SS Tank Crew--four figures--NO TANK.
$200.00

Thomas Gunn Miniatures

Item Number: ANNOFF069

SS Tank Crew--four figures

This set is comprised of the four panzer crewmen at a discounted price. 

The Panzer IV is not included.

The Panzer Division

A mechanized formation formed around a nucleus of highly mobile and fast tanks, supported by a variety of vehicles to perform the reconnaissance, carry infantry, and supply the ammunition, fuel, and supplies.  The Panzer Division brought the concept of sustained mobility to modern warfare.  Such a formation could travel 100 miles or more per day, day after day, only limited by the logistics network.
What many do not know is before the war, Germany secretly operated the "Kama" tank school in the Soviet Union (1929–1933) to circumvent the Treaty of Versailles.  The school was vital for training future panzer commanders and for developing new tank design.
The Waffen-SS Panzer Divisions enjoyed favouritism from Nazi leadership, which meant its panzer divisions were often prioritized for the newest and best equipment, sometimes at the expense of regular army units.

A distinctive black uniform:  The most recognizable item of clothing for early war panzer crews was the black, double-breasted Panzer wrap jacket.  The black colour helped to hide oil and grease stains.
SS panzer divisions often acted as tactical "fire brigades," rushed to block an enemy advance, defend a critical position, or spearhead a counter-attack.

World War II Panzer crews were highly trained, whose lives inside their panzers' cramped, noisy confines were arduous, dangerous, and physically draining.  Known as Panzertruppen, they wore distinctive black uniforms and operated in a structured hierarchy that was critical for the complex teamwork required in combat. German Panzer crews in WWII were composed of a commander, gunner, loader, driver, and radio operator. 

The four new SS crew from Thomas Gunn, alas only 4 crew members made it out alive from the damaged vehicle, with one of their comrades left inside, having paid the ultimate price.   The four new SS crew from Thomas Gunn has multiple uses, escaping from their vehicle, be it a Panzer II to Panzer IV, or the late war heavy panzers.  Fleeing from their SPG in its ambush position as the Allies relentlessly move forward.  Working their way through the hedgerows or across the Russian steppes avoiding capture.  Picking their way through a damaged city or town trying to escape capture or worse, making a heroic land stand in the rubble or the fields and woods, as they defend each other to the last man.

Limited Availability.

Due to be released in NOVEMBER 2025.