In mosr Flames OfWar games you

will command a company wirh

several placoons. When you choose
your force rhe firsr rhing you need
is your Company Headquaners.

COMBAT PLATOONS
Wharever your barr/e plan
requires, your Combar Placoons
are rhe ones you rely upon co
ger rhe job done! You are usually
required co rake ar leasr rwo
combar placoons bur you could
have rhree or more.

WEAPONS PLATOONS
Weapons Plaroons are your
barralion's own suppon weapons.
They are nor required, bur rheir
heavy machine-guns, monars,
recce, and ami-rank weapons
provide excellem suppon.

SUPPORT PLATOONS
Suppon placoons are loaned co
your company by your regimem,
brigade, division, or corps. These
placoons give you extra suppon in
many forms ranging from ranks
co anillery.
 Flames O/War uses a point system to ensure that games are I'll also need some reconnaissance, so I've selected
reasonably fair and balanced. Games are typically played with Panzerspah Platoon from page 123. I could have chosen a
ch force begins with the Company Diagram, which demonstrates the company organisation graphically in an easy-to-read around 1500 points, but you are certainly not limited to any Puma Panzerspah Platoon instead as it has the right symbol,
rmat. This simple diagram will help you create your Flames O/War company and get you playing in no time at all! particular value. You can play any point value you and your but not the Luchs Panzerspah Platoon as it has the 9. Panze
opponent decide from small 600 point games in an hour, to division symbol, but not the 2. Panzerdivision symbol.
mammoth games using armies that are 3000 or 5000 points
or more! Once you and your opponent have agreed on a Only 2. Panzerdivision is
.s first step is choosing your company. Which company you take is entirely up to you. It can be an infantry, reconnaissance,
points limit, you can choose any platoons allowed by.your affowed to take a Puma
echanised, or tank force. Have a read through the history text and find a force that interests you and you're off]
company diagram up to that total value. ' Panzerspdh Platoon.
TRUCTIONS I have chosen to field a Panzergrenadierkompanie from
~ce you have decided which company to build, page 112 using the 2. Panzerdivision ( ) variant. I chose
2. Panzerdivision
ve a look at the instructions box to see what you a Panzergrenadierkompanie company from 2. Panzerdivision affowed to take a Luchs
need to do to build your force. as it fought against breakthroughs by both the British and
Panzerspdh Platoon as only
American armies. 9. Panzerdivision is affowed
Some companies are based on a single division, like Yau must lteld one plalODn trom eaCh box shaded black and may held OIUl platoon lrorneachbOlr

the 21 , Panzerkompanie. Other companies, like the

shadedgrer
Reading the instructions box, I see that I need to field at least that option.
YourlorcernustbeolltlerlromPanlerlolltDlvlslon (markeilp..I,2 Paolcrtllvlsfontmarkedl!),
or 9 PonzerdlvJSJI)n (marked ~l All platoons wlth ony at thes symbols must be lrom lh !lIme
Gepanzerte Panzergrenadierkompanie on page 106 division as you flaveselecled a Company HQ and two Panzergrenadier Platoons from the
black boxes. Finally, I'd like some Tiger heavy tanks. I'll take a Schwe
for example, have three variants: the Panzer Lehr
SS-Panzer Platoon from page 173. This does not have m
Division, and 2. and 9. Panzerdivision. The instruct- Then I'll add some of the optional platoons in grey boxes, divisional symbol, bur it doesn't have any of the other arm
ions box will also talk about any additional instruct- One of the optional platoons I would like to take is a Heavy panzer divisions' symbols either, so I can take it in m
ions for the variants, Anti-aircraft Gun Platoon from page 129. Here, I need to company. As it is an SS platoon (marked ~), it is Allied
use the points listed in the column marked ( ) to match· my company, meaning that my commanders cannot vol
VARIANT FORCES my divisional variant. This means that I can only have one tarily join it.
When building a force that has several division or two 8.8cm FlaK36 guns as only the Panzer Lehr Division
variants, you must chose one of the variants and is allowed a third gun.
A Schwere SS-Panzer Platoon
stick to it. Your Company HQ and all of your
is an Affied unit as it is from
moat and Weapons platoons (and usually some . '. ~
•• the Waffen-SS (marked ~)
ofyour Support platoons) must match the division
you have chosen. To help, we have included and supportinga Heer (/:Irmy)
divisional symbols to distinguish the variants. company.
imply use the options showing your divisional OPTION
• Moot! all 8.8ao Aak 36 anti-aircraft guns with 8 or
mbol when calculating points or choosing mOlecrtWand U\CffilSethcir ROFro3 I"or+10 points ~
mfQ06
The Dug-in Panzer Platoon
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optional upgrades. ""gun. (marked j'i'l ) is only avail-
2, P"tlurtli,,;si.n and 9. PllllurJiI'i;iol1 fKldl..d lheir ~ ~
8.8all
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~ HI able to a company that has
BUILDING YOUR COMPANY rh"n any I)ther panr.o:t division. h~ Ihrec-~un b;U1C"rk5 un
domin..H e entire ;lre;ls ofllH: b;ltddidd. However. these gum Field Fortifications.
lire vulnerabk: to artillery nre and wshould bcduginarnrst

You will notice that the company diagram consists dial1cetopl'C5Ctvtrhemunlilrhc)':\n:n~.xI.

8,8cm flaK36 gun SdKl11halftrack

ofa variety ofblack and grey boxes, each containing

~ silhouette of soldiers, guns, or vehicles, Each of
these boxes represents a platoon that is available
to your force. The black boxes are the core of your
.._""'""-'__ rce, so when building your company, you must
field one platoon from each box shaded black. The
grey boxes are optional platoons. You may field
one platoon from each box shaded grey.
Once I have selected all of my platoons and totalled up m
points, I just have to gather my miniatures, set up a ba
field, and start playing!
for example, but only the 2. and 9. Panzerdivision variants
(marked and ) can field a Panzergrenadier Platoon.

PAGE REFERENCE ALLIED PLATOONS

Some platoons available to your company are from different
Each platoon box will have a page number. Use this to find services. The Heer (Army), Luftwaffe (Air Force), and
the platoon and its points value. Waffen-SS (Nazi party troops)
were rivals and often begrudged
SPECIAL PLATOON OPTIONS cooperation with each other. Warriors are available from the Flames O/War website
Sometimes a platoon box in the company diagram will have These can be easily identified www.FlamesOfWar.com and independent retailers as
special platoon options available to a specific·variant. These by special symbols, such as special order items (GSO###), blister packs (GE###),
are always marked with the variant's symbol to the left of the the Luftwaffe eagle ) or boxes (GBX##). Each warrior entry displays the
platoon name. Only forces based on the same variant as the to the right of the Luftwaffe relevant pack code.
special option may take that platoon. Jager Platoon option.
In the example to the right you can find the warrior
The example to the right shows that any Gepanzerte Panzer- Allied platoons follow particular Major Hans von Luck as a product item using the
grenadierkompanie variant may field a Grenadier Platoon rules found on page 70 of the code GE887,
Flames O/War rulebook.
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Battlefront Miniatures packages Flames OfWar products to give you everything you need to assemble your force as quickly
:fnd accurately as possible. Our blisters and box sets are packaged to give you all of the options available to build your army. 3 Panzergrenadier Squads •
2 Panzergrenadier Squads I ••
How TO BASE DIFFERENT TYPES OF UNITS Command MG team U304(f) leSPW half-track

Every army organises its platoons differently, and the organisation diagrams reflect this. For example, a Panzergrenadier squad HQ SECTION
in a motorised Panzergrenadier Platoon has eight men split into two teams of four soldiers. Of course, units in combat rarely • Replace the Command MG team with Comtnapd
'ntain their theoretical strength. We reflect this by allowing you to take fewer squads. Panzerfaust SMG team for +10 points. -
• Add an additional U304(f) leSPW half-track to each
MG team MG team MG team MG team
The fundamental building blocks of an infantry platoon are the various types of infantry teams. The most common ones are squad for +10 points per half-track.
own below with a brief description of their function and organisation. • Equip the U304(f) leSPW half-track in the HQ
Section with a 3.7cm PaK36 gun at no cost.
A Command team is made up of an officer, an NCO, and a rifleman on Remove all U304(f) leSPW half-tracks from the
a small base. There are often options to upgrade your Command team platoon for -10 points per Panzergrenadier Squad.

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with a different weapon. To do so, simply replace the rifleman with the
chosen upgrade. You can see an example of this on the following page.
21. Gepanzerte Panzergrenadier Platoons may use the '.
Rifle teams are the basic form of infantry. All the miniatures in a rifle Mounted Assault special rule.
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team will normally be armed with rifles. Some squads may have a single MG team U304(f) leSPW MG team
machine-gun, but its effect is diluted by the number of rifles in the BUILDING THE PLATOON half-track
squad. Base your rifle teams on a medium base. A 21. Gepanzerte Panzergrenadier Platoon is assembled from '. •• ,
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Rifle/MG teams are organised like rifle teams, except that every squad
the contents of a GE723 Panzergrenadier Platoon blister and
four GE245 U304(j) halftrack blisters as shown below.
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of two teams has a machine-gun. Base Rifle/MG teams on a medium
base with the second base normally modelled with a machine-gun. Ey teplacing the rifleman on the Command MG team with
a Panzerfaust-armed miniature, the team is upgraded to a
MG teams are better armed than Rifle/MG teams. Every MG team has Command Panzerfaust SMG team.
a machine-gun. Base MG teams with a machine-gun and three or four
riflemen on a medium base.

Some nations equipped entire platoons with submachine-guns. SMG /

teams are made up of miniatures armed exclusively with submachine-

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e.g. a Rifle team on a medium base, and gains combat engineering char- Command Command U3D4(f) leSPW
acteristics and abilities such as an increased anti-tank rating in assault MG team Panzerfaust SMG team (3.7cm) half-track
and the ability to clear mines and demolish fortifications. • •

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ach platoon diagram indicates the required squads and teams you must have to make that unit combat-worthy. Troops in
lack are the core of the unit. Troops in grey are optional supporting troops, weapons, and vehicles that you can add to give
em more punch or mobility. Many platoons also include options that allow you to improve the equipment or capabilities
some of the teams. The platoon entry will also list the special rules that the platoon uses. The following example shows a
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1. Gepanzerte Panzergrenadier Platoon from page 56 and how to assemble it using an various blisters.

