Prussian Grenadiers of Frederick II “The Great” 18th Century 1/72 Zvezda-8071

During the Great Northern War, Prussia became a battleground between Russia and Sweden. Its interests and territory were mere pawns in the conflict of its powerful neighbors.

The soldier-king Frederick William I, father of Frederick the Great, concluded that a monarch was only respected to the extent that his army was feared. During his reign, he strengthened and perfected the Prussian army, allocating most of the state budget to defense.

Prussian grenadiers, the elite of the European armies, were soldiers of great physical strength, trained for hand-to-hand combat and the use of heavy grenades in extreme conditions.