LAH254 Obergruppenfuhrer ‘Sepp’ Dietrich WWII German WS A kneeling NCO rifleman observes

A kneeling NCO rifleman observes the battle as his buddy prepares to load a ‘clip’ of 40mm shells into one of the guns

One of the youngest participants in the battle… just 13… but with bow and arrow and ready to fight for his tribe and family

46004 - Color Sergeant

replace the original French gun with an MG34 machine gun

25039 - German Fallschirmjager with K-98 No

LAH254 Obergruppenfuhrer ‘Sepp’ Dietrich WWII German WS A kneeling NCO rifleman observesJosef Sepp Dietrich (1892 1966) joined the Nazi Party in 1928 and was originally Hitlers driver and personal bodyguard. He won rapid promotion in the SS especially after his participation in The Night of the Long Knives in 1934. He played a key role in the formation of the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler, the premier armed bodyguard regiment of the Schutz Staffel and was its first and most famous commander. Dietrich oversaw its expansion from a single