15mm Croatian Infantry

Almost a year ago I painted up some 15mm Polish Paratroopers for a custom game we will be playing, (based on both the One Page Rules and NetEpic rulesets).  To add another faction to the mix, I just finished some 15mm Croatian Infantry.

The 369th Croatian Reinforced Infantry Regiment was a unit of the German Wehrmacht that fought on the Eastern Front in World War II.  The regiment was raised from volunteers drawn from Croatia and was commonly referred to as the Croatian Legion (Hrvatska Legija). They became 369th (Croatian) Infantry Division (Wehrmacht).  They fought Tito until "desertions worsened particularly after the capitulation of Italy in September 1943".

The miniatures were all extras from my stock and are from a mix of various manufacturers, including Forged In Battle, Peter Pig, and Battlefront.  I worked to paint them up relatively quickly.  I based them on pennies, added sand, then primed them with a dark green color, which I then highlighted with a very grayish green.  After a few details, I dipped them using MinWax PolyShade: Tudor, (which is a little darker than my normal Royal Walnut Satin dip).

Unfortunately, I realized only after sealing them that I think I placed the red and white "checkerboard" patch on the wrong shoulder for each of them... but mistakes happen.  I'm looking forward to getting these on the table.  Next up are some 15mm partisans that will be used to either support the Polish Paratroopers, or act as its own force.