Hi All
I'm looking for pictures and troop types for 1940 belgiums
Cheers Dave
There is a Belgian army list for CoC on the Too Fat Lardies blog. I also found a 2008 thread on TMP called Belgian Army Uniforms 1940 which had some good links.
Mollinary
Hello Dave
Axishistory has some good threads:-
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=128664 (http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=128664)
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=109782&hilit=belgian (http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=109782&hilit=belgian)
Also
(http://cache4.asset-cache.net/gc/107423264-belgian-army-machine-gunners-in-belgium-on-gettyimages.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=R4V%2fQay2ANwpmCZhkZDSEsh80Y%2bqpCWbpZXhmbmm%2b2DlTk12rTUmRU4GeyCoRs7Hi8orXLl1y9uJVKoy8rb%2fiQ%3d%3d)
(http://cache3.asset-cache.net/gc/107423265-submachine-guns-of-belgian-army-in-belgium-gettyimages.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=R4V%2fQay2ANwpmCZhkZDSEgd2zvF%2frf6HBWLgDK2%2frRNKOfpS1nRsaTADNMC20V89UtKCsKr9bB%2bRDP7SBEZtLw%3d%3d)
(http://forum.axishistory.com/download/file.php?id=138485)
Cheers
GrumpyOldMan
If you are going to make miniatures, please don't forget the 'chasseurs ardennais'!!!
http://www.fraternellechasseursardennais.be/album33-45/album-3345.html
"The origin of the Chasseurs Ardennais starts with a concept conceived in 1914 by Colonel Bremer and pushed further by General Hellebaut in 1928: the creation of a corps on the east border of Belgium, near Germany, in order to protect against a German attack. On 10 March 1933, King Albert I changed the unit's name from 10e de ligne to Régiment des Chasseurs Ardennais. Subsequently these soldiers, stationed in Arlon, Belgium would wear the wild boar (emblem of the Ardennes) on their green berets. One regiment was not enough to hold the east lines, so in August 1934, the regiment was divided into three and a bicycle battalion was added. On 24 March 1937, three regiments were created: 1st, 2nd and 3rd Régiment des Chasseurs Ardennais they were located in Arlon, Bastogne and Vielsalm. Each unit was structured with one HQ battalion, three battalions to three companies of mixed cyclists (three packs of riflemen and three packs of MG) one motorcycle company each with each three motorbike squadrons, and one squadron with three T15 tanks; one company with four T-13 tanks armed with 47mm antitank cannons; and finally one medical company. On July 1, these were formed into a division. By the end of 1939 this division comprised 35,000 men."
http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/UN/Belgium/Belgium_1939-40/Belgium-Intro.html (http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/UN/Belgium/Belgium_1939-40/Belgium-Intro.html)
Seems quite comprehensive.
Some pictures of the tanks
http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/belgium/ww2_Belgian_Tanks.php
Also note that he belgian tank ACG-1 was actually a 'local' name, and that it was essentially an amc35 .
http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/france/Renault_AMC-35.php
This might also be of interest, pictures and drawings of the Belgian equipment in the war
http://battlefieldiens.com/Telechargement/ww2/Multimedia/Photo/arm%C3%A9e%20belge/
What? No FK re BELGIANS.
Quote from: petercooman on 27 June 2015, 08:16:26 PM
If you are going to make miniatures, please don't forget the 'chasseurs ardennais'!!! (...)
I add my vote !
Quote from: ronan on 28 June 2015, 09:09:39 AM
I add my vote !
I see there are still people with a little sanity left on these boards ;D
"You're talking to me ?" :-\
really ?!
;D 8-}
Quote from: ronan on 28 June 2015, 12:45:19 PM
"You're talking to me ?" :-\
really ?!
;D 8-}
Yes, that's why i said a LITTLE sanity ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :d
Thanks for the help so far :D, all vehicles are planned, just need to make sure he foot are correct.
Cheers Dave
Google Belgian Army 1940. There is a lot out there. Unfortunately French miniatures don't work as the Belgians wore gaiters, not putees and Pithead are the only place I know to get them.
Any news on these? :D :D :D
You'll set the kitty off again. ;)
Quote from: fsn on 24 July 2016, 09:11:02 AM
You'll set the kitty off again. ;)
we live to stir the pot!
All those Belgiums live in Belgian you know.
Quote from: Leman on 24 July 2016, 01:03:59 PM
All those Belgiums live in Belgian you know.
;D ;D ;D
There are in fact many Belgiums scattered about in the Netherlands and vice versa. Those Medieval princelings had a funny way of splitting their land up.
Reviving this thread to ask about these.
Any idea if they are going to make the cut and when?
No pushing, it's just that i'm making some plans for another WW II army and i'd prefer these if they are coming soon.
might be worth going 1940 germans and french/british. means i can just add the Belgians right away if they get released.
Tch, tch, tch...words like B*lgium everywhere...I hope my old mum never reads these pages....
No plans for Belgians at the moment I'm afraid, might be one for us to look at in a few years.
Shame!
Quote from: petercooman on 11 December 2016, 11:34:08 PM
Shame!
What about the French Chasseurs wearing gaiters FRE42, I can assure you with my painting nobody would be able to tell the difference :)
(http://www.pendraken.co.uk/ProductImages/FRE42.JPG)
Yes, have been looking at those too. Biut i really wanted chasseurs ardennais to fight The 1st panzer division!
Will have to look around to see if i can find something suitable.
Rick Barlow is Belgian.
Hi Lads
I've gone behind leon's back ;) and had/having arrange of Belguim ww2 vehicles done :-bd, just hijack the designer and a range of infantry ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Dave the pain
m/ <:-P <:-P <:-P <:-P <:-P <:-P
Quote from: Dave on 17 January 2017, 04:21:36 PM
... just hijack the designer and a range of infantry ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
You'll be lucky, he's busy until 2018.
Now it's Belguim, and I thought Mississippi caused confusion.
Happy to make some masters if you like. Similar to my CTV in style. Vehicles I leave to somebody else.
Quote from: John Cook on 18 January 2017, 01:02:41 AM
Happy to make some masters if you like. Similar to my CTV in style. Vehicles I leave to somebody else.
Thanks for the offer, really appreciated, but I think we've got enough planned for this year already. Adding more ranges/figures into the mix would only mean they'd be sitting around in drawers until 2018 anyway so Dave will have to sit on his hands for a bit instead!
Fight! FIGHT! FIGHT! Fightfightfightfightfight....
Scatter, it's teacher!
As the Belgians have the Adrian helmet I have used some of the French with a Paint "conversion"
just received the masters of the |T13 , T15 and the utility b tractor ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Dave
sucker punch to Leon :d :d :d :d
I'd be up for this. Would love to have some Chasseurs Ardennais with T-13s to hold up Rommel!