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lazyseal8 — Fallschirmjager 'Emile' 1942
Published: 2010-10-09 17:14:00 +0000 UTC; Views: 3105; Favourites: 25; Downloads: 0
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Concept art for school assignment. Drawn in 2007This character was called Emile Kaeter, a luftwaffe fallschirmjager of Nazi Germany in WWII. It was about in 1942 fall to 1943 spring in Eastern Front. Soviet about to win the battle for Stalingrad.
The name Emile is a French name? Right, the Kaeters all had French first name as they were German born in France before WWII.
He was armed with MP40 and a stick grenade tied with egg grenades for enhance its destruction power.
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I just noticed the hand grenade in her right hand. Was it exist in WW2?
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I know this is an old comment but her?
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Yes it did. Just tying several egg grenades on the m17 with wire. Though i am still not clear what its propose. Maybe anti vehicle, personnel or construction
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Probably it was antipersonnel grenade, designed for convoy ambush. When enemy convoy appear near the ambush party, they threw the grenade and the blast would kill or injured several personnel that walked near the vehicle for cover.
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Sorry the stick grenade should be Model 24 Stielhandgranate. Those egg grenades are M39 Eihandgranate.
From Wiki:
Although they were not individually very effective against armoured vehicles and fortifications, the grenade could be used in an improvised "bundle" style with another six explosive heads (without their sticks) wired around the central stick grenade. These were known as Geballte Ladung (literally "baled charge" or "concentrated charge").
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nice drawing, I like the hand grenade he's got their lol
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Thanks
Limitations force people(soldiers) to be innovative.
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