awn of 7 June 1944, the day after D-Day, found the
lies ashore, but their toe-hold on the Normandy coast
as precarious. The German defenders continued Rommel's
tegy of forward defence, confining the Allies to their
ding areas as much as possible while massing forces for
counterattack that would throw them back into the sea.
e Normandy Bocage-narrow lanes, high impenetrable
hedges and small fields-proved excellent defensive terrain.
e Bocage dominated the invasion area to a depth of up to
50 miles, except on both flanks.
The Allies pressed on, capturing the town of Bayeux and
linking all of the beachheads, save that of VII Corps at
Utah. Of the 156,000 men landed by sea and air on D-Day
itself, approximately 10,000 had become casualties. Heavy
casualties to be sure, but far lower than was expected. New
divisions would land every day for the next few weeks as the
Allies attempted to build their forces faster than the Germans
could contain them.
German forces, despite being hampered by continuous Allied
air attacks and partisan activity, rushed to seal off the invasion
beaches. 12. SS-Panzerdivision 'Hitlerjugend' (12'" 'Hitler
Youth' Armoured Division) joined 21. Panzerdivision in
a attempt to restart its D-Day counterattack, but heavy
pressure from the British yd Division and the Canadian yd
Division forced them onto the defensive. Nonetheless, their
combined strength frustrated all efforts to take Caen. The
rival of Panzer Lehr Division (the Armoured Demonstration
ivision made up of troops used to develop and demon-
.strate new tactics) at the front completed ISS-Panzerkorps
(l" SS Armoured Corps), but still failed to create enough
sttength to break through to the beachhead as the British
50th, Division fought them to a standstill and forced them
onto the defensive as well.
'On the American right flank, 709. Infanteriedivision
(709'" Infantry Division) and 91. Luftlandedivision (an army
division lightly-equipped for rapid movement by air) contin-
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ued their battle against the 4 lh 'Ivy' and 90'h 'Tough Ombres'
Divisions in the Utah beachhead. Once the location of the
landings was clear, 243. Infanteriedivision moved across from
the other side of the Cotentin Peninsula to join them. The
veteran 6. Fallschirmjiigerregiment (6 1h Parachute Regiment)
under Oberst Von der Heydte sealed off the base of the
peninsula, continuing its battle with the American 82 nd 'All
American' and lOP' 'Screaming Eagles' Airborne Divisions.
CARENTAN
Carentan, between the Utah and Omaha beachheads, was
for the moment the pivotal point in the US sector. While
the Germans held it, the beachheads remained separated
and could be dealt with one at a time. Rommel ordered
11 Fallschirmkorps (2 nd Parachute Corps) to Carentan with the
mobile elements ofits 3. Fallschirmjiigerdivision (3rd Parachute
Division). There it was joined by 17. SS-Panzergrenadier-
division 'Giitz von Berlichingen' (l T h SS Motorised Infantry
Division) and the remnants of 352. Infanteriedivision re-
creating from Omaha Beach.
The German High Command had committed all of its
mobile reserves, but far from pushing the Allies back into the
sea, they were barely containing them. Carentan fell at dawn
on 12 June, after a night long assault by the 101" Airborne
Division supported by naval gunfire and artillery. They held
it against counterattacks by 17. SS-Panzergrenadierdivision,
enabling the Americans to link up the Omaha and Utah
beachheads. Hitler, meanwhile, issued an order forbidding
any withdrawal. The initiative was firmly in Allied hands.
Even while the fight to link the beachheads was being
fought, the push for St. La was under way. The US V Corps
with the 1" 'Big Red One', 2 nd 'Indian Head', and 29'h 'Blue
and Grey' Divisions headed inland from Omaha making
good progress as the Germans withdrew to better defensive
lines. By 13 June the defenders, although stretched almost
to breaking, had halted the Americans short of St. La on the
Elle River. Their tenacious defence and the difficult bocage
terrain had frustrated all efforts at a breakthrough.
OPERATION PERCH-VILLERS BOCAGE
the British 7'" Armoured Division, the famed 'Desert Rats',
landed their first elements on D-Day. After days of hard
fighting, they discovered a widening gap developing between
the Panzer Lehr Division facing them and 352. Infanterie-
division in the US sector. The next day, 13 June, an almost
unopposed advance through the gap put the lead elements of
the 7'" Armoured Division into Villers Bocage.
Bold action by a handful of Tiger tanks from 101. Schwere
SS-Panzerabteilung (lOP' SS Heavy Tank Battalion), led by
ObersturmfUhrer Wittmann, a celebrated Tiger Ace, destroyed
the leading companies. With the arrival of 2. Panzerdivision
and counterattacks by Panzer Lehr, German pressure forced
the isolated 7'h Armoured Division to withdraw. After days of
continuous heavy German attacks, the Desert Rats returned
to British lines on 17 June, the breakthrough pinched out.
CUTTING THE COTENTIN
The US 4 th Division's thrust northwards to Cherbourg was
proceeding slowly, so on 9 June Bradley changed strategy.
Instead of going north, US VII Corps under 'Lightning
Joe' Collins would drive hard across the Cotentin Peninsula
cutting Cherbourg off from reinforcement. The American
9 th 'Old Reliable' Division reached Barneville on the west
coast on 17 June, cutting off the remnants of 77, 243, and
709. Infanteriedivisionen in the Cotentin Peninsula.
On 14 June the First US Army reorganised. A new VIII Corps
faced south at the base of the Cotentin Peninsula, the new
XIX Corps took over the centre, while V Corps remained on
the eastern flank adjacent to the British sector. All three corps
renewed the thrust southwards on 16 June, but by 20 June
their attacks had again been contained after an advance of
several miles.
The hedgerows of the Bocage were proving incredibly strong
defensive terrain. To make matters worse, the badly weakened
352. Infanteriedivision was reinforced by battlegroups from
two more infantry divisions allowing it to continue holding
the line, even if only just.
THE GREAT STORM
By 17 June, the Allies had landed 557,000 troops, 81,00
vehicles, and 183,000 tons of supplies. They were winnin
the race to build up their forces faster than the Germ
could reinforce theirs. In this they were helped by FUSAG
the fictitious First US Army Group under General Patton>
Allied deception measures kept the Germans expecti
FUSAG to launch the 'real' invasion in the Pas de Cal •
north of Normandy, forcing them to hold their reserves back
to oppose it. Meanwhile, the German divisions actually com-
mitted in Normandy were paying dearly in the attritio
battles, exposed as they were to air attack and naval gunfire.
However, all was not well. The Overlord plan called for Caen
and Cherbourg to be taken by June 23 and St. La soon after.
So far none ofthese had yet been taken. Unless the Allies could
make faster progress, there was a danger that the Germ
could bring in more divisions, sealing the beachhead off, and
causing a prolonged stalemate. To make matters worse, th
Allied buildup was hindered by a great storm that lashed'
the invasion beaches from 18 to 21 June. The storm severel
damaged the two floating 'Mulberry Harbours' the Alii
had built on the landing beaches, disrupting the landing 0
additional divisions and the stockpiling of supplies, as w
as grounding air support.
CHERBOURG
The last week of June saw renewed efforts by both Allied
armies to capture Cherbourg, St. La, and Caen. On the
western flank the US VII Corps turned to fight its way up
the Cotentin Peninsula toward Cherbourg, finally taking
the port on 27 June after a week-long battle amongst th
ruins of the city. Unfortunately the combination of Germ
demolitions and the battle thorougWy destroyed the po
It was not until the end of September that it reached its
capacity supplying the Allied advance.
OPERATION EpSOM-HILL 112
While Bradley's us First Army besieged Cherbo
Dempsey's British Second Army made another deter .
attempt on Caen in what would be the third biggest
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GERMAN DEFENDERS
Cerman defences located in the Allies' planned landing areas consisted of four infantry divisions (7,500 to 12,500 soldiers each), with
another infantry brigade (3,500 soldiers) and two armoured divisions (112 to 180 tanks and 17,000 soldiers each) in reserve behind these
areas. The twO infantry divisions (7,200 to 11,500 soldiers each) adjacent to the landing areas counterattacked as well.
DIVISIONAL AREAS
709. Infanteriedivision (709,h Infantry Division): 729 CR,
739 CR, 919 CR, 1709 AR. Eastern and northern coast of the
Cotentin Peninsula and Cherb6urg, in~luding Utah Beach.
716. Infanteriedivision (716'h Infantry Division): 736 CR,
726 CR (With 352 Inf), 441 Ost Bn, 1716 AR. Main landing
zones, including all of the British and Canadian beaches.
352. Infanteriedivision (352 nd Infantry Division): 914 CR,
915 CR, 916 CR, 352 Bn, 439 Ost Bn, 1352 AR. Between Bayeux
and Carentan, including part of Omata Beach. Well-trained with
many combat veterans, unlike the other divisions.
91. Luftlandedivision (91" Airlanding Division): 1057 CR,
1058 CR, 191 AR. Intetior of the Cotentin Peninsula. A regular
infantty division, trained and equipped to be transported by ait.
6. Fallschirmjagerregiment (6'h Parachute ,Regiment): Three
parachute battalions. Attached to 91. Luftlandedivision. Carentan.
GR = Grenadier Regiment, Ost Bn = Eastern Conscript Battalion, AR
= Artillery Regiment, PGR = Panzergrenadier Regiment, PR = Panzer
Regiment, PAR = Panzer Artillery Regiment
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MOBILE RESERVES
21. Panzerdivision (21" Armoured Division): 22 PR, 125 PCR,
192 PCR, 155 PAR. Near Caen as a mobile striking force.
12. SS-panzerdivision 'Hiderjugend' (12 th SS Armoured Division):
12 SS-PR, 25 SS-PCR, 26 SS-PCR, 12 SS-PAR. Southeast of
Caen. Its officers and NCO's were long-serving veterans, but the
junior soldiers had all been recruited directly from the Hitler Youth
movement at the age of seventeen.
30. Schnellebrigade (30th Mobile Brigade): Three bicycle bat-
talions. Seventh Army res~rve. Coutances.
ADJACENT AREAS
Other divisions occupied the areas around the landing zones.
243. Infanteriedivision (243'd Infantry Division): 920 CR,
921 CR, 922 CR, 243 AR. Western coast of the Cotentin Peninsula.
711. Infanteriedivision (711 th Infantry Division): 731 CR,
744 CR. North east of Sword Beach.
battle of the war, Operation Epsom. On 26 June, the British
8 Corps attacked 12. SS-Panzerdivision 'Hitlerjugend' in
the cornfields west of Caen. The plan was to cross the river
Odon and capture Hill 112 before swinging eastwards across
the Orne and isolating Caen. Subsidiary attacks by 1 and
30 Corps a day earlier secured the flanks of the operation.
Pounded by a preparatory bombardment from over 700
guns, the young grenadiers of Hitlerjugend fought grimly
for every village. Despite counterattacks by Panzer Lehr, 2.
and 21. Panzerdivisionen, and the newly-arrived 1. LSSAH
SS-Panzerdivision, the 11 ,h Armoured Division reached the
northern slopes of Hill 112 late on 28 June. The next day
heavy counterattacks by I1 SS-Panzerkorps (two more SS
armoured divisions transferred from Hungary) threatened
the flanks of the operation. Faced with elements of seven
armoured divisions, 8 Corps pulled the 11 ,h Armoured
Division off Hill 112 on 1 July, ending Operation Epsom.
While failing to take Caen, Epsom did keep the German
command focused on their vulnerable right flank. Good
tank country beyond Caen meant that any breakthrough
here would be catastrophic, so all available armoured forces
were committed to the battles around Caen. With little left
to reinforce the American sector, they could only hold on
and hope that the Bocage would contain the US First Army
on their left flank.
GENERAL OFFENSIVE
With Cherbourg taken and Epsom occupying the German
reserves, the US First Army turned south to secure St. Lo
and prepare for the breakout. The XIX Corps renewed its
offensive on 29 June with an attack on Villiers-Fossard by
yd Armored Division, followed by 29
th
and 30 th Infantry
Divisions pushing towards St. Lo. On 3 July, VIII Corps
renewed its drive southwards down the western coast of the
Cotentin Peninsula towards Coutances, followed the next day
by VII Corps now inserted between the VIII and XIX Corps.
Progress through the Bocage was still frustratingly slow, and
casualties heavy throughout the first week ofJuly.
The Germans reacted to the US advance by replacing Panz.er
Lehr, weakened by a month of combat on the British front
with 275. Infanteriedivision. Thus freed up, Panzer Le,
shifted westwards to join the newly arrived 2. 'Das Reich'SS..
Panzerdivision. On 11 July, both divisions attacked west
the Vire River towards Carentan. After their initial surprise,
the Americans reacted quickly and halted the German
counterattack, before renewing their own attacks.
OPERATIONS CHARNWOOD & JUPITER
With all attempts to outflank Caen stymied, the British'
Second Army launched another effort to take Caen,
Operation Charnwood, on 8 July following a massive raid
by RAF Bomber Command. The strike caused huge damage
to the city and its inhabitants, but the resistance encountered-
from 12. 'Hitlerjugend'SS-Panzerdivision showed the defend..
ers were unbroken. The 3 td Canadian Division of the Britis
1 Corps wiped out the defending regiment of 16. LuftwaffiiJ
Felddivision (l6'h Air Force Field Division) and took all 0
Caen north of the river Orne, but could go no further agains
the ubiquitous 12. 'Hitlerjugend'SS-Panzerdivision.
On 10 July, the British 8 Corps launched Operation Jupiter.
which retook the northern slopes of Hill 112 at great cos
but the southern slopes remained in German hands.
ST. LO
With such slow progress by both the US and British armies
and a casualty rate that was quickly exhausting their reserve
of trained manpower, the threat of a stalemate was loomin
Politicians and the press were demanding a breakthrough. TI
break the stalemate, major operations were planned for m'
July for the US and British armies. Before they could launc;fi;
their part of the operation, the Americans had to capture
Lo, an objective which had eluded them for over a month.
On 11 July, the US V Corps launched 2 nd Infantry Divisi
supported by 200 guns, at Hill 192 overlooking St. LO.
weather stopped the planned air support, but new
 ting in the Bocage aJ
• Fallschirmjiigerdivision off. the hm by nightfall. With
ill 192 cleared, 29 th Infantry Division attacked on 15 July,
finally capturing St. La on 18 July.
oth the British and US breakout operations had been
lanned for 18 July, but delays in taking St. La meant that
e British operation would have to begin first in order to
In down the German armoured forces while the US First
~my completed the capture of St. La and prepared their
wn operation. A British breakout was unlikely in these
'tcumstances, with at least six German armoured divisions
d three Tiger heavy tank battalions committed to holding
the critical British front. There was little choice though, as
holding the German armoured divisions in place was vital if
the Americans were to break out.
In the British sector, the complex Operation Goodwood
swung into action. A subsidiary attack by 30 Corps and
12 Corps, Operation Greenline, began on the night of
J.5 July, pinning down the three armoured divisions of the
now reinforced 11 SS-Panzerkorps around the old Epsom
salient and drawing in 1. SS-Panzerdivision as well. This
assault was the prelude to Goodwood proper, which com-
menced on 18 July, after over a thousand Allied heavy and
mediuIIJ.,.bombers pounded the flanks ofthe attack. The main
punch by the British 8 Corps involved over 750 tanks in
three armoured divisions attacking on a narrow front, with
2~ more with 1 Corps and 2 Canadian Corps on the flanks.
11is attack was supported by 750 field and naval guns, and
tighter-bombers in what would be the second biggest tank
battle of the war.
e attack began well with the 11 rh Armoured Division
nce again reaching the operation's objective of Bourgebus
Ridge. At this point Montgomery made several ill-judged
statements to the press overstating the success of the opera-
tion. This gave considerable ammunition to his critics when
traffic jams in the crowded Orne bridgehead delayed the
Guards and 7 rh Armoured Divisions' attacks, allowing the
'Germans to counterattack in strength. By the end of the
aay three German armoured divisions backed by Tiger tanks
and massed 88mm guns had brought the offensive to a halt,
ushing the British off Bourgebus Ridge.
Although the ndge remained in German hands, Caen had
finally beeIl taken. The cost had been light both in men and
tanks for the extent of the gains. Only 160 British tanks
had been destroyed, while the Germans had lost a similar
number. The British tanks were quickly replaced, but the
Germans could not make good their losses.
The attacks continued with Operation Spring (conducted
by the newly-activated First Canadian Army) forcing the
Germans to throw their armoured divisions into the meat
grinder once again, with no chance to rest and rebuild. The
German armoured divisions preparing to move to the US
sector, where a breakout through the paper-thin German line
was imminent, were forced to remain in the British sector.
OPERAnON COBRA
The stage was now set for Operation Cobra, the American
breakout. Like Goodwood, the plan involved saturation
bombing on a narrow front opposite the US VII Corps. This
was to be followed with an infantry assault backed by the
two strongest armoured divisions in existence, the 2 nd 'Hell
on Wheels' and 3 rd 'Spearhead' Armored Divisions. After a
false start on 24 July when the bombing hit the American
assault waves, Operation Cobra began on 25 July. While
bombing again hit their own infantry, the effect of two days
of bombing on Panzer Lehr was catastrophic:
The assaulting infantry pressed through the German
defences, their success exploited by 2 nd Armored Division
on 26 July, which broke through into open country on a
one-road frontage. With no armoured reserves, the Germans
could do nothing to stop the trickle becoming a flood.
The US VIII Corps joined the attack capturing Courances
on 28 July. On 30 July, Avranches fell and the Allies were
finally out of Normandy. In less than a week, VIII Corps had
advanced further than it had in the previous two months of
hard fighting.
With FUSAG no longer needed and the US Army about to
fight in two different directions at once, 3 August saw General
Patton appointed to command a new US Third Army with
VIII Corps and the new XV and XX Corps containing the
bulk of the US armoured divisions. VIII Corps swept into
Brittany isolating the ports of St. Malo, Brest, Lorient, and
St. Nazaire by 7 August.
The British had not been idle either. By 30 July, the three
- armoured divisions of the British Second Army had been
transferred west adjacent to the American sector. There they
attacked alongside US V Corps towards Vire and Mont
Rin<;:on in Operation Bluecoat. If SS-Panzerkorps swung
west to block this move, but 30 Corps took Mont Pin<;:on on
6 August, the same day Vire was taken by the US XIX Corps.
The German left flank had completely crumbled. The US
Third Army had reached Le Mans and Nantes de~p behind
their flank on 8 August. Only desperate measures could stop
the Allies south of the Seine.
MORTAIN COUNTERATTACK
Hitler, alarmed at the breakthrough, ordered all of the
German armoured divisions our of the line to mass for a
counterattack that would cur the Third Army from its
supplies in Normandy. Insufficient infantry divisions to
relieve the armoured units, and constant Allied attacks
all along the line, made it impossible to pull most of the
armoured divisions out of the line. The troops that could be
mustered amounted to little more than strong battalion bat-
tlegroups from six different divisions, numbering no more
than 185 tanks in total, less than one full-strength division.
The attack, Operation Luttich, started on the night of 6
August, hitting the US 30 rh Infantry Division hard around
the town ofMortain. With daybreak, Allied air power struck
the German assault, as American infantry staunchly held on
to key positions. Only limited penetration was made with
very heavy losses for the attackers. Despite advice from
his generals urging a withdrawal to the Seine River, Hitler
ordered the army to hold their ground.
OPERATIONS TOTALlZE & TRACTABLE
This played Straight into the Allies' hands. While the US
Third Army encircled the Germans from the south, their First
Army and the British Second Army pushed them eastward.
This left the First Canadian Army to close the neck of th
pocket that had formed.
The First Canadian Army launched Operation Totali
aimed at Falaise on 8 August. Unusually, they attacked wi
dense columns of tanks in the dark of night, easily smashing
through the German front line. Heavy counterattacks by 12.
SS-Panzerdivision halted the advance halfway to their objee
tive on 11 August. On 12 August, the US XV Corps reached
Argentan south of Falaise. The Canadian offensive resumed
on 14 August with Operation Tractable, breaking through
to Falaise on 17 August. The concentrated German forces
were now squeezed into a pocket, with the Falaise Gap the
only way out.
THE FALAISE POCKET
Allied air power took a terrible toll on the Germans. On
16 August, Hitler authorised retreat from the pocket, but it
was too late. The Canadians moved to close the gap, suc-
ceeding by 20 August, with the 1Sf Polish Armoured Division
taking a crucial role in the bitter fighting. By 22 August,
resistance within the pocket had ceased.
THE SEINE AND PARIS
While the Falaise Gap was being closed, the US XV Corps
had handed Argentan over to the US V Corps and headed
east. Its 79 th 'Cross of Lorraine' Division was the first across
the Seine on 19 August. On 25 August, 0+80, the Frenc
2 nd Armoured Division had the honour ofliberating Paris. By:
then all four Allied armies had closed up on the Seine Rive.
ten days ahead of the schedule set by General Montgome
original plan for Operation Overlord.
Of the approximately one million men who fought
Germany (by no means all of them German) during
Normandy campaign, nearly 240,000 were casualties
a further 200,000 prisoners or missing. The Germans
fought hard and the cost had been high. However,
Normandy Campaign was an undoubted Allied victo

