This release sees the introduction of some new infantry options for the Soviets. We have often been asked about NKVD troops and here they are along with Naval troops!
NKVD SMG Squad / Rifle Squad
The NKVD (or “People’s Commissariat for Internal Affairs”) was an internal politicised police force in the Soviet Union from 1934 to 1946. Well known for conducting the Great Purge and mass deportations to of “undesirables” to the Gulags, troops of the NKVD also served alongside the Red Army during the defence of cities such as Stalingrad and Moscow.
Naval SMG Squad / Rifle Squad
During WWII, much of the Soviet’s sea power was contained by the advancing Germans. This meant that the fleets of the Black Sea and Baltic were largely unable to contribute to the war effort. Battleships were sometimes used as artillery and anti-aircraft platforms if they were close enough to ongoing fighting, but many were simply redundant. In both cases, ships were often stripped back to a skeleton crew, and the majority of the crew deployed as ground troops. In this over 350,000 Red Navy sailors were redeployed as infantrymen.
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We hope that soon our models will be reinforcing your Soviet armies – Ura!