Historical background
In 1942 the German army stood deep in Soviet territory. The Soviet army was only able to stop the German advance but a massive built up in the hinterlands was soon to turn the scales in Russia's favour.
For securing the lines of communications the German army used to some extent Russian cossack volunteers. They were very effective and the units were recruited from anti-communists which survived the purges by Stalin and wanted revenge.
The moment depicted in the diorama is one cossack unit on patrol looking for the enemy or partisan fighters.
The diorama
The figures are from Revell. Only minor modifications had to be done. The uniform represents the classic German cavalry uniform with a little traditional cossack touch. The well is simply made of wood and a little wire. The cornfield is a little bit complex and is made of reed (H0-scale from an unknown manufacturer), spices, tape, glue and paint - a tricky business but I like the result.
Photos (click to enlarge)
Video (YouTube)
In 1942 the German army stood deep in Soviet territory. The Soviet army was only able to stop the German advance but a massive built up in the hinterlands was soon to turn the scales in Russia's favour.
For securing the lines of communications the German army used to some extent Russian cossack volunteers. They were very effective and the units were recruited from anti-communists which survived the purges by Stalin and wanted revenge.
The moment depicted in the diorama is one cossack unit on patrol looking for the enemy or partisan fighters.
The diorama
The figures are from Revell. Only minor modifications had to be done. The uniform represents the classic German cavalry uniform with a little traditional cossack touch. The well is simply made of wood and a little wire. The cornfield is a little bit complex and is made of reed (H0-scale from an unknown manufacturer), spices, tape, glue and paint - a tricky business but I like the result.
Photos (click to enlarge)
Video (YouTube)
Sources
Carlos C. Jurado - Foreign Volunteers of the Wehrmacht 1941-1945 (Osprey Men-at-Arms 147)
Jeffrey T. Fowler - Axis cavalry in world war II (Osprey Men-at-Arms 361)
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