Bolt Action - Polish Army Infantry Section Soviet Union mittens and thick felt boots

mittens and thick felt boots blankets and scarves all meant that the landser might not only survive the bitter winters of the 1940s but also be able to fight and win

armoured cars and light tanks

303 Vickers water-cooled machine gun offered fire support to infantry units

being one of the last Italian units to surrender in 1945

This pyrrhic victory meant that they were never again used en masse

Bolt Action - Polish Army Infantry Section Soviet Union mittens and thick felt bootsThe Polish infantry section was a powerful fighting force, comprising of up to 19 men. The riflemen were equipped with Mauser bolt action rifles and the squad support weapon was the well proven Polish made Browning automatic rifle, or RKM WZ. 28. This machine gun was adequate for most of its roles but would be overpowered by the shattering rate of fire of German MG34's. The Polish infantryman of our period was well trained and highly motivated,