FESTUNGSKOMPANIE (NORMANDY) (page 26)
Fortress Company (Normandy)
A Festungskompanie mans the fortifications protecting
the beaches of Normandy. With bunkers and obstacles
they hold the beaches and pour fire on to anybody who
dares to attack Rommel's Atlantic Wall.
FOSILlERKOMPANIE (page 32)
Light Infantry Company
A Fusilierkompanie, grouped with troops such as assault
guns and tank-hunters, provides the reserve for the troops
defending the beaches.
STUG ABTEILUNG (page 38)
Assault Gun Detachment
352. Infanteriedivision has its own detachment ofStuG G
assault guns. These tough vehicles make short work of the
enemies' Sherman tanks. They are deployed in reserve to
deliver a timely counterblow against the invaders.
21. PANZERKOMPANIE (page 52)
21. Panzerdivision Tank Company
21. Panzerdivision was first to launch a counterattack
against the invasion beaches. The Panzer IV H tanks of
the panzer companies can rely on the support of an array
of well-equipped, if unusual, platoons.
BEUTE STUG BATTERIE (page 54)
Looted Assault Gun Battery
Among the unusual vehicles improvised for
21. Panzerdivision were the self-propelled guns of
200. StuG Abteilung. These little assault guns on obsolete
French chassis pack plenty of firepower.
21. GEPANZERTE
PANZERGRENADIERKOMPANIE (page 56)
21. Panzerdivision Armoured Grenadier Company
The armoured infantry of 21. Panzerdivision ride in
armoured French half-tracks. These little vehicles are armed
with machine-guns to provide additional fire support. An
attack by this force will prove difficult to stop.
21. PANZERGRENADIERKOMPANIE (page 62)
21. Panzerdivision Motorised Grenadier Company
Most of the panzergrenadiers ride in trucks, allowing
them to redeploy with speed. However, they fight on
foot, often protected by extensive minefields.
21. PANZERPIONIERKOMPANIE (page 66)
21. Panzerdivision Armoured Engineer Company
These combat engineers can take out any enemy fortifi-
cations, minefields and wire. They also fight as infantry.
21. AUFKLARUNGSSCHWADRON (page 68)
21. Panzerdivision Reconnaissance Squadron
The armoured scouts from the reconnaissance battalion
of 21. Panzerdivision provide the punch to push the
armoured cars through the enemy lines.
21. PANZERSpAHKOMPANIE (page 72)
21. PanzerdivisionArmoured Car Company
The armoured cars of 21. Panzerdivision probe for gaps
and opportunities to get around the enemy. They have
their own armoured infantry to support them when the
going gets rough.
16. LUFTWAFFE FELDDIVISION ~ (page 106)
LUFTWAFFE JAGERKOMPANIE (page 84)
Air Force Rifle Company
Formed from excess Luftwaffe personnel, these troops
are more usually used for garrison duties. 16. Luftwaffe
Felddivision has found itself in the thick of the fighting,
supported by rhe tough troops of 21. Panzerdivision.
503. SCHWERE PANZERABTEILUNG -t!IJi;; PANZERPIONIERKOMPANIE (page 118)
Motorised Engineer Company
SCHWERE PANZERKOMPANIE (page 92) The rest of the pioneers of 2. and 9. Panzerdivisionen
Heavy Tank Company
are mounted in trucks. These specialists do their best
503. Schwere Panzerabteilung operates in support of work on foot, clearing and laying mines, and improv-
21. Panzerdivision. This unit has a mixture of super- ing defensive positions. They are also excellent combat
heavy Konigstiger and heavy Tiger I E tanks, making it troops, more than capable of fighting alongside the
the most powerful tank battalion in Normandy panzergrenadiers.
AUFKLARUNGSSCHWADRON (page 120)
Reconnaissance Squadron
Whether fighting to get the division's armoured cars
through the enemy lines, or taking their place in the
PANZERKOMPANIE (page 102)
line alongside the panzergrenadiers, the infantry of
Tank Company
Aufkliirungsschwadron are a hard-hitting force.
Panzer Lehr Division is the very model of what a Panzer
PANZERSpAHKOMPANIE (page 122)
division should be, with a full complement ofPanzer IV H
Armoured Car Company
and Panther A tanks. 2. and 9. Panzerdivisionen also
follow this model, although not as lavishly equipped. Both Panzer Lehr Division and 2. Panzerdivision are
equipped with the latest Sd Kfz 234/2 Puma eight-
GEPANZERTE PANZERGRENADIERKOMPANIE
wheeled armoured cars and Sd Kfz 250/9 (2cm) half-
tracked armoured cars. 9. Panzerdivision has Luchs scout
Armoured Grenadier Company tanks in place of the eight-wheelers. All three divisions
As the template by which all other Panzer divisions are are amongst the best in the German army when it comes·
measured, Panzer Lehr has the panzergrenadiers of all of its to reconnaissance work.
battalions mounted in armoured half-tracks and bristling
with Panzerschreck anti-tank rockets. 2. Panzerdivision
only has two armoured panzergrenadier battalions, while
9. Panzerdivision has a just one.
SCHWERE PANZERJAGERKOMPANIE (page 136)
PANZERGRENADIERKOMPANIE (page 112)
Heavy Tank-hunter Company
Motorised Grenadier Company
The Jagdpanther rank-hunter is a deadly and impressive
Two Panzergrenadier battalions of 2. Panzerdivision and
weapon, mounting a long 8.8cm gun on a Panther tank
three of 9. Panzerdivision are mounted in trucks, giving
chassis. A company of Jagdpanthers fighting alongside
them excellent operational mobility. Once they reach
the grenadiers of an Infanteriedivision will make light
the front though, they fight on foot.
work of any enemy tank force.
GEPANZERTE PANZERPIONIERKOMPANIE
(page 116)
Armoured Engineer Company
Like the panzergrenadiers, the pioneers of the Panzer
Lehr are mounted in half-tracks, as is the third pioneer
company of 2. Panzerdivision. Extreme pressure from
the Allies often forces these highly-skilled troops to fight
as infantry in the front line.

