{"id":5675590680744,"title":"Warlord - Bolt Action: Soviet Army Support Group (HQ \u0026 Mortar \u0026 MMG) (Metal)","handle":"wgb402214004","description":"\u003ch1\u003eBolt Action: Soviet Army Support Group (HQ \u0026amp; Mortar \u0026amp; MMG)\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWarlord Games 402214004\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContains:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 x Soviet HQ\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 x Soviet Medium Machine Gun Team\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 x Soviet Medium Mortar Team\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoviet HQ\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike the soldiers they commanded, many Soviet officers were inexperienced and lacked training at the beginning of the Great Patriotic War. Stalin’s ruthless purge of the officers of the Red Army in 1937 had denuded the organisation of leadership and left deep scars in the survivors’ minds. 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