Hello out there ,
Released in December by MJ Miniatures and announced here
http://www.planetfigure.com/threads/another-new-release-of-mj-miniatures-for-dec-2016.81755/
with the box art being shown also here a little later
http://www.planetfigure.com/threads/erich-hartmann-boxart-mj-miniatures.82023/
Continuing in the bust series this time we have aWW2 fighter ace who was without doubt the top flyer ace during the conflict with an incredible 352 kills .
Erich Alfred "Bubi" Hartmann was known as the Blonde Knight flying over 1456 combat missions engaging in combat 850 times resulting in 352 kills being awarded the Knights Cross , with Oakleaves, swords and Diamonds at the age of 22 it is thought the youngest ever to receive the diamonds.
Born in 1922 with his father wanting both his sons to become doctors but Erich knew from an early age all he wanted to do was fly....that's what he achieved by being taught to fly by his mother (an avid pilot herself) then joining the Youth movement becoming a glider instructor at the age of 15 .
In 1940 he joined the Luftwaffe doing flight training till 1942 when he was commissioned as a Lt
fighting on the Russian front with the nickname of "Bubi" developing flying skills all the time , liking to get as close as possible to ensure a kill .
After the end of the war he was sentenced to 25 years and was imprisoned in a Russian Gulag , being starved and humiliated but his determination and discipline made him survive and he was released in October 1955 joining the Bundesluftwaffe retiring from active duty in 1970 passing away in 1993.





Of course we have books not only on the WW2 Luftwaffe but also on his life itself .


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Released in December by MJ Miniatures and announced here
http://www.planetfigure.com/threads/another-new-release-of-mj-miniatures-for-dec-2016.81755/
with the box art being shown also here a little later
http://www.planetfigure.com/threads/erich-hartmann-boxart-mj-miniatures.82023/
Continuing in the bust series this time we have aWW2 fighter ace who was without doubt the top flyer ace during the conflict with an incredible 352 kills .


In 1940 he joined the Luftwaffe doing flight training till 1942 when he was commissioned as a Lt
fighting on the Russian front with the nickname of "Bubi" developing flying skills all the time , liking to get as close as possible to ensure a kill .















Of course we have books not only on the WW2 Luftwaffe but also on his life itself .





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