German divisions defending the Atlantic coast of France are
ch responsible for 40 to 60 miles (60 to 100 kilometres) of
astline-ten times their usual defensive frontage. There is
n way to defend this frontage completely, let alone to defend
i depth. The only answer is to place Wiederstandneste
o,fiounced vee-derr-shtahnt-nes-ter), or strongpoints, at
c likely landing site, and cover the gaps between with
re from adjacent stfongpoints. Hopefully this thin crust of
ed defences can delay the invaders long enough for the
obHe Panzer divisions to mass and counterattack, driving
e landing force back into the sea.
t Omaha Beach, any invasion force needs to capture the
aws to get vehicles off the beach. To stop this the strong-
pl!l.in~s cover the draws with one Wiederstandneston each side
fthe.draw. The pairs support each other and cover the gap
. rh next draw up to a mile (l600m) away.
Hauptmann Jahn's 352. FusiLierabteiLung (352 nd Fusilier Detachment, pronounced fJooz-ee-leerr ab-tile-oong), is organised
the same as a normal Grenadier battalion, with three companies of riflemen and a heavy weapons company As the divi-
sion's mobile reserve, it is equipped with bicycles and trucks, unlike the rest of the division which marched on foot. The
FusiLierabteiLungalong with Oberstfeutnant Meyer's 915. Grenadierregiment forms Kampfgruppe Meyer (Battlegroup Meyer),
the mobile reserve for !..XXXIVArmeekorps (84 th Army Corps) which is responsible for the Normandy coastline. Its assigned
task is to counterattack any penetration of the beach defences before the invaders are properly ashore.
6. lnfanteriedivision also kept Grenadier Companies in reserve to counterattack. These were teinforced with the anti-tank
Marder I tank-hunters of the division's Panz"erjif$'
Each Wiederstandnest has a couple of anti-tank guns, a few
machine-guns, and a couple of mortars in mutually sup-
porting bunkers. With fewer than 30 soldiers manning
the defences, they have to rely on firepower rather thaQ.
manpower to hold the line.
In the case of Wiederstandnest 66, located on the bluff OR
the left side of the Les Moulins Draw (marked D3 Draw on
the map on pages 20 and 21), the weapons are a 5cm KwK
tank gun mounted in an open-topped concrete bunker, an
old French tank turret mounted on a concrete bunker ~r'
PanzersteLLung, three machine-guns in Tobruk-style bunkers,
and two medium mortars. A second anti-tank bunker, stilL
under construction, will mount a 5cm PaK38 anti-tank gun
when it is finished. Opposite Wiederstandnest 66on the other
side of the draw is Wiederstandnest 68. Any attempt to attack
one of these mutually supporting positions up the draw will
expose the attackers to flanking fire from the other.
'(JbteiLu.:g (An i-tink Battalion). Page 32 shows you how to field
GeneraLLeutnant Kraiss expected the Allies to land in the
Cotentin Peninsula before exploiting south. He reinforced
Oberstfeutnant Ernst Heynas 914. Grenadierregiment with
439. Ost BataiLLon to cover both the coastal sector and the
Vire River flank.
When the Allies landed at both Omaha Beach on the
Normandy coast and Utah Beach on the Cotentin coast, the
regiment counterattacked in both directions-west against
the paratroops in the Cotentin and east against the rangers at
Pointe-du-Hoc in the sector of 916 Grenadierregiment.
Having failed to recapture Pointe-du-Hoc by the end of D-
Day, the regiment found itself in a blocking position between
Omaha and Utah Beaches. Over the following weeks it slowly
gave ground in the face of continuous American attacks.
You can field 914. Grenadierregiment as a Festungskompanie
from 352. lnfanteriedivision (~) (see page 26).
The regiment was supported by 439. Ost BataiLLon (.). These
troops make a handy cheap option for holding a quiet section
ofyour line, or as a reserve where they may be enough to swing
the balance at a critical moment. The regiment was well sup-
ported by the 1. FLaksturmregiment (l Anti-aircraft Assault
S(
Regiment), giving them access to plenty of anti-aircraft guns.
Both the mighty 8.8cm FlaK36 gun and 3.7cm FlaK43 guns
.
make excellent options for boosting your firepower.
Because the 914. Grenadierregiment was not defending a
coastal sector, they had few fortifications and no bunkers,
making up for this with a more aggressive defence.
915. GRENADlERREGIMENT
The 915. Grenadierregiment was better known as Kampfgruppe
Meyer (pronounced kampf-groo-per may-err), Battlegroup
Meyer, after its commander Oberstfeutnant Karl Meyer. It
was placed under the direct command of LXXXIVArmeekorps
(84 th Army Corps) as the central reserve. In addition to the regi-
ment's own battalions (one in trucks and the other on bicycles),
the Kampfgruppe had the division's fusilier detachment and the
anti-tank battalion with all of the division's assault guns, tank-
unters, and self-propelled anti-aircraft guns.
The regiment spent most of D-Day marching to and fro,
efore finally being committed to battle in the defence of
Bayeux against the British advancing from Gold Beach.
You can field 915. Grenadierregiment as a Fiisilierkompanie
(see page 32) or as a StuG Abteilung (on page 38). These
forces are mobile and well prepared for the counterattack
,Foie, having plenty of armoured vehicles rather than static
fortifications.
916. GRENADlERREGIMENT
916 Grenadierregiment, commanded by Oberst Ernst Goth,
took over the sector ofIII/726 battalion from 726 Grenadier-
regiment. The regiment kept its own 11/916 battalion, but
traded 11916 battalion for I11/726 which stayed in place.
GeneraLLeutnant Kraiss did not expect a landing in his ar ,
being far more worried about each of his flanks instead, so
he ignored GeneralfeldmarschaLL Rommel's orders to put every-
thing on the beach. As a result he kept part of the 11/916
battalion in reserve for local counterattacks.
When the Americans landed on Omaha Beach, Rommel was
proved right. Only the troops in the fortifications at the sto/1,~~1
of the battle ever fired on the troops on the beaches, as the
reserves never arrived. Having failed to hold the beaches 91r1
Grenadierregiment found itself defending the many small
towns just in from the coast at the end ofD-Day.
You can field 916 Grenadierregiment as a Festungskompan1
from 352. lnfanteriedivision (~) (see page 26). 'JJ'~_
This regiment was dug in defending the beach. Having lots
of fortifications and bunkers is an excellent option giving
you plenty of choices and the correct flavour. A platoon
from 726 Grenadierregiment (~) makes for a very histori-
cal support choice to man your beach defences, freeing me
better-trained troops from your own regiment for a counter-
attack role.
The regiment lacked any form of mobility, since all of ftle
StuG assault guns and Marder tank-hunters were assigned to
915. Grenadierregiment, although including them as a 'what
if' option if they had counterattacked at Omaha Beach rath.:r
than Gold Beach is a possibility.
726. GRENADlERREGIMENT
Oberst Walter Korfes' 726 Grenadierregiment was ongl -
ally part of the second-line 716 lnfanteriedivision. When
352. lnfanteriedivision was assigned part of that division'
sector, 726 Grenadierregiment came under the control of thl
new division along with its sector.
With its sector split in half, the regiment swapped its IIII72
battalion for 11916 battalion from 916 Grenadierregime
left its 11/726 battalion with its old division, and kept its oWl}
1/726 battalion. Oberst Korfes placed his own 11726 battalio
forward and kept the 11916 battalion in reserve.
The 726 Grenadierregiment sector fell between the landin
at Omaha and Juno beaches and spent most of D-Day at-
tempting to secure its flanks against the Allied advanc
Curiously, all telephone lines for the division's bunkers ran
to the 726 Grenadierregiment headquarters, regardless of-th
regiment manning them, having to be routed from there t
the 352, lnfanteriedivision headquarters.
You can field a Festungskompanie from 726 Grenadier-
regiment (~) (see page 26).
This unit has little in the way of support. Almost all of it
few weapons are mounted in the beach fortifications. It
artillery is old Czech 10cm leFH 141 19 howitzers from
716 lnfanteriedivision. What little mobile support it ha
comes from a platoon from 916 Grenadierregiment in suppo
as a counterattack reserve.
On 6 June 1944, elements of 116 Infanteriedivision were
involved in the fighting on Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword
Beaches. On Omaha Beach the strong resistance put up by
352. Infanteriedivision and 116 Infanteriedivision was wasted
by the lack of an effective counterattack reserve. Despite
inflicting heavy losses on the Americans, all of the defensive
positions were captured one after the other.
On Gold Beach, 116 Infanteriedivision didn't fare well either,
yielding to the assault after relatively little fighting. An effective
preparatory bombardment left the defenders with almost no
time to recover before the beach was attacked. The British
broke through the coastal defences and advanced towards
Bayeux. The worried commander of 352. Infanteriedivision
ordered Kampfgruppe Meyer, the divisional reserve, to return
from operations against the American paratroopers on the
left flank and attack the British on the right flank. A number
ofStuG assault guns were lost, but the previously unopposed
British advance was halted by nightfall.
On Juno Beach, the density of defending troops was
somewhat stronger than elsewhere, and a delay between the
preparatory bombardment and the actual landings allowed
the German defenders time to recover. The result was a
similar level of losses to the 3'd Canadian Infantry Division
as the Americans had suffered on Omaha Beach.
On Sword Beach, German resistance was less effective, There
the thinly-deployed defenders were unable to prevent the
British 3'd Division from storming ashore and linking up
with the 6<h Airborne Division at the Orne bridges.
With his division quickly being overwhelmed, GeneralLeumant
Wilhelm Richter called on 21. Panzerdivision, in reserve
around Caen, for aid. Their support was not forthcoming as
21. Panzerdivision could not be committed without orders
from the German High Command who were more worried
by the British paratroop landings east of the Orne. When
the panzers finally did counterattack in the late afternoon
they reached the sea between Juno and Sword Beaches, but
withdrew to defend Caen when the 6'h Airborne Division
was reinforced at dusk.
Unsupported, 116 Infanteriedivision started to withdraw in
small groups towards the south during the night. They had
taken very high losses (estimates put losses as high as 3,000
men), but had fought bravely. As the fighting to hold hac
the Allied invasion continued, the already badly-weakened'
division was further worn down. On 15 June the decisio
was made to withdraw it and send it to the south of France.
By this time the division had almost ceased ro exist, having
suffered an estimated 6300 casualties, roughly 80% of their
starting strength just over a week before.
After Operation Dragoon, the secondary Allied invasion in
southern France, 716 Infanteriedivision retreated toward
Germany where it was rebuilt with a motley collection of
second-line troops and remnants of other formations. It was
completely destroyed near Colmar in January 1945.
Beach Gun
Resistance Nest
Field/Medium Gun
11d.iis.·:m- German Units
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'.
Command Trench Line MG team Trench Line
MG team

Bunker Bunker

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Gun Section with MG team, Trench Line, Barbed Wire Entanglement Barbed Wire Entanglement
two Barbed Wire Entanglements and: ~ 3:§3 1'"EE
5cm KwKNest Barbed Wire Entanglement Barbed Wire Entanglement

• •
MG Section with MG team, Trench Line,
two Barbed Wire Entanglements and:
6 HMG Tobruk Nests
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5 HMG Tobruk Nests MG team Trench Line
4 HMG Tobruk Nests
cl cl
3 HMG Tobruk Nests Bunker Bunker

cl
Bunker

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Barbed Wire Entanglement

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 Where the natural obstacles were insufficient to obstruct movemenr off the beaches between the Wiederstandneste, the German
4 28cm sWG41 Nest defenders built anti-tank obstacles covering narrow gaps and laid extensive minefields and barbed wire entanglements across
the wider gaps and to protect the rear of the nests from encircling attacks.
~ ~ ~ ~
3 28cm sWG41 Nest
2 28cm sWG41 Nest Obstacles are Area Defences. See page 262 ofthe rulebook for details on how Area Defences are placed.
28cm sWG41 28cm sWG41 28cm sWG41 28cm sWG41
Ne~ Ne~ Ne~ Ne~

e'dtaw at St-Laurent-sur-Mer on Omaha Beach was pro-

<ll~d by two Wiederstandneste and sevetal dozen single-shot
avy rocket launchers emplaced inland, sired to fire on the
.troDps as they landed.
STATIC ROCKET LAUNCHER BATIERY
Although designated as Wiederstandnest 67, the rocket FORTIFICATION
battery had no significant defences, just rocket frames in ptts
FORTIFICATION
ready to rain fire on the beaches.

The 28cm sWG42 Nests of a Static Rocket Launcher

!P Minefield
!PMinefield
Battery are placed as a Fortified Platoon before deployment
(see page 262 ofthe rulebook). As the entire battery is made
up ofBunkers, it is not a platoon for any other purpose.
!P Minefield
!PMinefield

The gaps between the strongpoints are covered by extensive

belts of minefields to slow down attempts to bypass the
!P Minefield
!PMinefield
strongpoint's guns. This keeps the attackers in the killing
zone as long as possible. Additional minefields behind the !P Minefield
!PMinefield
resistance nests make it harder for the enemy to assault the
position from behind, allowing the machine-guns to be
focused on the beaches. NORMANDY MINEFIELDS

FORTIFICATION FORTIFICATION
8 Barbed Wire Entanglements :I •• FORTIFICATION
6 Barbed Wire Entanglements o0 ¥E77t=I 3: I T?1=F ¥1 I ft
4 Barbed Wire Entanglements 00
Barbed Wire Barbed Wire Barbed Wire
Entanglement Entanglement Entanglement
2 Barbed Wire Entanglements 0' ¥1 I g ¥4 I I: 4= ¥3?:E?!=F
Barbed Wire Barbed Wire Barbed Wire
Entanglement Entanglement Entanglement
Barbed wire entanglements inland from the minefields
¥¥7?1=F :'1:3~§.l~?§g
further slow down any troops that make it across the mine-
Barbed Wire Barbed Wire
fields. Any engineering tanks wanting to gap the barbed wire Entanglement Entanglement
must cross the minefields first in order to do so.

........ .........
FORTIFICATION FORTIFICATION
2 Anti-tank Obstacles '00 FORTIFICATION
_
1 Anti-tank Obstacle •• 0'
Anti-tank Obstacle Anti-tank Obstacle
Anti-tank obstacles close off gaps where the natural anti-tank .:
0bstacles of steep banks and sea walls are gapped for roads up
the draws. This keeps tanks confined to the beach and under
e' • e:
the guns of the defenders.
 HAUPTMANN PLATOON HAUPTMANN
HQ Section and: HAUPTMANN HAUPTMANN
2 Gun Sections with: 2 Gun Sections with:
4 1O.5cm leFH18 4 10cm leFH14/19(t)
Command SMG team Staff team Command SMG team Staff team
1 Gun Section with: 1 Gun Section with:
2 10.5cm leFH18 • • 2 10cm leFH14/19(t) • •
• Add a Trench Line and Gun Pits for all guns for ~;( ~;( • Add a Trench Line and Gun Pits for all guns for ~;( ~;(
+5 points per Trench Line or Gun Pit. Observer Rifle team Observer Rifle team Observer Rifle team Observer Rifle team
+5 points per Trench Line or Gun Pit.

A 352. Festungs Artillery Battery with Trench Lines and lO,5em leFH18 howitzer
~
10.5em leFH18 howitzer
~~A
lOem leFH14/19(t) howitzer
~~A
lOem leFH14/19(t) howitzer
A 716. Festungs Artillery Battery with Trench Lines and
Gun Pits is a Fortified Platoon. Gun Pits is a Fortified Platoon.

~
0ur divisional artillery is your heavy firepower. The key is
~~A ~~A
The 10cm leFH14/19(t) howitzers used by the artillery
t site your guns well back in gun pits where they cannot be battalions of 716. Infanteriedivision are the guns used by the
armed by the enemy, and use your fortifications to hold the lO.5em leFH18 howitzer 10.5em leFH18 howitzer 10em leFH14/19(t) howitzer lOem leFH14/19(t) howitzer
Italian Army earlier in the war, where it was known as the
enemy in their zone of destruction while the guns pound . 100/17. Captured in large numbers by the Germans when
em to pieces. Italy surrendered to the Allies, they have been moved to
• Normandy as part of the Atlantik Wall defences.

