Completed Critique German wwII officer - 70mm Fortes

[rafaelega]

Hi all,

Too much time from my last project. Attached you can find the german WWII officer almost finished. Hope you like it.

I´ll try to include more pics later this evening

All comments will be wellcome
thanks
Rafa

 

[Diegoff]

Good work, Rafa!
¡Lo has decorado a tope!

 

[jerry]

Really nice job Rafa, compliments.

Jerry

 

[rafaelega]

Hi all. thanks a lot for you kind comments. As I promissed I attach some new pics...

 

[rafaelega]

I wish to add some information about the person I tried to represent here. I copied all the awards from the Hauptmann d. R Walter Hofmeister and he is represented in the figure as Oberleutenant.
Some info about this wellknown german soldier taken from WAF forum:

Some info about the original owner:

Born: 28.05.1910, Bielefeld, Germany
Died: 28.01.1944, Skittka, Ukraine

Units:
11.03.1940 4./Inf. Ers. Batl. 22
12.06.1940 (2./M.G) K.J.R. 541
06.08.1940 4./Inf. Ers. Batl. 22
14.10.1940 4./I.R. 22
01.01.1943 I./Fusl. Rgt. 22

Awards:
01.10.1941 Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz
13.11.1941 Eiserne Kreuz II. Klasse
28.12.1941 Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber
04.07.1942 Sonderabz. für das Niederkämpfen von Panzerkampfwagen durch Einzelkämpfer
14.07.1942 Eiserne Kreuz I. Klasse
01.08.1942 Winterschlacht Im Osten
29.01.1943 Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber
30.07.1943 Nahkampfspange I. Stufe

Promotions:
01.03.1941 Gefreiter
01.06.1942 Unteroffizier
01.12.1942 Feldwebel O. A
01.01.1943 Leutnant d. R
01.11.1943 Oberleutnant d. R
09.05.1944 Hauptmann d. R (posthumt)

I used some material from my WWII collection in order to copy the colors. Attached you can find a pic of one of the tunics of Walter Heifmester and some of my objects used .

 

[legaleagle]

Maybe I'll be wrong, but the figure represent an infantry officier adc in the very first times of the war.
Heifmeister was promoted officier in january 1943, when the tunic and trousers perhaps where not in use, and perhaps he was not bearing the shoulder device...
IMHO.

 

[rafaelega]

Hi. Thanks a lot for your kind comments Legaleagle.
Maybe I also can be wrong but according my information the old type jacket still was in use until the end of the war. The German army allow it depending on the individuals rank or position and also the officer can buy the tunic privately (because that there are many different types of tunics and colors). In this case the oficial is a general or high staff person adjuntant because it wears the German Officer Silver Dress Aiguillette . He was Assistant Batallion Adjutant in I./Infanterie-Regiment 22 dated at 23.04.1943-18.05.1943

Attached you can find two original pics of Hofmeister. The Little one shows a very similar uniform like I painted, with all the awards on it.

 

[Filipe]

Great job and great inspiration to start mine.

 

[legaleagle]

Hi. Thanks a lot for your kind comments Legaleagle.
Maybe I also can be wrong but according my information the old type jacket still was in use until the end of the war. The German army allow it depending on the individuals rank or position and also the officer can buy the tunic privately (because that there are many different types of tunics and colors). In this case the oficial is a general or high staff person adjuntant because it wears the German Officer Silver Dress Aiguillette . He was Assistant Batallion Adjutant in I./Infanterie-Regiment 22 dated at 23.04.1943-18.05.1943

Attached you can find two original pics of Hofmeister. The Little one shows a very similar uniform like I painted, with all the awards on it.

I' ve ever thought that a good documentation is the base for good modelling.
I'm glad you have find an alternative way to depict what was intended to be an early war offcier, and I'll try to follow your way with mine...

 

[rafaelega]

Final pics