several tens of Hetzers saw action on both sides. The German side had them at their disposal, and the insurgents acquired their examples from the factory depot, these were mainly equipped only with machine guns.

Significant fighting that had direct bearing on the Prague fighting was carried out by the First Division ROA (led by General Bunacenko). This unit was composed of former Soviet POWs fighting on the German side. They had among their strength, 10 Hetzers. They fought here on the side of the insurgents and effectively held back German progress over a span of two days.