{"product_id":"die-gruppe-weapons-and-equipments-of-the-german-infantry-squad-1939-1945","title":"Die Gruppe. Weapons and Equipments of the German Infantry Squad (1939-1945)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product_meta\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_meta\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"sku_wrapper\"\u003eSKU: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAK130025\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"product_title entry-title\"\u003eDIE GRUPPE – WEAPONS AND EQUIPMENT OF THE GERMAN INFANTRY SQUAD (1939 – 1945)\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eDIE GRUPPE – WEAPONS AND EQUIPMENT OF THE GERMAN INFANTRY SQUAD (1939 – 1945)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEnglish. 256 pages. Hard cover. Ricardo Recio Cardona\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDie Gruppe is a visual book about the standard and regulatory gear \u003cbr\u003ecarried by the German soldiers who made up a squad (Die Gruppe) during \u003cbr\u003eWWII.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book explains the role assigned to each of the men in the group \u003cbr\u003e(which theoretically could not exceed nine members) with numerous \u003cbr\u003ehistorical photographs. Every single weapon and piece of equipment \u003cbr\u003ecarried by those soldiers is described in detail, using detailed \u003cbr\u003ephotographs of items and gear from private collections and museums. The \u003cbr\u003epublication is a faithful reflection of how these soldiers lived, \u003cbr\u003ethrough a collection of personal objects, high-quality photographs, and \u003cbr\u003ecuriosities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDie Gruppe, known as a “squad” in most armies, was the smallest \u003cbr\u003ecombat unit of the German infantry. It was composed of a variable number\u003cbr\u003e of men led by a corporal or a non-commissioned officer called a \u003cbr\u003eGruppenführer (literally, group leader). This unit was organized around a\u003cbr\u003e light machine gun, which could be an MG 34 or an MG 42.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch1 itemprop=\"name\" class=\"entry-title\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/ak-interactive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AK130025_Die-Gruppe_38-39.jpg\" alt=\"\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"width: 50%;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/ak-interactive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AK130025_Die-Gruppe_60-61.jpg\" alt=\"\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"font-size: 13px; width: 50%;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/ak-interactive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AK130025_Die-Gruppe_78-79.jpg\" alt=\"\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"font-size: 13px; width: 50%;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/ak-interactive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AK130025_Die-Gruppe_82-83.jpg\" alt=\"\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"font-size: 13px; width: 50%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e","brand":"AK Interactive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57795585245568,"sku":"AK130025","price":59.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/1601\/9328\/files\/AK130025.jpg?v=1775219876","url":"https:\/\/pienoismallimarketti.fi\/products\/die-gruppe-weapons-and-equipments-of-the-german-infantry-squad-1939-1945","provider":"Pienoismallimarketti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}