Minifigure – unsere Väter German Wehrmacht infantryman from World War II (LEGO Compatible)

This image displays a toy minifigure representing a German Wehrmacht infantryman from World War II, specifically inspired by the characters in the acclaimed 2013 German television miniseries “Unsere Mütter, unsere Väter” (known in English as “Generation War”).

The soldier is depicted in the standard field uniform of the mid-to-late war period. He wears a grey M43 Field Cap (Einheitsfeldmütze) and a field grey (Feldgrau) tunic and trousers.

His torso is printed with a full set of standard-issue combat equipment for a rifleman. This includes the leather Y-straps for load-bearing, a belt, and ammunition pouches for the Karabiner 98k rifle. This detailed printing represents the appearance of a common German frontline soldier, known colloquially as a Landser.

Historical Context: The name provided, “unsere Väter,” comes from the German title “Unsere Mütter, unsere Väter” (“Our Mothers, Our Fathers”). This influential TV series follows the lives of five German friends from 1941 through the end of the war, with two of the main characters being brothers who serve as soldiers on the brutal Eastern Front. The series was noted for its attempt to portray the war from the perspective of ordinary Germans and the horrific experiences that transformed their generation. This minifigure, in its standard infantry gear, represents a soldier like the protagonists of the series, an ordinary man caught in the devastating conflict.