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HANDSCHARSTRIKE This range of figures enables you to recreate the struggle for Muslim independence in WWII Bosnia, against the communist partisans and nationalist Cetniks on the wargaming battlefield. The 13th Waffen SS Division "Handschar" was raised in the spring of 1943 from Muslim and Croatian volunteers as part of an ambitious plan to create a Muslim state in the Balkans under the control of the SS. Trained to the highest standards in France and Germany (to escape Croatian interference) the men of the Handschar entered the terrible battlefield of Bosnia early in 1944. Wearing the traditional fez and observing traditional Muslim religious customs, they gained a fearsome reputation in combat, giving and expecting no quarter as they cleared Bosnia of their traditional enemies. As the tide of war turned on the axis occupiers in the Balkans the men on the Handschar found themselves fighting a bitter war outside their security zone. This led to some desertions by some elements fearing for the security of their families, many Muslim volunteers were released from service and continued a guerrilla war in Bosnia in a vain hope of keeping the idea of a Muslim state alive. |
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HAN1 |
Infantry Pack – 3 K98 / 2 MP40 in fez |
£2.20 |
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HAN2 |
Infantry Pack – 3 K98 / 1 MP40 /1 MG42 moving |
£2.20 |
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HAN3 |
Support Pack – MG42 firing and No.2 in fez |
£1.50 |
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HAN4 |
Command Pack – 3 Officers / radio / runner |
£2.20 |
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HAN5 |
Pioneers Pack – explosive charge / 4 riflemen |
£2.20 |
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HAN6 |
Support Pack – 81mm mortar / 3 man crew |
£1.50 |
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HAN7 |
Infantry Pack – 5 figures with climbing ropes |
£2.50 |
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HAN8 |
Infantry Pack – 1 K98 / 2 MP40 |
£1.50 |
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HAN9 |
Karstjager – 3 riflemen with rope |
£1.50 |
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HAN10 |
Support Pack – 3 man PAK40 crew |
£1.50 |