LW027-C
Consignment
This is a Consignment sale piece we are offering. It comes in its original box and is in like-new condition.
King & Country's LW027 Luftwaffe Field Division, Spotter
By 1942 the huge losses in the German Army’s manpower meant that the Wehrmacht had to seek out additional troops. One huge potential source was Goering’s Luftwaffe; already over-manned and under utilized the Luftwaffe appeared to have “men-to-spare”. Goering insisted, however, that he would only allow these airmen to be trained and used as ground forces if they could be retained under his overall command and they could then be designated as “Luftwaffe Field Divisions”. Eventually some 21 divisions were raised and 5 fought in France during the Normandy campaign.