Minifigure – German Panzergrenadier Officer from the World War II (LEGO Compatible)

This image displays a toy minifigure representing a highly decorated German Panzergrenadier Officer from the World War II era.

The figure is depicted in a standard field grey (Feldgrau) M36 service tunic, which is distinguished by its dark bottle-green collar. He wears a matching field grey officer’s peaked visor cap (Schirmmütze) with silver officer piping and the Wehrmacht eagle and national cockade insignia.

His specific branch of service is the Panzergrenadier (Armored Infantry), which is clearly indicated by the bright, grassy-green Waffenfarbe (branch color) on his shoulder boards and collar tabs (Kragenspiegel).

This is a veteran combat officer, as shown by his extensive decorations. He wears the ribbon for the Iron Cross Second Class in his buttonhole, the Iron Cross First Class, the Infantry Assault Badge, and a Wound Badge on his left breast pocket, and the prestigious German Cross in Gold on his right pocket. He is also equipped with a standard officer’s leather belt and pistol holster.

Historical Background: The Panzergrenadiers were the mechanized infantry component of Germany’s Panzer (tank) divisions. They were elite, mobile troops who rode into battle in half-tracks (like the Sd.Kfz. 251) and trucks, tasked with supporting the tank assaults and holding the ground the Panzers had taken. A highly decorated officer like this would have been a battle-hardened company or battalion commander, a veteran of many major campaigns on the Eastern or Western Fronts.