..
HAUPTMANN HAUPTMANN
HAUPTMANN HAUPTMANN
2 Gun Sections with: 2 Gun Sections with:
4 15cm sFH18 4 15.5cm sFH414(f)
Command SMG team Staff team Command SMG team Staff team
1 Gun Section with: 1 Gun Section with:
• • • •

••
2 15cm sFH18 2 15.5cm sFH414(f)

2 Gun Sections with:

~;( 4 12.2cm FH396(r)
• Add a Trench Line and Gun Pits for all guns for
+5 points per Trench Line or Gun Pit. Observer Rifle team
~;(
Observer Rifle team 1 Gun Section with:
' ' .. ~;(
Observer Rifle team
~;(
Observer Rifle team

~ ~
2 12.2cm FH396(r) •••
A 352. Festungs Heavy Artillery Battery with Trench Lines
~ Howitzer
~ Howitzer
15em sFH 18 howitzer 15em sFH 18 howitzer
and Gun Pits is a Fortified Platoon. • Add a Trench Line and Gun Pits for all guns for
+5 points per Trench Line or Gun Pit.
152. Infanteriedivision calls on support from the heavy 15cm
H 18 howitzers ofi ts artillery. These powerful guns hindered
e Allies as they advanced up the beaches. Once the Allied A 716. Festungs Heavy Artillery Battery with Trench Lines
~ Howitzer
~ Howitzer
rces pushed their way off the beaches, lack of communi- 15em sFH18 howitzer 15em sFH18 howitzer and Gun Pits is a Fortified Platoon.
tion equipment made it far harder for the counterattacking
crces to coordinate supporting artillery fire. • Like many of the divisions in Normandy 716. Infanterie-
•
352. FESTUNGS HEAVY ARTILLERY BATTERY
• • division used captured guns as German guns were in short
supply. The division was supported by ex-French 15.5cm
~ .•
heavy howitzers. Also attached to 716. Infanteriedivision was
:989. Artillerieabteilung armed with captured Soviet 12.2cm
FH396(r) howitzers. This battalion was stationed near
Reviers, east of Bayeux.
709. lnfanteriedivision, much like the other fortress
oivisions, was intended to do little more than defend the
oast. Stationed on the east coast of the Cotentin Peninsula
<lovering Utah Beach, they were fairly typical of other
se ond-line divisions. Most of the division's men, Russian
0sttruppen or German Landser, had never seen battle and
ere not well trained, despite the division being created as
tarlyas 1941. The average age of the soldiers was in the mid-
hirties, whereas the average American or British soldier was
~uch younger, being in their early to mid-twenties.
n top of this, one-in-five of their soldiers was a 'volunteer'
tom the prisoners taken on the Eastern Front. The Russian
olunteers', or Osttruppen, were notably unreliable.
J\ccording to Oberst Waiter Kohn, who witnessed their
actions, ' ... they fell to pieces completely. They held our for
uite awhile, bur when things became critical, they took
'00 their heels'. Generalmajor Karl Wilhelm von Schlieben,
rh . commander of 709. lnfanteriedivision, stated, 'We are
asking rather a lot if we expect Russians to fight in France for
<L;ermany against Americans'.
The problems of 709. lnfanteriedivision hardly ended with
manpower issues, but also included the poor quality of
defensive forrifications. In spite of the legend of the Atlantik
wall as a continuous concrete forrress, most of the forrifi-
cations in the division's region were either second rate or
unfinished, in some cases with only a few machine-gun nests
to cover miles of coastline.
At the time of the invasion itself, von Schlieben was away
at wargames in Rennes, practising for an Allied invasion.
He rushed back to his command as soon as news of the
landings arrived, too late to save the coastal defences at
Utah Beach. With the American forces ashore in strength
and only infantry and out-dated tanks nearby, there was
no chance of regaining the beaches. Instead, von Schlieben
attempted to hol~ the porr of Cherbourg up defences using
709. lnfanteriedivision and the nearby divisions. By 19 June,
the Allied advance had pushed the German defenders from
the countryside into the city itself.
Despite the age and origins of its men, 709. lnfanterie-
division fought hard in the urban fighting that characterised
the next few weeks. Cherbourg was bombed and shelled into
a wasteland of rubble. Having suffered heavy casualties, the
remaining defenders of Cherbourg surrendered on 27 June.
The American soldiers rounding up the survivors were
met with the vacant stares of those who had endured the
bombardments. Officialdom finally caught up with reality
when the division was officially dissolved on 25 July 1944.
The German leadership depicted the defence of Cherbourg
as a great German victory, despite the eventual loss of the
port. The bloody example of heroic defence that it set made
von Schlieben a hero of the Reich.
You can field 709. lnfanteriedivision defending Utah Beach
using a Festungskompanie (Normandy) from Sword Beach
(page 26). Use a Grenadierkompanie (page 140) to field
them in the defence of Cherbourg.

When the Allied storm broke at midnight on 6 June 1944,
21. Panzerdivision was one of the first units to go into
action. Major von Luck's 125. Panzergrenadierregiment
(125'h Armoured Infantry Regiment) was conducting anti-
airborne night exercises east of the Orne Rivet when the
British 6 th Airborne Division landed around them. They
... r.:.;ro;;.:;mptly counterattacked. Meanwhile, Oberstleutnant
Rauch's 192. Panzergrenadierregiment, stationed to the north
"_-<l~l,d west of Caen, dispatched their 8th Company to support
elements of 716. Infanteriedivision (716 th Infantry Division)
~hil......-in a counterattack against Pegasus Bridge at Benouville.
Driving back from Paris at breakneck speed, Generalleutnant
Feuchtinget warned Oberst von Oppeln-Bronikowski to have
his 22. Panzerregiment (22 nd Armoured Regiment) teady to
counterattack as soon as Army Group B gave permission. It
wasn't until 0700 hrs that the division was given orders to
crush the airborne landings east of the Orne! However, by
then the naval bombardment of the coast had begun.
As the British and Canadian divisions stormed ashore,
elements of 21. Panzerdivision assigned to stiffen the defences
of 716. Infanteriedivision were drawn into the fighting along
with Rauch's II Battalion. The heavy anti-tank guns of
200. Panzerjdgerabteilung (200 th Anti-tank Battalion) were
committed on Periers Ridge, and half of the divisional artil-
lery was committed to the defensive battle by mid morning.
While this contribution slowed the advancing Allied troops,
the folly of deploying von Luck and Rauch amongst the
coastal defence divisions was now becoming apparent. Fully
one-third of the division was caught up in the confusion
of the Allied assault and was pinned down, unable to take
coordinated offensive action against the landings.
At 1000 hrs the Panzers of Kampfgruppe Oppeln (Battlegroup
Oppeln), having suffered remarkably little attention from the
RAF during their march north from Falaise, were finally in a
position to launch an assault against the British 6 th Airborne
Division at Ranville. But the situation had changed. 716 th
Division was already breaking under the strain of the
seaborne assault and General der Artillerie Marcks, com-
manding LXXXIV Armeekorps (84 th Army Corps), wanted
21. Panzerdivision to attack into the gap between the allied
beachheads at the Juno and Sword landings.
Delayed by air raids and traffic jams, it took another eight
hours for Oppeln's tanks to cross the Orne River. There they
joined Kampfgruppe Rauch in a delayed assault. By this time
the British were just three miles from Caen, having eliminat-
ed 716. Infanteriedivision from the German order of battle.
Driving northward, Kampfgruppe Oppeln ran head on
into the British 3 td Division, and bounced. Kampfgruppe
Rauch was more fortunate, reaching the sea at Luc-sur-Mer,
before pulling back when yet more airborne troops landed
behind them. For the next month the division would fight a
grinding battle of attrition as part of J SS-Panzerkorps (1 st SS
Armoured Corps).
East of the Orne, von Luck launched repeated counter-
attacks, all the time losing ground, tanks and men. North
of Caen, Oppeln and Rauch just managed to hang on to the
ground they held. When the division was finally relieved by
16. Felddivision (LW) (16 th Air Force Field Division), combat
units had less than half of their men left.
However, there was to be no time for rest. On 7 July
the division was rushed bac1\:. to Caen to defend against
200. PANZERJAGERABTEILUNG
(24x 8.8cm PaK43/41 guns)
220. PANZERPIONIERABTEILUNG
(4x U304(f), 42x S307(f) half-tracks)
305. FLAKABTEILUNG
(8x 8.8cm F1aK36 guns, 15x Sd Kf2 10/5,
2x Sd Kf2 7/2 self-propelled guns)
Operation Charnwood. Caen was finally evacuated on 9 division in name only. Fielding just ten tanks, the division
July and the division went into defensive positions east of had lost over 8000 men in the killing fields of Normandy.
the city, supported by the Tiget heavy tanks of 503. Schwere
The division's story did not end there. It fought on wh"i"le,-......;.o
Panzerabteilung.
being rebuilt during the autumn. Then it became part of
Just over a week larer, on 18 July, Operation Goodwood the reserve for Operation Nordwind, which eruptecl 0
smashed into 21. Panzerdivision after a massive preliminary 31 December 1944. After nearly a month of bitter fighting
bombardment and bombing raid across their positions. in Alsace the division was withdrawn from the front once
While the division held its ground in the face of three British again.
armoured divisions, success came at a bitter ptice-Oppeln
The division ended the war facing the Red Army in Silesia.
was now down to his last twenty tanks. Nevertheless, the
In late April 1945, the division fought its last battle in the
division was soon sent west against Btitish forces driving
Halbe Pocket, where it was finally destroyed. Only a few
southwards as part of Operation Bluecoat. Too weak to stop
elements managed to break out and surrender to US forces
the attack, they fell back into the Falaise Pocket.
at Magdeburg.
During the terrible days ofAugust parts of 21. Panzerdivision
succeeded in escaping encirclement, though it was now a
.$Major Hans von Luck (page 51)
Code: GE887

Major Hans von Luck is a Warrior Higher Command
SMG team with a Kiibelwagen for transport. He is rated as
Confident Veteran. Von Luck may join a 21. Gepanzerte
Panzergrenadierkompanie (page 56) or 21. Panzergrenadier-
kompanie (page 62) for +50 points.
Von Luck may be mounted in a Panzer IV H tank instead
of being an SMG team for an additional +65 points. If he
is mounted in a tank, you may not field one of your Panzer
Platoons with more than four Panzer IV H tanks since he
has the fifth one.
RECONNAISSANCE EXPERT
Von Luck is a reconnaissance man with lots of experience
avoiding unwanted attention.
Unless he has joined a platoon that is not a Reconnaissance
Platoon, von Luck may Disengage as if he were a
Recce team.
Paris, he took command of 125. Panzergrenadierregiment ,;;:o.:;.f_ _•
21. Panzerdivision under his old comrade Rommel.
Von Luck's regiment was conducting anti-invasion exercises
when the British 6 th Airborne Division began landing in the
early morning hours of D-Day and he was one of the fe-w---'''!t'
German commanders to organise local counterattacks. His
regiment continued to fight the British airborne position for
the rest of the month ofJune.
On the day Operation Goodwood commenced, von Luck
was on leave. He quickly returned and set about reorganising
the German defence. Touring the German line in a borrowed
Panzer IV tank, von Luck pulled his pistol and forced a
Lufrwaffe anti-aircraft battery to turn their 8.8cm FlaK18,~....o.;.. ...
anti-aircraft guns on the advancing Allied armour. His quick
action delayed the advance of the British Guards Armoured.~~~
Division, buying time for German counterattacks.
Von Luck knows the value of speed, and of caution. He's
always on the move, seeking the critical point.
Major von Luck, and any platoon he has joined, may re-
rollfailed Skill Tests to make Stormtrooper moves.
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER
Major von Luck has an unfortunate habit of missing the
start of battles. Once he arrives, he counterattacks.
Major von Luck always starts the game offtable in Reserves.
The German player may re-roll one die each turn when
rolling fOr Reserves. When the first unit arrives from
Reserves, von Luck arrives with that unit.
If there are no Reserves in the mission, von Luck is still in
Reserves and rolls to arrive as per the Reserves rule with the
exception ofre-rolling as above. He arrives anywhere on a
table edge in the German Deployment Area.
 The new 21. Panzerdivision is built around a core ofexperienced Deutsches Afrikakorps
soldiers who have vast experience in armoured warftre. A 21. Panzerkompanie is rated as
Confident Veteran

You must field one platoon from each box shaded black and may field one platoon from each
box shaded grey.

HEADQUARTERS HAUPTMANN
2 Panzer IV H HAUPTMANN

OPTION
Add an Sd Kfz 9 recovery half-track for + 5 points. Company Command 2iC Command
Panzer IV H Panzer IV H
COMPANY HQ

PLATOON LEUTNANT
5 Panzer IV H
4 Panzer IV H
3 Panzer IV H
Command Panzer IV H
OPTIONS
...U:••I.
Replace one Panzer IV H tank with a Sherman III
tank for -15 points.
• Replace one Panzer IV H tank with a Firefly VC tank
'.
-.-. '.
-.-.
-.-. -.-.
for +20 points.
:You may not have more than one Sherman III tank Panzer IV H Panzer IV H

and one Firefly VC tank in yourforce.

The first battalion of 22. Panzerregiment was fully equipped

with the excellent Panzer IV H. The second battalion had yet
to receive the Panther ranks planned for it, training on old
"
, ___
Panzer IV H
,,
Panzer IV H
.J~

21. PANZER PLATOON

French tanks in the meanwhile. It was hastily sent back to
Germany and our of harm's way as soon as the Allies landed.

