1/72 German Infantry Italeri 6033Wehrmacht was the name used by the German army during the war on all European and North African fronts for almost 6 years, from 1939 to 1945. On September 1st, 1939, two Wehrmacht army groups invaded Poland, thus starting World War II. The models in this kit represent Wehrmacht infantry units with the typical feldgrau-colored uniforms and with individual equipment composed of a Mauser K-98 rifle and a MP40 submachine gun.