Tank Hunter Teams w/Von der Heydte

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Product Info

Title : Tank Hunter Teams w/Von der Heydte
Publisher : Battlefront Miniatures
Product Line : Flames of War – WWII – German – Infantry

Category : Historical Miniatures
Sub-category : Flames of War
Genre : Miniatures – Historical – WWII Miniatures – Historical Tank Nationality – German Flames of War Flames of War – WWII
Publish Year : 2009
Dimensions : 3.5×5.5×1.25″
NKG Part # : 2147419402
MFG. Part # : BFMGE773
Type : Miniatures Pack
Material : Metal Freiherr von der Heydte volunteered for the Fallschirm-truppen in 1940. He saw action in Crete, Leningrad, El Alamein, Rome and Normandy, winning the Knight’s Cross. Von der Heydte was promoted to Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel) and given command of the 6. Fallschirmjäger-regiment. After Normandy the regiment was transferred to Germany to receive badly needed reinforcements.
Von der Heydte had only just begun to train his new recruits when his unit was urgently sent to Belgium to help stem the British advance.
However, the paratroopers were pushed back into Holland where they joined Kampfgruppe Walther on the highway heading to Valkenswaard.
When Operation Market Garden was launched on 17 September, von der Heydte assumed command of the disordered elements of Kampfgruppe Walther.
Through his own initiative, he redeployed his men into effective positions and assumed tactical command of the units on his flanks, replacing officers with his own to guarantee his orders were followed. He also collected the lightly wounded and reinforced key positions to hold the line.
After the British breakout he marched north to Schijndel and commanded the counterattack against the US 101st Airborne Division at Eerde and Koevering.
In Flames Of War
Oberstleutnant Freiherr von der Heydte is a Warrior and a Higher Command SMG team rated as Fearless Veteran.
Von der Heydte is an Independent team and may join a Fallschirmjägerkompanie for 70 points.