If an Army officer the left collar should have his branch insignia, not another rank bar. One of my great uncles was there and with a Russian last name they tried to get him to translate. Except he had been born and raised in Pennsylvania and knew very little Russian.

Hi Bravo1102, Thank you for pointing out this error. It is our mistake. Oops! I just checked my collection of reference photos and found one photo showing that a officer has a pair of crossed rifles on his left collar. It did not catch my attention earlier. I guess the best way to do is to let buyers remove the bar on the left collar and paint the insignia of the crossed rifles. Or he can remove both rank bars and turn the officer into a soldier. I hope this solution is ok. The story about your great uncle is very interesting. I hope to find more information about this meeting between Americans and Russians, or even the story about this exact reference photo. Best, Kevin

Hi, Kevin! VERY NICE! I like the casting and the subject matter- Maybe you could do a set of a GI "talking-up" a Russian Amy Servicewoman, perhaps offering her "D" Ration Chocolate Bar, or a "Lucky" Cigarette..? Just to mention: MANY GIs, even after the German Surrender in May, 1945, were still wearing the earlier style Uniforms, i.e, OD Wool or HBT Trousers, M1938 Leggings for Dismounted Troops (2 types- with 12 "eyelets", and the shorter version, with 8 "eyelets), "Mustard", or OD Wool Shirts, and the 1941 "Parsons" Combat Jacket. I bring this up because many figure manufacturers seem to be under the impression that US Soldiers in Europe only wore the newer M1943 Combat Jacket, Trousers, and M1943 Combat Boots. (No reflection on you, of course) I was wondering if you have any plans of doing GIs in this earlier-style of Uniform, which I have described above..? I think it's great that you chose to do this little vignette... BTW- The GI's Boots should be the M1943-Type, with the buckled flap, and they should be painted Brown, or Dark Tan, if they are to represent the "Flesh Side Out" version of the M1943 Boots. The Black Combat Boots shown on this GI didn't appear until the 1950s. regarding the "Rank and Branch of Service Insignia"- Many US Infantry Officers, (those assigned to Combat Units, anyway), chose NOT to wear these Insignia in plain sight- German Snipers were trained to shoot Officers FIRST... Otherwise, these 2 Figures are beautifully done! THANKS!

Hi, Kevin! VERY NICE! I like the casting and the subject matter- Maybe you could do a set of a GI "talking-up" a Russian Amy Servicewoman, perhaps offering her "D" Ration Chocolate Bar, or a "Lucky" Cigarette..? Just to mention: MANY GIs, even after the German Surrender in May, 1945, were still wearing the earlier style Uniforms, i.e, OD Wool or HBT Trousers, M1938 Leggings for Dismounted Troops (2 types- with 12 "eyelets", and the shorter version, with 8 "eyelets), "Mustard", or OD Wool Shirts, and the 1941 "Parsons" Combat Jacket. I bring this up because many figure manufacturers seem to be under the impression that US Soldiers in Europe only wore the newer M1943 Combat Jacket, Trousers, and M1943 Combat Boots. (No reflection on you, of course) I was wondering if you have any plans of doing GIs in this earlier-style of Uniform, which I have described above..? I think it's great that you chose to do this little vignette... BTW- The GI's Boots should be the M1943-Type, with the buckled flap, and they should be painted Brown, or Dark Tan, if they are to represent the "Flesh Side Out" version of the M1943 Boots. The Black Combat Boots shown on this GI didn't appear until the 1950s. regarding the "Rank and Branch of Service Insignia"- Many US Infantry Officers, (those assigned to Combat Units, anyway), chose NOT to wear these Insignia in plain sight- German Snipers were trained to shoot Officers FIRST... Otherwise, these 2 Figures are beautifully done! THANKS![/quote] Sp- "Russian ARMY Servicewoman"... Sorry...

Hi Dennis, Thank you for the suggestions of GIs in old style uniforms. We will take this point into consideration when designing new WWII US soldiers. In the future we will make figures with more interaction between them. Gift-giving or gift-exchanging could be a good idea to do. Regarding the insignia on officers' collar, what you said makes good sense. The two rank bars on the US officer's collars can be removed with a craft knife easily. Cheers! Kevin

Hi, Kevin! Thanks Very Much for your Acknowledgements!

I got a couple of the US Army Lt. and it is very nice. Well cast, sculpted. Body is in one piece, rifle is the only addition. I like the fact that this handsome figure is in the uniform shirt only, like scores and scores of Normandy photos show! I like the figure quite a lot!