'.
LEUTNANT

'..
. ..
PLATOON
3 Flakpanzer 38(t)
2 Flakpanzer 38(t)

• ..: I
••
••

The Allied air forces have driven the LuJtwaffe from the skies
leaving the Heer, the Army, ro fight the decisive battle alone.
Command
Flakpanzer 38(t)

• •
Flakpanzer 38(t) Flakpanzer 38(t)

The new Ffakpanzer anti-aircraft tanks accompany your

Panzers inro battle keeping the Jabo fighter-bombers at bay. .. . . ••• • . •
Despite their improvised equipment, 200. StuG Abteilungftught hard and well, knocking
out an impressive tally of British and Canadian tanks. A Beute StuG Batterie is rated as
Confident Veteran
 ~lr~~~~~W~~~~U304(F) LESPW HALF-TRACK
1"'.- ~ -- - - - -- = ~-~~ ~ -

'~;,-____ _ _R~GIMENTAL SUPP_~~T PLATOONS _

The French had nearly 4000 Unic P10l light half-tracks
•• •• • in 1940, mainly used as light artillery tractors. With
German Sd Kfz 251 half-tracks in short supply, Baustab
PLATOON

..
Becker converted several hundred Unic half-tracks into

--
HQ Section with: light armoured personnel carriers in their place giving the
2 15cm (Sf) Lorraine Schlepper
i'\
Command
SMG team
U304(fjleSPW
half·track
~;(
Observer
Rifle team
s a.
Kubelwagen
division two armoured infantry battalions.
Weight: 5 tons (estimated)
Speed: 28 mph/45 km/h
Crew: 2
Engine: Unic P-39 62 hp
If you need some precision shooting with heavier guns, the Armament: Two MG 42
U304(f) leichter Schiitzenpanzerwagen
regimental infantry guns give you what you need. Mounted • • Armour: '//113mm (approximate)
in Becker's special self-propelled mounts, they can either fire
as a small artillery battery or drive forward and smash targets
over open sights. Either way, they destroy everything they hit
'. '.
with their 96lb/44kg shells.
15cm (Sf) Lorraine Schlepper 15cm (Sf) Lorraine Schlepper PLATOON LEUTNANT
• • HQ Section with:
• I ••
• •• •• 3 5cm PaK38 It

2 5cm PaK38 I I I
• Command SMG team

OPTION • •
PLATOON
HQ Section with:
• Add U304(f) leSPW half-tracks for + 5 points per
half-track.
'.
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3 Scout Squads 1 5cm PaK38 gun 5cm PaK38 gun
Major von Luck's 125. Panzergrenadierregiment had a light
2 Scout Squads I " Command Motorcycle MG team anti-tank gun platoon as well as the armoured anti-tank
•

• • gun platoons in its battalions. Although the 5cm PaK38

21. Scout Platoons use the Motorcycle Reconnaissance

rules on page 196 of the rulebook and are Reconnaissance
Platoons while mounted
'. .-.- '. anti-tank gun is lacking in anti-tank punch against the latest
Soviet equipment, it is more than adequate against British
and American tanks at close range.
UNTEROFFIZIER

You may modelyourMotorcycle MG teams with Kubelwagen

jeeps instead ofmotorcycles, they are based the same way as
. .'.
Motorcycle MG team

'. . .'.
Motorcycle MG team Position the guns where the enemy cannot engage them
until they are within short range where your guns can reply
with deadly effect. -----.A"
5cm PaK38 gun
the Motorcycle MG teams and use the same rules. Dig them in amidst an infantry platoon on an objective. If •
· .'.
the enemy cannot see the defenders until they get within
A Panzergrenadierregiment has considerable combat power, Motorcycle MG team
':§hart range, they will have to fall back or die.
so it is important to know where the enemy is if its force is
going to be used properly. 1be scout platoon has the job of 21. SCOUT PLATOON
finding the enemy for the rest of the regiment.
way forward to prevent enemy troops from ambushing your
Your scout platoon is very small. Do not waste it charging advance. Either that or have them work their way through
into enemy machine-gun fire, you'll never achieve anything the enemy lines trying to avoid fighting until they can cause
that way. Instead, use their mobility and stealth to work their havoc amongst their unprotected artillery.

10.5cM AND 15cM (SF) LORRAINE SCHLEPPER SELF-PROPELLED GUNS

The first of Baustab Becker's creations to see combat was Weight: 8.5 tons Crew: 4
the 15cm (Sf) Lorraine Schlepper, a self-propelled gun on Speed: 21 mph/34 km/h Engine: Delahaye 103TT
an old French Tracteur Blindt 37L chassis. These fought Armament: 10.5cm ieFH18 or 15cm sFH13/1, MG 42
with 21. Panzerdivision in the desert. When the division Armour: 3/ s"/10mm
was rebuilt they inherited two battalions of these from
Schnelle Brigade W'est as their mobile artillery component.

lO.5cm leFH18 (Sf) auf GW Lorraine Schlepper (f) 15cm sFH 13/ 1 (Sf) auf GW Lorraine Schlepper (f)
The fighting in Normandy is criticaL to the survivaL of the Third Reich. The soLdiers know
that if the ALLies break out of Normandy, it wiLL be hard to stop them short of Germany's
borders. A 21. Panzergrenadierkompanie is rated as Confident Veteran.

•
4 MG42HMG • Italian forces in Africa at the start of 1941, no one an-
2MG42HMG I ••
• Add 3-ton trucks for +5 points for the platoon.
21. Panzergrenadier Machine-gun Platoons may make
Combat Attachments to 21. Panzergrenadier Platoons.
Machine-gun platoons are the core of the battalion's defence
against infantry attacks. For more survivability, you can put
your machine-guns in bunkers (see page 30) protected by
barbed wire and minefields.
S307(F) (PIONEER) HALF-TRACK
S307(f) (Pionier) mittlere Schiitzenpanzerwagen
~.."..,=",......--,....,..,.,~-""._------_.- - - - - - - - - - - -
S307(F) (PAK40) ANTI-TANK HALF-TRACK
21. Panzerdivision is the only Panzer division to have all of its
battalion anti-tank guns carried in self-propelled mountings.
The standard 7.5cm PaK40 anti-tank gun is mounted in an
open-topped armoured body on the SOMUA MCG5 half-
track. Although the resulting vehicle is a little underpowered,
it performs well.
Weight: 8 tons (estimated) Crew: 4
Speed: 20 mph/31 km/h Engine: SOMUA 80 hp
Armament: 7.5cm PaK40, MG 42
Armour: 1/ 2 "1 13mm (approximate)
7.5cM (SF) 39H AND 10.5CM (SF) 39H ASSAULT GUNS
200. StuG Abteilung (200th Assault Gun Battalion) is
unusual in being fully equipped with assault guns based
on captured French Hotchkiss H-39 tanks. The armament
is mounted in a large open-topped fighting compartment
built over the engine deck of the tank. Despite their ad hoc
appearance, they are well-armed and effective.
LEUTNANT
When Hitler sent armoured forces to aid the collapsing Seeing his endeavours, Becker's commander transferred him
to the Alkett Armour Works in Paris to create more self-
Command SMG team ticipated that the Deutsches Afrikakorps would become a propelled guns based on captured French chassis. Necessity
• • legend. 5. Leichte Division (5,h Light Division) became 21. is the mother of invention, and Becker earnestly began the
7FA~A
'. 7FA~A 7FA~A
'. 7FA~A
Panzerdivision (21 SI Armoured Division) in September 1941,
and with 15. Panzerdivision fought in the desert battles that
raged back and forth across North Africa. Despite always
task of salvaging all usable vehicles in France. A total of over
1800 tanks and vehicles were put back into service, many
destined for Schnelle Brigade west.
MG42 HMG MG42 HMG MG42 HMG MG42 HMG being outnumbered, they very nearly won. The soldiers of
Two months after its formation, 21. Panzerdivision listed its
21. Panzerdivision had confidence in their comrades, their
strength at just 8,768 men, nine 7.5cm PaK40 guns, twenty-
equipment and their commander GeneralfeldmarschallErwin
four 10.5cm leFH18 guns, twelve 15cm sFH13 guns, eight
Rommel-the 'Desert Fox'. On 6 May 1943, after more than
S307(f) Reihenwerfer self-propelled multiple mortars, and
two years in Africa, the Deutsches Afrikakorps surrendered to
MACHINE-GUN SECTION accompanying transports. Further units were slowly added
the combined British and American armies at Tunis.
to the division as they became available.
21. PANZERDIVISION RE-FORMS Nearly a year later, the shortages of men and equipment
had finally been overcome and the 16,300 soldiers of
As the final battle ofTunis was being fought, Schnelle Brigade
21. Panzerdivision were stationed around the strategically
west (Mobile Brigade West), the mobile reserve for France,
The SOMUA MCG5 half-track was France's standard important city of Caen. The Allies considered this one of
was combined with 100. Panzerregiment to form Schnelle
heavy artillery tractor in 1940. Baustab Becker converted their most important D-Day objectives. With its commu-
Division west (Mobile Division West). A month later on
a number of these into pioneer half-tracks for 220. Panzer- nication routes, and the Orne and Divers Rivers securing
27 June 1943, Schnelle Division west was renamed21. Panzer-
pionierabteilung. Like the Sd Kfz 25117 half-tracks of other the eastern flank of the invasion beaches, control of Caen
division in honour of those who fought and died in North
Panzer divisions, these are equipped with light assault bypassed the Bocage country and opened the shortest way
Africa. Two thousand Afrikakorps veterans were assigned to
bridges strapped to the sides. to Paris.
this new division being assembled at Rennes, a city in the
Weight: 7 tons (estimated) Crew: 2 Brittany region of northwest France. The eve of D-Day found the division's 22. Panzerregiment
Speed: 20 mph/31 km/h Engine: SOMUA 60 hp composed of eight tank companies. Fortunately, the first
With the priority of men and material being given to the
Armament: Two MG 42 battalion of four companies was fully equipped with
Eastern Front and the upcoming offensive at Kursk, limited
Armour: l/z"/13mm (approximate) modern Panzer IV tanks, while the second battalion retained
resources were available for Army Group West to equip the
23 obsolete ex-French SOMUA S-35 tanks that never
new division. Fortunately, an answer was found in Baustab
saw a battle. The divisional assault gun battalion was fully
Becker (Construction Staff Becker), named after its com-
mander Oberst Alfred Becker.
equipped with Becker's creations, as was two-thirds of the
artillery regiment. Even the infantry regiments had plenty
Becker was an enterprising soldier with a knack for creative of Becker specials, making them one of the best equipped (if
use of captured equipment. He first served with the artillery oddest looking) divisions in existence.
regiment of 227. Infanteriedivision (22T h Infantry Division)
Rommel, now in charge of the defence of France, had
during the invasion of Holland in 1940. After the fighting
eleven Panzer Divisions under his command. Of these, only
ended, Becker seized captured British Mark VI light tanks
three were available for an immediate counterattack against
and, with the aid of an arc welder, single-handedly converted
landings on the Normandy coast, and only 21. Panzerdivision
his battery to self-propelled artillery. With six months of hard
was close enough to strike the beachheads early on D-Day.
work, the first armoured artillery battery of the wehrmacht
7.5cm PaK40 (Sf) auf mSPW S307(f) Thus it became the only German division to strike out to
was ready in time for the invasion of the Soviet Union.
the sea.
S307(F) (REIHENWERFER) MULTIPLE-MORTAR HALF-TRACK
Weight: 12.5 tons Crew: 4 Baustab Becker invented a unique infantry support
weapon in its Reihenwerfer (rack mortar, pronounced rie-
Speed: 22 mph/36 km/h Engine: Hotchkiss 120 hp
en-vairr-ferr), an array of 16 mortars. The mortars are all
Armament: 7.5cm PaK40 or 10.5cm leFH18, MG 42
linked together and aimed at the same target. A simple
Armour: 3/ 4 to 15/ 1/120 to 34mm
arrangement holds the mortar bombs as they are loaded,
then releases them together when they are fired.
Weight: 8 tons (estimated) Crew: 3
Speed: 20 mph/31 km/h Engine: SOMUA 80 hp
Armament: 16x 8cm Brandt mortars, MG 42
Armour: l/z"/13mm (approximate)
The Panzerpioniere are tough fighters, as well trained and equipped to lead assaults as they
are for other hazardous tasks like laying and clearing minefields. They know what they are
about, and are confident oftheir ability to do it. A 21. Panzerpionierkompanie is rated as
Confident Veteran.
MOTIVATION AND SKILL
7he reconnaissance troops ofthe 2]. Panzerdivision are hard-hitting and skilLed troops. A
21. Aufk!.drungsschwadron is rated as Confident Veteran.
]he reconnaissance troops ofthe 21. Panzerdivision are made up ofexperienced Afrikakorps
veterans. ]hey bring a feel for reconnaissance operations that cannot be learnt by training
alone. A 21. Panzerspahkompanie is rated as Confident Veteran.
 MOTIVATION AND SKILL
The 21. Panzerdivision is full ofAfrika veterans. Many ofthese men serve with the support
units ofthe division, lending their expertise as anti-tank, anti-aircraft and artillery gunners.
21. Panzerdivision Divisional Support platoons are rated Confident Veteran.

LEUTNANT

•
2 Panzerspah Patrols ••

•• ~,,\
1 Panzerspah Patrol I •• 3 7.5cm PaK40 •
2 7.5cm PaK40 I •• Command SMG team
Command Sd Kfz 231 IB-rad) Sd Kfz 231 (B-rad)
3 8.8cm PaK43/41 •• • •
'.
Panzerspdh Patrols operate as separate platoons, each with
their own command team. PANZERSPAH PATROL
2 8.8cm PaK43/41 I ••
' .
Panzerspdh Patrols are Reconnaissance Platoons.

