Occult Germany - Wiederbelebung Truppen - Zombies Part 2

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INTELLIGENCE FILE
Code name: Wiederbelebung Truppen
Troop type: Reanimated corpses, Zombies
Nationality: Occult Germany
Affiliation: Thule Society
Characteristics: Indifferent to pain, relentless, merciless, mindless
Vulnerabilities: Decapitation, severe head trauma, fire (not immediately), bodies of water (sinking)
Deployment zone: Western Front, Eastern Front, North Afrika
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While the Thule Society's Wiederbelebung program initially used enemy corpses as the source for their reanimation process, the warmachine is ever hungry and pretty soon fallen German soldiers and even civilians were used. While the initial impact on German morale was not good, most veteran soldiers had been numbed by too many horrors to dwell on it overly long. 

This one was converted from a 1/35 plastic Trumpeter Wehrmacht kit, repositioning the arms and hands, with a zombie head from the old GW plastic zombie kit (those heads were always oversized for the supposed 28mm scale). Some bulletwounds were drilled into the body and greenstuff used to add wear and tear to the uniform.

Wiederbelebung Truppen and Übersoldat

The Crimson Nun trying to stop the Nazi zombie tide...

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MODEL INFORMATION
Scale: 1/35
Brand: Trumpeter (bodies and helmet); Games Workshop (head)

Figure reference: Panzer Division [Poland 1939] Part 1 - TRU00402 
Material: Plastic
Conversions: Headswap, repositioning of arms and hands, battledamage (bulletholes, wear and tear)
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Occult Germany - Wiederbelebung Truppen - Zombies

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INTELLIGENCE FILE
Code name: Wiederbelebung Truppen
Troop type: Reanimated corpses, Zombies
Nationality: Occult Germany
Affiliation: Thule Society
Characteristics: Indifferent to pain, relentless, merciless, mindless
Vulnerabilities: Decapitation, severe head trauma, fire (not immediately), bodies of water (sinking)
Deployment zone: Western Front, Eastern Front, North Afrika
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Hitler had always been obsessed with the quest for immortality and the Thule Society fed that obsession, exploring different avenues towards attaining that goal. One such experiment resulted in the reanimation of fallen soldiers. As a quest for immortality, it was an abject failure. The subjects were mindless, shambling corpses and the process of decay was slowed, but not halted. While not working out as intended, the Thule Society saw an opportunity here and oversaw the creation of more of these Wiederbelebung Truppen, or Nazi zombies as they were dubbed by the Allies. 

Initially, the program only used enemy soldier's corpses, mostly Russians. The zombies are a disquieting enough sight without further shocking the German troops with the desecration of their fallen friends. However, as the war raged on and the Wehrmacht got accustomed to the sight of zombies over time, such delicate considerations were abandoned... 

A former Red Army nurse, now another gruesome tool in the German warmachine.

A couple (former) Russian zombies to kick off the zombie horde. The models are a couple of resin 1/35 figures produced by WAR (Weird Armies Reign). There was no need to convert them as they were already perfect as is. I used 32mm clear acrylic bases on them again, to match the others.

The Red Widow trying to fend off some former comrades, now mindless enemies

A couple of zombies advancing through the twilight hour, passing by an abandoned civilian vehicle.

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MODEL INFORMATION
Scale: 1/35
Brand: Weird Armies Reign (WAR)

Figure reference: Soviet "Recycled" Troops '46 - WM003/WM004
Material: Resin
Conversions: /
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Still early days, but I took the opportunity to take this groupshot of the project's advancement to keep me motivated: