History and wargaming

  Östgöta kavalleriregemente Was a cavalry regiment originally set up in 1636, becoming indelt in 1689 drawing croft soldiers from the province of Östergötland. As part of the royal army it took part in the battles of Kliszow 1702, Warsawa 1705, Holowczyn 1708 and lost to the last man at Poltava. It was reraised and positioned under Lieutenant general Burenskiöld on the swedish left flank in the battle of Helsingborg 1710.  It was led in the battle by the acting regimental colonel Bertil Roxendorff (1657-1711), 53 year old at the time and formally retired from a life of military service in the regiment. Born as Roxman in Östergötland, he took service as a simple cavalryman in 1674, and fought with merit in the scanian war. He was made quartermaster in 1677, and promoted to Rittmeister at the start of the Great Northern War. Served for 35 years in the regiment until his formal discharge in 1706, when he also was ennobled, taking the name of Roxendorff. The battle of Helsi...

 My first WW2 15mm unit I've finished in a while, as my 10mm project has been the focus as of late. These have been sitting on my workbench for quite some time actually. Pretty happy with how it turned out, going to use it as a specialist support option for my 21st panzer div roster for Battlegroup.

 Next unit finished, a tiny 3-pounder regimental gun for the swedes.