Two new figures in three sets from Rado Miniatures this month
The two new figures in three sets from Rado Miniatures are sculpted in 1/35th scale. These two figures were sculpted to commemorate the 74th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising. There are many pictures of these people resisting the German army and SS soldiers who were sent to eliminate this uprising against their rule in 1944.
Polish Home Army Insurgents 1944.
Warsaw Uprising, (August-October 1944), insurrection in Warsaw during World War II by which Poles unsuccessfully tried to oust the German army and seize control of the city before it was occupied by the advancing Soviet army. The uprising’s failure allowed the pro-Soviet Polish administration, rather than the Polish government-in-exile in London, to gain control of Poland.
As the Red Army approached Warsaw (July 29–30, 1944), Soviet authorities, promising aid, encouraged the Polish underground there to stage an uprising against the Germans. However, the Polish underground, known as the Home Army, was anxious because the Soviet Union had already assumed direct control of eastern Poland and had sponsored the formation of the Polish Committee of National Liberation to administer the remainder of Soviet-occupied Polish territory. Hoping to gain control of Warsaw before the Red Army could “liberate” it, the Home Army followed the Soviet suggestion to revolt.
Warsaw, August-October 1944. Soldiers of the Polish Home Army. Note the use of German uniforms, SS Panzerjacke and Camo smocks commonly called the "Panterka"
Commanded by General Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski, the Warsaw corps of 50,000 troops attacked the relatively weak German force on August 1 and within three days gained control of most of the city. The Germans sent in reinforcements, however, and forced the Poles into a defensive position, bombarding them with air and artillery attacks for the next 63 days.
The Prudential high-rise hit by a 2-tonne mortar shell, 1944, Warsaw. Photo: Sylwester Braun
Meanwhile, the Red Army, which had been detained during the first days of the insurrection by a German assault, occupied a position at Praga, a suburb across the Vistula River from Warsaw, and remained idle. In addition, the Soviet government refused to allow the western Allies to use Soviet air bases to airlift supplies to the beleaguered Poles.
Warsaw, August-October 1944. Soldiers of the "Pięść" Battalion. Notice the German uniform equipment these men are wearing with Polish national colours attached.
Without Allied support, the Home Army split into small, disconnected units and was forced to surrender when its supplies gave out (October 2). Bór-Komorowski and his forces were taken prisoner, and the Germans then systematically deported the remainder of the city’s population and destroyed the city itself.
By allowing the Germans to suppress the Warsaw Uprising, the Soviet authorities also allowed them to eliminate the main body of the military organization that supported the Polish government-in-exile in London. Consequently, when the Soviet army occupied all of Poland, there was little effective organized resistance to its establishing Soviet political domination over the country and imposing the communist-led Provisional Government of Poland (Jan. 1, 1945).
This figure set from Rado Miniatures:
Because the 1st of August marks the 74th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising Rado Miniatures has made these two figures in 35th scale to commemorate this heroic act of bravery and fight for freedom we present our new figure set dedicated to the events that lasted for 63 days, 74 years ago.
Here they are, made up, cast from of resin and here, unpainted...
Warsaw Uprising, Polish Home Army, Squad Leader, 1944
#RDM35016
One high-quality resin figure
1/35th scale.
Sculpted by Radek Pituch
Boxart by Toshihiro Sano.
12 €
This soldier is dressed in mostly captured German uniform clothing. He is given the choices of carrying an ether British Supplied Sten Mk. II or a captured German MP40 sub-machine pistol. You can see the leather pouch he is carrying is a map pouch of German origin, as is the pistol holster on his left hip.
Warsaw Uprising, Polish Home Army, Rifleman W/Kar98k
#RDM35017
One high-quality resin figure
1/35th scale.
Sculpted by Radek Pituch
Boxart by Toshihiro Sano.
12 €
This Polish fighter is seen in all German clothing, and as the title suggests, is carrying a captured Kar/98 rifle and ammunition pouches attached to his German infantryman's belt. It would be hard to separate him from a German soldier, as he also has the camouflaged German SS smock, the stick grenade in his belt and the M43 steel helmet on this man's head - all from captured German stock.
Warsaw Uprising, Polish Home Army, Assault Group, 1944
Two high-quality figures
#RDM35018
1/35th scale.
Sculpted by Radek Pituch
Boxart by Toshihiro Sano.
23 €
These two soldiers of the Polish Home army are seen together in a scene reminiscent of the pictures of the uprising above.
These two figures are now available through the Rado Miniatures Website.
