Hey there folks! We're going to be kicking off the progress on a number of Bolt Action armies and of course we're going to be sharing it with you all in another Project VLOG.
Our focus is going to be on a Soviet force and talking with you folks in the community about work on a Fallschirmjager force for the Germans too.
If you want to get involved keep an eye out for the various galleries and videos we'll be putting up.
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Funniest thing about the introductory video is John’s face as Warren talks about his “staying power”. 😀
Great topic, and a great PLOG! 😀 8th Guards (technically, Guards, not Guard) Army is indeed a great choice for an infantry-heavy Soviet army. As Warren says, these used to be the 62nd Army, which was the primary defensive army that held the streets, ruins, and sewers of Stalingrad. Absolutely brutal guys, life expectancy less than 24 hours, fighting chest-deep in human sewage with flamethrowers, that kind of thing. They were also at the worst part of Kursk, spearheaded the drive back across Russia and the Ukraine, took part in Bagration in 1944, and as Warren says, were definitely mixed… Read more »
I’m wondering if the army’s going to include Vasily Zaitsev, the famous sniper. I think he was wounded out a few months before the 62nd became the 8th Guards though and I’m not sure whether he rejoined them or not..
Gooey bond!? John does not sound(or look) convinced!
Awesome! I´m looking foward to see more on this Plog ^^
The organisation of the 8th Guards has been covered pretty well in a previous post. The only thing I can really add is that one unit within 62nd Army during Stalingrad and after was the 13th Guards Rifle Division, commanded by Alexander Rodimtsev, which was fighting in the centre of Stalingrad from October til the end of the battle. The 13th had been gutted during the fighting prior to the battle and had only just been reformed and equipped when they were urgently needed in the fighting, so they were committed to the fighting with only 9 out of their… Read more »
Wouldn’t the bomb dogs be known as terriorists?
As Fate would have it I have recently begun working on a Soviet Army for Bolt Action. I had some issues with a dodgy spray can that I have adapted into a weathering feature on some of my models.
Got any pics?
I can’t seem to submit them here?
Hi Minty45,
I have just started my first B0W Blog, please find pictures as the army rolls out.:
http://www.beastsofwar.com/groups/historical-games/forum/topic/my-first-bolt-action-army-1/#post-new
A fantastic two part documentary on fallschermjagers. It’s two hours all together but it’s a great watch with nothing but authentic footage.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BRbBvcQJfJ4
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MwzT__nvNy4
Thanks for sharing 🙂
I just love all of this history and the stories. Keep it up oriskany & thekommandanteur, absolutely brilliant info thank you. I love the PLOG Warren & John cant wait for more 🙂
I know its not WW2 but thought you might be interested to see what 8th Guards Army looked like in the eighties 🙂 During the Cold War, 8th Guards Army stood opposed to NATO forces (specifically the US V Corps) along the strategically vital Fulda Gap in West Germany. In the last years of its existence, in the late 1980s, 8th Guards Army consisted of:[6] Headquarters at Weimar-Nohra 79th Guards Tank Division – Jena, GDR: – disbanded, 1992 17th Guards Tank Regiment (Saalfeld) 65th Guards Tank Regiment (Nohra) 211th Guards Tank Regiment(Jena) 66th Guards Motor Rifle Regiment (Nohra) 172nd Artillery… Read more »
I knew I should have chosen a different user name..doh!
Suetonius Paullinus = First Roman governor of Britannia, commander in chief during the Boudica revolt.
Thought of the Day: I wish there would be a splinter camo spray..
probably already been said somewhere, but you do know Molotov cocktails were ‘served to’ the Russians, by the Finns, to go with the bread baskets he sent them which, due to a typo no doubt happened to be cluster bombs, I don’t know how much they were used by the Russians but I don’t think they would have called them Molotovs.
This is perfect timing, my Bolt action Japanese army has spent the whole summer in storage but has now made it to Qatar. Keep up the excellent BALLS! I have maybe a russian army and a marine army to plan and build to fight against the gaps.
The Green Devils. Every Tanker in Normandy’s worst Nightmare. This is going to be awesome.
Rot Scheint Die Sonne!
FJR6 is a bit of a favorite of mine.
If you want anymore info/history lessons on them as a mini feature, I’d be more than willing to assist!
I’ve heard of these guys. Fallschirmjäger Regiment 6 was part of 2nd Division, right? Fought the 101st at Carentan? I’m pretty sure I remember the name from when we visited the site in Normandy last year.
One of, if not the most, famous Regiments in the entirety of the Fallschirmjager.
Didn’t call them the “Green Devils of Carentan” for nothing!
Man, that castle story sounds like a great screenplay idea. Maybe not as crazy as “Castle Keep” in the 70’s, but it’d beat a lot of the tripe (or remakes) Hollywood’s been churning out lately.
Has anybody thought of recreating the battle in “Sahara” (Humphrey Bogart or the Jim Belushi remake, not the Matthew McHanahey (sp?))?
Kelly’s hero’s II ?
@Warzen warlord have posted this to there store.
http://store.warlordgames.com/products/bm-13-katyusha-rocket-launcher
Im guess this might be added to your army at some point.
What happened to the VLOG??? Will we ever see the painting tutorials??? Finished product and possibly some games??? Hello, Hello!
Are the painting videos linked elsewhere? Excellent start by the way.