Here is the Axis K47 Special Character Heinrich Gross that I have painted with the limited palette I have at the holiday home. The cap still needs to be completed with its red and gold! I will finish this and the basing when I return home.

In Konflikt ’47, Heinrich Gross is depicted as a tough German officer shaped by the end of traditional warfare and transformed by Rift-technology. As defeat approaches, he views experimental science as the only way to survive. Cold and practical, Gross has removed ideology and honour from war, focusing solely on function. The miniature shows him at a critical point in the conflict: he is not just a Wehrmacht officer but a symbol of a regime trying to survive through fear and coercion.

What adds weight to the character is that his name and concept reflect a real historical figure, Heinrich Gross, a Nazi doctor whose crimes and avoidance of justice symbolize the moral failures of that time.

Warlord Games uses the name not literally but as a conscious choice, connecting the fictional commander to the darker aspects of twentieth-century history. This connection enhances the narrative of Konflikt ’47, where the ongoing war is seen not as heroic resistance but as a continuation of ethical decay, with science and authority completely separated from humanity.

On the tabletop, this layered narrative is reinforced through how Gross plays. He functions as a dominant command figure who enhances the effectiveness and reliability of nearby troops, reflecting iron authority rather than inspiration. Units under his influence tend to resist disruption and keep advancing even under severe pressure, mirroring a command structure driven by fear and compulsion.

He is most effective when embedded with elite infantry or shock troops, anchoring an aggressive Axis force that relies on escalation rather than manoeuvre. Gross rewards players who commit hard and early, grinding the enemy down through relentless forward pressure.

He represents the extreme mindset of the late-war Axis: fewer soldiers, more enhancements, and a commander who guarantees no retreat, no hesitation, and no moral limits as the war drags on beyond its logical conclusion.

I will use the figure and his rules as the Dessicated Fox for my Konflict 47 “Dessicated Africa Corps”.

My original “faux” Heinrich Gross”!