Sd.Kfz.2 Kettenkrad Diecast Model, German Army 1st Gebirgs Div, USSR, 1942
HM-HG1703Product Details
Hobby Master 1:48 Ground Power Series HG1703 |
| 1:48 Scale | Length | Width | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSU Sd.Kfz.2 Kettenkrad | 2.5" | 0.75" |
This Sd.Kfz.2 Kettenkrad belonged to the 1st Gebirgs Division (1st Mountain Division), an elite unit mostly comprised of Bavarians and some Austrians. The Division took part in the invasion of Yugoslavia and then entered the Soviet Union and became part of Operation Barbarossa. They also took part in the Second Battle of Kharkov and proceeded through the Southern Soviet Union and into the Caucasus area as part of Operation Edelweiss. In 1945 what was left of the division surrendered to the Americans in Austria.