German Army (Heer) Infantry Rifleman WWII – Custom Printed Brick Block Figure

English Name & Translation

• English Translation: WWII German Wehrmacht Infantryman in Field Green (M36/M40 Uniform)

• Faction / Unit: German Army (Heer) Infantry

• Historical Era: World War II (1939–1942)

Character Identification, Description, and Historical Background

Character Identification This custom building block figure represents an early-to-mid World War II German Army (Heer) Infantry Rifleman dressed in the standard grey-green field uniform and equipped with frontline combat webbing.

Detailed Character Description (Utilizing precise 360-degree UV printing, this figure faithfully recreates the classic uniform and field equipment issued to regular German infantrymen during the European campaigns.)

• Headgear & Facial Features: The figure comes equipped with a smooth black Stahlhelm (steel helmet). The face print features a youthful, focused expression with striking blue eyes, capturing the look of an alert frontline rifleman.

• Torso (Front) & Uniform: He is dressed in a classic field green / grey-green tunic (Feldgrau) with four pleated pockets. The dark bottle-green collar is detailed with printed infantry collar tabs (Litzen), while the right breast features the printed army eagle national emblem (Brustadler). Black leather Y-strap suspenders support a combat belt fitted with a silver Heer army belt buckle. Mounted on the belt are two three-cell black leather ammunition pouches, historically designed to hold 7.92mm stripper clips for the Karabiner 98k rifle. A brown leather cross-strap runs diagonally across his chest.

• Torso (Back) & Field Gear: The reverse view displays the continuation of the green tunic and Y-strap harness. Slung diagonally across his back is a detailed metal-grey cylindrical gas mask canister (Gasmaskenbüchse) held by a brown shoulder strap.

• Legs & Footwear: The leg blocks continue the uniform’s grey-green trousers and terminate in traditional, tall black leather marching boots (Marschstiefel or jackboots), complete with subtle ankle stitching details.

Historical Background The Wehrmacht Army (Heer) infantryman was the core fighting unit of the German military throughout World War II. During the early years of the conflict (1939–1941), soldiers wore the iconic M36 field tunic, distinguished by its dark green collar and high-quality wool construction.

Every infantryman carried the standard-issue Karabiner 98k bolt-action rifle, supported by two three-cell leather belt pouches containing 60 rounds of ammunition. Regulations strictly required all combat personnel to carry their ribbed steel gas mask canister at all times into the field; while gas warfare was never used in European combat, soldiers kept the canisters slung over their backs throughout the war. The tall leather jackboots depicted on this figure were a signature hallmark of early-war German troops before material shortages forced a switch to short ankle boots with gaiters later in the war.