The old and trusted 8-rad heavy atmouted cars have great
mobility and traction due ro their eight wheels, all driven
and steering. 21. Panzerdivision had a rotal of eight of these
old armoured cars, a type which had seen great service with
Command Sd Kfz 231 (B-rad)
PANZERSPAH PATROL
HEAVY PANZERSPAH PLATOON
Sd Kfz 231 (B-rad)
3 8.8cm PaK43
2 8.8cm PaK43

•
• Add Kfz 15 field car, and RSa tractors at +5 points
for the battery.
I
•
••

them during their time in North Mrica. 200. Panzerjdgerabteilung (200,h tank-hunter battalion) was ~A
Anti-tank gun
==---=~~~----:-- --- the only such divisional battalion equipped with heavy 8.8cm
,. WEAPONS PLATOONS PaK43/41 anti-tank guns. They saw action from D-Day, but •
-=----~- - --- - ~ -----=------ "'-----=--=---=----- lost all of these guns (nicknamed Scheunentor, barn door) by
the end of June. In their place they teceived 7.5cm PaK40
guns and 8.8cm PaK43 anti-tank guns.
PLATOON

•
3 Sd Kfz 233 (7.5 cm) •
2 Sd Kfz 233 (7.5cm) I ••
HAUPTMANN
Command Sd Kfz 233 (7.5cm) HAUPTMANN
Heavy Armoured Car Platoons are not reconnaissance platoons.
• • 2 Gun Sections with:
~,,\ {\t~t
The heavy armoured car plaroon gives the armoured cars the
direct firepower they need ro knock our light anti-tank guns
blocking their way forward.
'. '. 4 12.2cm FH396(r)
1 Gun Section with:
Command
SMG team
•
Staff team

•
.. .
2 12.2cm FH396(r)
Sd Kfz 233 (75cm)
.' .'
Sd Kfz 233 (7.5cm)
.I' • • • .I'
2 Gun Sections with:
4 s10cm K18 ~;t
Observer
S tt,
Kiibelwagen
~;t
Observer
tt,
S
Kiibelwagen
1 Gun Section with: Rifle team Rifle team
2 s10cm K18
~ ~

..
Howitzer or gun Howitzer or gun

PLATOON LEUTNANT • Add Kfz 15 field car, Kfz 68 radio truck, and 3-ton

--
2 Sd Kfz 251/16 (Flamm) trucks at +5 points for the battery.

The first battalion of 155. Panzerartillerieregiment is mainly

The division's only two armoured flame-throwers, both
Command Sd Kfz 251/16 Sd Kfz 251/16 (Flamm) equipped with captured Soviet 12.2cm FH396(r) field how- Howitzer or gun Howitzer or gun
brand new, are also in the reconnaissance battalion.
(Flamm) Half-track Half-track itzers. These give the battalion more firepower than the usual
The Sd Kft 251/16 (Flamm) mounts one flame-thrower on FLAME-THROWER PLATOON German 10.5cm leFH18 howitzers. One battery was armed
each side of the vehicles body. These fire at the same time, with s10cm K18 guns for even longer-range.
but mustfire at the same enemy platoon.
 ...
PLATOON HAUPTMANN
HQ Section and: HAUPTMANN
2 Gun Sections with:
6 10.5cm (Sf) Lorraine Schlepper
4 1O.5cm (Sf) Lorraine Schlepper
• "
"
~,\
Command
SMG team
Kfz 15 field car

•
Staff team

•
Kfz 68 radio
truck

1 Gun Section with:

3 10.5cm (Sf) Lorraine Schlepper
2 10.5cm (Sf) Lorraine Schlepper

OPTIONS
• "
,, ~l
Observer
Rifle team
ott ,
Kubelwagen
~l
Observer
Rifle team
ott ,
Kubelwagen

~ ~
• Replace Command SMG team and Kfz 15 field car
with a Command Lorraine Schlepper OP tank for
+5 points. 10.5cm (Sf) Lorraine Schlepper 1O.5cm (Sf) Lorraine Schlepper

~ ~
• Replace Observer Rifle teams and Kiibelwagen jeeps

...
with Observer Lorraine Schlepper OP tanks for
LEUTNANT .~.~

--
+5 points per tank. 1O.5cm (Sf) Lorraine Schlepper 1O.5cm (Sf) Lorraine Schlepper
H Q Section with:
The second and thitd battalions of 155. Panzerartillerie-
regiment are equipped with self-propelled guns mounted ~ ~ 2 S307(f) R-Vielfachwerfer
ttt ~l 0-tt-,
Kubelwagen
I' :_,
b
on old Ftench Lottaine Schlepper tracked carrier chassis.
1O.5cm (Sf) Lorraine Schlepper 1O.5cm (Sf) Lorraine Schlepper
o PTION Command
SMG team
Kfz 15 field car Observer
Rifle team
The first twO batteries of each battalion have 1a.5cm (Sf) • • Model S307(f) R-Vielfachwerfer rocket launchers .1l."!I"an.
Lotraine Schlepper self-propelled guns. with 5 or more crew and count each rocket launcher

.- .-
r
as four weapons when firing a bombardment for
.If.lj:ll: '"
t\fifj:ll:

+10 points for the platoon.

, , I
h-

... ..
PLATOON HAUPTMANN 8-RAIL LAUNCHER S307(f) R-Vielfachwerfer S307(f) R-Vielfachwerfer
HQ Section and: HAUPTMANN
L ike the Soviet BM-8-48 Katyusha rocket launcher from
, .'ll'I.... , .U'Ia-

2 Gun Sections with:

6 15cm (Sf) Lorraine Schlepper
4 15cm (Sf) Lorraine Schlepper
• I "
'
~,\
Command
SMG team
Kfz 15 field car

•
~t~t
Staff team

•
Kfz 68 radio
truck
which It IS copied, the R- Vze/fachwerfer has 48 rads on
each launcher (compared to the 1a to 16 other armoured
rocket launchers have), giving it much more firepower.
R-VIELFACHWERFER BATTERY
The R- Vie/fachwerfer is a cheap method of delivering a lot
of firepower. With 48 rails on each launcher, every salvo is

•
Each S307(j) R- Vie/fachwerfer rocket launcher counts as the equivalent of the guns of two divisions firing at once,
1 Gun Section with:
two weapons when firing an Artillery Bombardment. Ifthey saturating the target area in a wave of fite. The downside is
3 15cm (Sf) Lorraine Schlepper
2 15cm (Sf) Lorraine Schlepper
"
,, ~l
Observer
0tt,
Kubelwagen
~l
Observer
0 tt,
Klibelwagen
have loading crews, they count as four weapons when firing
an Artillery Bombardment instead.
that each rockets is only one-sixth as powerful as a rocket
from the standard 15cm NW41.

OPTIONS Rifle team Rifle team

~ ~
• Replace Command SMG team and Kfz 15 field car
with a Command Lorraine Schlepper OP tank for
+5 points. 15cm (Sf) Lorraine Schlepper 15cm (Sf) Lorraine Schlepper LEUTNANT

~ ~
• Replace Observer Rifle teams and Kiibelwagen jeeps
with Observer Lorraine Schlepper OP tanks for
+5 points per tank. 15cm (Sn Lorraine Schlepper 15cm (Sf) Lorraine Schlepper

~ ~
Command Self-propelled anti-aircraft Gun
The third batteries of the second and third battalions of
• •
155. Panzerartillerieregiment are equipped with 15cm (Sf)
Lorraine Schlepper self-propelled guns.
15cm (Sf) Lorraine Schlepper

• ' . '.
 While the dense Bocage hedgerows made armoured attacks difficult for the Americans against the western sector of the
German defences, minefields were essential to slow down and limit British penetrations in the more open eastern sector
around Caen and buy time for the Panzer divisions to counterattack and restore the lines. The troops protecting these
minefields were supported by machine-gun nests and dug-in Panzer IV tanks. As more Panzer divisions arrived, the American
sector saw more minefields and bunkers as well.

FORTIFICATION
FORTIFICATION

~ !JP
Minefield Minefield

~ !JP
Minefield Minefield

~ !jI
Minefield Minefield

PLATOON LEUTNANT
• Add up to two HMG Nests for +25 points per nest.
!JP !jI
HQ Section with: Minefield Minefield

•
A company with Field Fortifications is a Fortified Company
2 8.8cm FlaK36
..
•

--
and always uses the Prepared Positions special rule (see FORTIFICATION
1 8.8cm FlaK36 : Command SMG team page 264 of the rulebook), even in missions that do not

OPTIONS • • normally use this rule.

• Model 8.8cm Flak 36 guns with 8 or more crew and

increase their ROF to 3 for +10 points per gun.
'. '. You must have Field Fortifications in order to have other
HMG Nest HMG Nest

• Add Kfz 15 field car and Sd Kfz 7 half-tracks for

+5 points. 8.8em FlaK36 gun
-::tbft"
8.8em FlaK36 gun
options marked .~. , such as the Dug-in Panzer Platoon.

and early August ran into either extensive minefields or

Extensive minefields and hidden machine-gun nests were an
dense Bocage hedgerows, buying time for the defenders to
305. FlakabteiLung of the 21. Panzerdivision is equipped important part of German defensive positions in Normandy.
rush reserves to the area and counterattack.
with eight 8.8cm FlaK36 anti-aircraft guns. These multi- Almost every British or American attack in late June, July,
purpose guns could be used to fend off enemy air attacks,
or pressed into the front lines to hold off enemy armoured
breakthroughs.
LEUTNANT
5 Panzer IV H in Tank Pits
4 Panzer IV H in Tank Pits
3 Panzer IV H in Tank Pits
2 Panzer IV H in Tank Pits Panzer IV H in Tank Pit

• •
'. '.
----- ------
The Panzer IV H tanks in Tcmk Pits ofa Dug-in Panzer
Platoon are placed as a Fortified Platoon before deployment
(see page 262 ofthe rulebook). As the entire platoon is made
up ofBunkers, it is not a platoon for any other purpose. Panzer IV H in Tank Pit Panzer IV H in Tank Pit

A lack of anti-tank guns and self-propelled tank-hunters

forced the Panzer divisions to emplace Panzer IV tanks in
the front line as anti-tank bunkers. The Panzer generals con-
sidered this a terrible waste of resources, but lacked viable
alternatives.
------ ------
Panzer IV H in Tank Pit

"
Panzer IV H in Tank Pit

•
 PLATOON LEUTNANT LEUTNANT
HQ Section with:
4MG42HMG 2 Scout Squads
Command SMG team Command Rifle team

• Replace Command SMG team with a Command • • • Replace Command Rifle team with a command' • •
Panzerknacker SMG team for +5 points.

~~A ~~A
'. ~~A ~~A
'. Panzerknacker SMG team for +10 points.
'. '.
Luftwaffe Machine-gun Platoons may make Combat MG42 HMG MG42 HMG MG42 HMG MG42 HMG Luftwaffe Scout Platoons are Reconnaissance Platoons.
Rifle team Rifle team Rifle team Rifle team
Attachments to Luftwaffe jdger Platoons.
The men of the Fusilier Battalion provide the division's • • • t
• • • t

adr lager battalion of the 16. Luftwaffe Felddivision had its reconnaissance. With one company has bicycles for faster LUFTWAFFE SCOUT PLATOON
own machine-gun company providing supporting firepower Though not as experienced as the Panzertruppen, the Luftwaffe movement, they scout out enemy positions in the hope of
from its MG42 machine-guns and mortars. machine-gunners can still provide withering support fire. finding where the next Allied thrust may be aimed.

PLATOON PLATOON

--
HQ Section with: HQ Section with:

J\~\

--
48cmGW34 3 Scm PaK38
~l
Command SMG team Observer Rifle team Command SMG team
OPTION 3 7.5cm PaK40
• Replace Command SMG team with a Command • • • •
Panzerknacker SMG team for +5 points.
'. '. • Add 3-ton trucks at + 5 points for the platoon. '. ~~
'.
e machine-gun battalion also has eight mortars available to ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ As the senior regiment, the anti-tank company of the Anti-tank gun
upport the lager Battalion. The 8cm GW34 mortar-armed 8em GW34 8em GW34 8em GW34 8em GW34
31. }agerregiment is armed with the 7.5cm PaK40 gun.

.' . •
mortar mortar

.' .
mortar mortar
latoon can provide immediate suPPOrt when needed by a
,
company commander. They are often used to drop smoke to
'
• The anti-tank companies of [he 32. }agerregiment and
46. }agerregiment have to make do with the lighter
ask the enemy's vision when the infantry counterattack. LUFTWAFFE MORTAR PLATOON 5cm PaK38 gun. 1. Kompanie of [he Panzerjager Abteilung
held additional 5cm PaK38 and 7.5cm PaK40 guns as well.
UNTEROFFIZIER

