Fallschirmjäger (Winter) Medium Mortar Team

Mortars were some of the most extensively used support weapons of the Second World War, with their relatively light weight and ability to fire indirectly over a wide variety of ranges making them incredibly useful in virtually every combat situation. Germany’s 81mm ‘medium’ mortar was used by all arms of the Wehrmacht, including the Fallschirmjäger paratroopers, who made good use of them in the snowy Ardennes forest.