At the east prussian border. The battle of the Reich begins. German soldier during a cigarette break. He's wearing a reversable winter camo suit, Stg 44 with ammo pouch and the leather map case.

Winter 1944/45

SS-Oberscharführer DERK-ELSKO BRUINS (*20.03.1923, +05.02.1986), Knight's Cross holder from the Netherlands. Imprisoned at the end of the war in a Dutch jail by Danadian forces. He broke out and escaped to Germany where he spent the rest of his life.

Derk-Elsko Bruins, dutch Knight's Cross holder

An experienced 'old' fighter of the eastern front. Gefreiter with Panzerfaust. Experts on the craftiness of the lone fighter as well as on all problems of surviving.