"Neva" FJR1 Russia winter 41

 

Trench Warfare Russia 1941

Fallschirmjager fought under extreme conditions during the first Russian Winter of 1941 outside the city of Lenningrad. Both FJR1 & FJR3 where responsible for the Neva Front. Where vicious hand to hand combat took place. Many a Fallschirmjager lost his life during the brutal conditions.

I wannted to show the harsh conditions of the fighting that took place there with this diorama.

 

Above: Three hardened 11/FJR1 Fallschirmjager veterans manage to smile for the camera.

Photo references: Green Devils: German Paratroopers 1939-1945 By Jean-Yves Nasse
ISBN: 2908182629

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