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JUNGSCHULTZ'S COSSACKS This exciting mini range of individually crafted 20mm figures re-creates one of the German Army’s first WWII Cossack formations, Major Jungschultz a young Army officer formed a mounted Regiment from Red Army cavalry deserters and disaffected Ukrainians during the summer of 1942. He led his renegade unit, with it’s distinctive deaths head badge on the upper left arm, successfully during the summer advance into the Caucasus, and succeeded in saving his unique fighting formation, which included camels, from destruction during the Red Army winter offensive.The Regiment and it’s commander was absorbed into Von Pannwitz’ Cossack Division during 1943 and fought on with the Axis loyally until the end of the war. During the 1942 summer campaign the Regiment wore a mix of Red Army and German Army uniforms and added either a deaths head badge or white armband to the left arm. |
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JC1 |
Officer wearing papashka hat, advancing with MP40 |
£1.50 |
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JC2 |
Cossack advancing in papashka and M36 uniform, with PPSH41 |
£2.00 |
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JC3 |
Seated wounded Cossack NCO wearing papashka hat , Gymnastiorka &
armband |
£1.50 |
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