Wehrmacht Heavy Infantry Schwertruppen Squad

After many years of dogged defence in the East and the recent retreat from France, the new masters of the Axis intended to regain the initiative by creating cadres of heavily armoured troopers trained in the art of attack. Therefore, the best and the brightest of the  Volksgrenadiers and Italy’s Legio Aquila were selected to form the new Schwer Squads. Equipped with heavy powered armour and advanced firearms these flexible units bulwark the front, forming the speartip of Axis counter-attacks and exploiting the breakthroughs made by the Panzer regiments and Stahltruppen super-heavy infantry.