ARTO production 35002 1/35 SS-Ostubaf. Jochen Peiper Ardenne 1944

This figure is Peiper, commander of KG Peiper at the time of the Battle of Ardenne 1944, wearing an Italian pilot jacket and trousers.
This is in accordance with Piper's own testimony at the time of the 1946 trial.
The Italian pilot uniform was captured by LAH in Italy in 1943, in large quantities, and was said to have been particularly popular with many soldiers.
Peiper is also pictured wearing the outfit in the winter of 1943.
He is wearing a pair of tall ski boots in which the right and left frontal edges are shaped differently. These boots, which he has enjoyed since the spring of 1944, are seen as civilian objects, not military ones.
His binoculars are covered in camouflage cloth and his left hand holds a wooden map case for commanders
It was made as a reference to what is currently displayed at the "December 1944 Museum".

** This model kit is supplied in unassembled and unpainted resin components. Please note that glue, model paints, and other basic modelling tools are required and sold separately.