Russian WW2 Airborne Infantry

Soviet airborne forces developed before the Second World War and conducted large exercises that attracted international attention. Wartime parachute operations, including the difficult Dnieper landings, exposed the challenges of transport availability, coordination, and reinforcement. Airborne formations also fought extensively as ground infantry. A Soviet wartime paratrooper therefore represents both an ambitious air-delivered concept and the reality that many airborne soldiers spent much of the war in conventional land combat. Early Soviet airborne planning envisaged large-scale drops behind an enemy front, but transport availability and battlefield conditions complicated execution. Paratroops also fought as conventional infantry when circumstances required. Their service illustrates the difference between the theoretical promise of vertical envelopment and the practical demands of supplying and reinforcing isolated troops.

Finish and color

Supplied unpainted and printed in the selected color. Choose from the available product color options.

Tabletop use

Suitable for period-appropriate custom scenarios in Global War 1936, Global Empires, and compatible Axis & Allies games. Use suitable scenario or house rules for unit statistics and any technology upgrades. This piece does not supply additional game rules.

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