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Soviet NKVD Squad

By: Warlord Games

Type: Miniatures Box Set

Product Line: Bolt Action - Soviet - Soviet Army (28mm)

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10 figures

MSRP old price: $40.00


Product Info

Title
Soviet NKVD Squad
Publisher
Sub-category
Publish Year
2020
Dimensions
4.5x6x1.75"
NKG Part #
2147875418
MFG. Part #
WLG402214006
Type
Miniatures Box Set

Description

In 1941 the Soviet Union’s fortified borders were manned by units of the NKVD (People’s Commissariat for Internal Affairs). These units were almost entirely destroyed in the first weeks of the campaign. After this, NKVD troops were chiefly used for internal security, but could potentially fight on the frontline as they did at Stalingrad in 1942 and during the Crimean Offensive in 1944.

In the normal course of operations NKVD troops set up ‘blocking positions’ just behind the battle line to turn back fleeing troops with machine gun fire if necessary. NKVD checkpoints at bridges and road junctions monitored all traffic behind the front and were sometimes disguised as bridge-building crews or road repair gangs to catch out unauthorized movements. In 1943 the SMERSH (acronym from the Russian for ‘Death to Spies’) agency was formed as a distinct branch of the NKVD to carry out these tasks.

The figures in this set can also be painted to represent the Border Guards units with their trademark green caps.

Contains 10 metal Soviet NKVD figures:

  • NCO with SMG
  • 4 men with SMG
  • 3 men with rifles
  • 2-man LMG team
  • Plastic bases

    Models supplied unassembled and unpainted