AA"
Anti-tank gun
ANTI-TANK GUN SECTION
 •
ZE ITE[LU
5 :3. Schwere PanzerabteiLung (503rd Heavy Tank Battalion)
s formed in April 1942, making it the third heavy tank
VIi
baftalion formed by the German Army.
The battalion fought on the Eastern Front between December
1942 and May 1944 with Army Group South. After taking
part in the massive battle for Kursk in July 1943 the bat-
talion was employed as a fire brigade, rushing from hot spot
to hot spot and taking part in various counterattacks to halt
Soviet breakthroughs all across the southern front. Between
5 July and 22 September the battalion knocked out over 500
vehicles.
n January 1944 the battalion was back in action. It was
UL=-~~paired up with 11. Panzer regiment's Panther battalion as
part of Oberstleutnant Dc. Bake's heavy panzer regiment.
<----""Such.were Panzerregiment Bake was formed to be the spearhead
of the main effort to relieve the German troops trapped in
the Korsun-Cherkassy Pocket in February 1944. They fought
through March and April, ending their time in the east by
breaking out of the Kamenets-Podolsky Pocket (the encircle-
ment of First Panzer Army north of the Dniester River).
REFITTING
In May 1944 the battalion was transferred to Germany to
, ....--hegin a refit. They left their few remaining Tiger I E tanks
with the 509. Schwere Panzer AbteiLung and a unit for
o;a,...........-~training Hungarian crews. By June 1944 they had been
refitted with two companies of late model Tiger I E tanks
--..-c..-;cc~-an-d one company of Konigstiger (Porsche).
NORMANDY
The Allies landed in Normandy on 6 June, and after the
battalion finished re-equipping on 17 June they were im-
mediately loaded on to trains and sent ro Normandy. They
arrived in the combat zone on 7 July and were attached ro
the 21. Panzerdivision the following day.
On 11 July 1944 they counterattacked from Cuverville to
Colombelles. The attack destroyed 12 Sherman tanks and
captured two more. One Sherman tank was used by the bat-
talion as a recovery vehicle. The Allied Sherman tanks proved
no match for the battalion's Tigers.
GOODWOOD (18 TO 20 JULY)
On 18 July the British launched Operation Goodwood ro
take the city of Caen. The 3'd Company, which was based
in Cagny, was caught in the preliminary bombing raids
and almost completely destroyed. The bomb impacts were
powerful enough to turn a 70-ron Tiger completely upside
down. Only one Tiger was operational at the end of the
day.
However, the rest of the battalion did get six Tiger I E tanks
into the front line to engage the assembling British tanks.
This was all they needed. The Tigers made short work of the
British tanks and halted the British attack in the sector.
At noon that day the 1" Company (with Konigstiger tanks)
attacked alongside Panzer IV tanks of 21. Panzerdivision
up the Troarn-Caen road towards Demouville. During the
fighting they lost two Konigstiger tanks, numbered 101 and
Ill, ro enemy fire.
The 2 nd Company, with Tiger I E tanks, did not suffer in
the Allied bombardment and counterattacked northwest of
Troarn. The tried and tested Tiger tanks brought the British
attack ro a hal t.
Soon afterwards the 1st and 2 nd Companies were assembled
near Manneville and moved ro Frenouville to launch an
attack along the Cagny-Vimont road, sropping the enemy
attacks from that direction. During the day's fighting the
503. Schwere PanzerabteiLung knocked our another 40 enemy
tanks.
In the following two days, 19 and 20 July 1944, the battal-
ion was once more fighting around Troarn repelling British
attacks. While the 1" and 2 nd Companies continued the fight,
the 3'd Company transferred its remaining Tiger I E tanks ro
the 2 nd Company and moved ro Mailly-le-Camp far behind
the lines to be refitted with Konigstiger tanks.
AFTER CAEN
During 23 ro 25 July the 1st and 2nd Companies moved ro
the Orne River Valley ro aid the defence there. On 28 July
they were attached ro Kampfgruppe Oppeln-Bronikowski
(from 21. Panzerdivision). In early August, while still
attached to 21. Panzerdivision the battalion was fighting
in a number of engagements around Mont Pin<;:on and Le
Plessis-Grimoult southwest of Caen, and then by 10 August
they were fighting covering actions at St. Pierre.
Their last action in ormandy took place on 11 August
when just two Tiger tanks rook on 30 enemy tanks east of
St. Pierre. They knocked out three tanks before both Tigers
were immobilised. On 12 August all elements of the bat-
talion were withdrawn rowards the Seine River. However,
due ro the lack of crossing points for the heavy tanks, the
remaining Tigers had to be destroyed by their crews.
WITHDRAWAL FROM FRANCE
The severely depleted battalion managed to escape the
horrors of the Falaise Pocket. The remains of 503. Schwere
PanzerabteiLung were withdrawn from France on 28 August
1944 to be rebuilt in Germany.
 ORDER OF BATTLE - 2. PANZERDIVISION
Commanding Officer Heinrich von Liittwitz

2. Panzergrenadier Regiment 3. Panzer Regiment 2. Panzer Aufldarungs Abteilung

Panzergrenadier Bataillon I
Panzergrenadier Bataillon II
304. Panzergrenadier Regiment
Panzergrenadier Bataillon I
Panzergrenadier Bataillon II
Panzer Abteilung I
273. Heeres Flak Abteilung
Panzer Abteilung II
38. Panzerjager Abteilung
74. Artillerie Regiment
Panzer Artillerie Abteilung I 38. Panzer Pionier Bataillon
Panzer Artillerie Abteilung II 38. Panzer Nachrichten Abteilung
Panzer Artillerie Abteilung HI
38. Divisional Support Units

2. Panzerdivision was already a veteran force by 1944, having
fought in almost every theatre up to that point, including
.... --...=~Poland in 1939, Western France in 1940, the Balkans in
1941, and the Eastern Front from 1941 to 1943, before
......•.......". .being transferred to the West in 1944. The experience paid
off as its Allied opponents considered it an equal to the
F=~~t..:t'-Vtiiajfen_SS divisions. However, that experience would not be
able to save 2. Panzerdivision from the onslaught that shook
Northern France in the summer of 1944.
Commanded by aristocratic Generalleutnant Heinrich von
Liitrwitz, it was stationed at Amiens for refitting from January
1944 as part of 15. Armee (15,h Army). On the eve of the
invasion 2. Panzerdivision was a very strong division, being
several hundred men overstrength and having 94 Panzer IV
and 73 Panther tanks. 2. Panzerdivision was one of just
four panzer divisions placed under the direct control of
Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel, who had stated that
..-"fII!Il....... the key to counterattacking the invasion, no matter where
it came, was to have panzer divisions rolling onto the Allied
positions before they could establish a strong beachhead.
I_.~_'~.'~ The rest of the Panzerwajfe (armoured troops) were under
Hitler's direct command, reserved to counter a possible
second invasion.
However, Rommel's control would still not be enough to get
2. Panzerdivision to Normandy until 13 June. The division
was forced to detour approximately 160 miles through the
L~...illiill: French countryside to avoid bridges destroyed by Allied
air strikes, moving at night as Allied ait superiority made
the movement of panzers during the day the equivalent
of a suicide mission. The leading elements of the division
supported the Panzer Lehr Division and 101. Schwere 55-
Panzerabteilung (101" Heavy SS Tank Battalion) against the
r.,...--
British attack on Villers-Bocage. Several tanks from 2. Panzer-
division were lost, bur the village was recovered from the
British yrh Armoured Division. That evening, elements of
2. Panzerdivision were used to fill a gap in the German lines
near Caumont, with preparations to launch an attack the fol-
lowing morning. However, the attack was never launched as
a bombardment ofAllied air, artillery and naval guns opened
on their start positions. Oberfeldwebel Hans Erich Braun of
38. Panzerjdgerabteilung described it as 'a hurricane of fire'
which 'raged through the countryside, wrapping everything
in grey smoke and dirt.'
The rest of the division did not catch up with its forward
elements until a week later when 2. Panzerdivision was
finally able to form a coherent fighting force again. For
the rest of June, 2. Panzerdivision operated in and around
Caumont. The Panther battalion was detached to help stop
Btitish Operation Epsom supporting attacks by the infantry
of 9. SS-Panzerdivision 'Hohenstaufen'. The division's reports
indicate that the Panthers destroyed 53 British tanks and
15 anti-tank guns in a single day of fighting.
In the third week of July, 352. Infanteriedivision relieved
2. Panzerdivision. Strength reportS indicate it was still
rated 'Kampfwert f (battle rating 1), ready to take on any
offensive mission, at this time. Its period of rest was short
though, as Operation Cobra began on 25 July. On 28 July
Generalfeldmarschall Giinther Hans von Kluge (who had
replaced Rommel in command) ordered 2. Panzerdivision
back into action against the Americans. Crossing the Vire
River, 2. Panzerdivision took a position at Tessy-sur-Vire,
flanking the American breakout. They helped stop the US
XIX Corps near Troisgots, but soon had to withdraw because
of the threat of envelopm~nt bX the advancing Americans.
With the Americans pushing south out ofNormandy through
Avranches, Hitler ordered every available panzer division to
counterattack in Operation Liittich, or Liege, named for
the World War I battle for this Belgian city. The operation
featured a three-pronged assault towards Avranches to cut the
American armoured spearhead off from their supply depots.
The plan called for 2. Panzerdivision, 116 Panzerdivision,
1. LSSAH SS-Panzerdivision, 2. SS-Panzerdivision 'Das
Reich', and 17 SS-Panzergrenadierdivision to attack as soon
as possible. The original jump off date was 6 August, bur due
to too many of the units involved not being ready, Kluge
delayed for 24 hours.
Despite the delays, the attack was launched in an early-
morning fog on 7 August. The fog allowed 2. Panzerdivision
to penetrate 7 miles (11 km) into Allied lines befote being
stopped by Combat Command B of the US 3'd Armored
Division. The Panther battalion reached St. Barthelemy, just
north of an American strongpoint at Mortain. As the Panther
tanks inched through the village, the Americans ambushed
them. The Panthers did not retreat. Generalleutnant von
Liitrwitz was determined to bludgeon his way through the
town. In spite of the anti-rank guns and bazookas arrayed
before the Panther battalion, they reached the other side of
St. Barrhelemy after rwo intense hours of combat. Advancing
our into clear terrain, it was not long before a flight of ap-
proximarely 20 British Typhoon fighter-bombers spied the
concentration of German armour and pounced, sending
them back inro rhe relarive safery of the village. American
counterattacks were vicious and strong, and by 9 August,
2. Panzerdivision found itself back at irs starting posirions.
By the second week of Augusr, the Allies were working to
encircle the German yrh Army in and around Falaise, birth-
place of William the Conqueror. Many rear echelon uni"",--",=..
of the panzer divisions were already streaming east with
whatever they could carry. With the failure of Operatio
Liittich, it became quite clear to most German forces in
Normandy that the best plan of action was to retrear-t·n-""'~
the east, away from the encircling American, British, and
Canadian armies. Many vehicles of all types, inclucting
armoured fighting vehicles, were being abandoned on the
roads. The risk was simply too great that a moving German
vehicle would be attacked by the Allied air forces .
2. Panzerdivision was no different in this regard and after
being forced back past Mortain, the division did an about-
face and attempted to break out from Falaise and then to the
Seine River where a new defence could be mounted. Fr-o'-m---'''''''''''~
14 August on, elements of 2. Panzerdivision tried to get to
the small village of St. Lambert where the last remaining
bridge over the Dives River still stood. The Dives was small
as far as rivers go, but had steep sides, so a bridge or ford was
essential for armoured vehicles. The bottleneck at the bridg'f"---=~
would be a site of horrible carnage that many soldiers on
both sides would soon wish to forget.
By 21 August, 2. Panzerdivision had escaped from the Falaise
pocket, bur with little more than an infantry battalion left.
It didn't have a single surviving rank.
MOTIVATION AND SKILL
Panz,er Leh" 2. Panzer, and 9. Panzer Divisions are filled with veterans. After years of
combat they are confident that they can prevail with their equipment and experience over
the less-experienced Allies. A Panzerkompanie is rated as Confident Veteran.
 3 Scout Squads
2 Scout Squads

• Replace the Command Motorcycle MG team with

•
a Command Panzerfaust Motorcycle SMG team for
I
•
••

'.
Command Motorcycle MG team

• •
'.
+10 points.
Motorcycle MG team Motorcycle MG team

Panzer Scout Platoons use the Motorcycle Reconnaissance

rules on page 196 of the rulebook and are Reconnaissance
'---llRg·D.iI!·~~·~':;~~m::·~
'. •.,
Platoons whife mounted.

You may modelyourMotorcycle MC teams with Kiibelwagen

jeeps instead ofmotorcycles. These are based the same way as
· ..
Motorcycle MG team

PANZER SCOUT PLATOON

,
the Motorcycle MC teams and use the same rules.
potential ambush locations of the enemy anti-tank guns,
As the armour regiment's eyes and ears, these troops are best thereby keeping the valuable panzers safe.
used on flanking manoeuvres to find and fix enemy troops
In defence they can dig in on key terrain, defending the
II!!!I""'~" _
and disrupt rear areas.
ground but only as a last ditch stop-gap. The small platoon
While attacking, this platoon is designed to move forward size leaves them vulnerable in full-scale assaults.
ahead of your Panzer columns. They can spot and safeguard

..
PLATOON
3 Flakpanzer 38(t)
2 Flakpanzer 38(t)

4 Mobelwagen (3.7cm)
3 Mobelwagen (3.7cm) Command Flakpanzer 38(tl
2 Mobelwagen (3.7cm) • •
The Flakpanzer 38(t) anti-aircraft gun provided armoured
'. '.
columns of the Panzer Lehr Division and 2. Panzerdivision
with mobile anti-aircraft support. 9. Panzerdivision had the
more powerful Mobelwagen armed with the 3.7cm FlaK43
gun. Being lightly armoured, the Flakpanzer is not designed
to be a tank, nor should you use it as one. Instead, deploy
them just behind your Panzers to keep the enemy ]abo
fighter-bombers at bay. This will keep them safe from im-
mediate attack by the enemy and allow them to focus on
their main task-protecting the tanks.
MOTIVATION AND SKILL
The Panzergrenadier regiments form the fighting core of Panzer Lehr Division and 2.
Panzerdivision. Many of these Panzergrenadiers have been fighting and winning since the
war began. A Gepanzerte Panzergrenadierkompanie is rated as Confident Veteran.
 LEUTNANT
LEUTNANT

3 Panzergrenadier Squads 'I'~

_
2 Panzergrenadier Squads •• Command SMG team Sd Kfz 251/1 half-track

• •
• Replace the Command MG team with Command
Panzerfaust SMG team for +10 points.
• • ' .
• Replace the Sd Kfz. 251/1 half-track in the HQ ~,\>\.~,\>\. ~,\>\.~,\>\.
MG team MG team MG team MG team
Section with an Sd Kfz. 251/10 (3.7cm) half-track at
no cost. ~-A, _ _ ~-A, _ _
• Remove all Sd Kfz. 251 half-tracks from the platoon
for -10 points per Panzergrenadier Squad.

Gepanzerte Panzergrenadier Lehr Platoons may use the

Mounted Assault special rule.
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The Lehr panzergrenadier platoons provide excellent artack-
MG team MG team Tank-hunter Sd Kfz 251/1
ing and defensive capabilities. With plenty of machine-guns team half-track
hJz.ttr
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and Panzerschreck anti-tank rocket launchers, both enemy
infantry and tanks must think twice before artacking them.
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GEPANZERTE PANZERGRENADIER
LEHR PLATOON

LEUTNANT

--
HQ Section with:
3 Panzergrenadier Squads
2 Panzergrenadier Squads i'\
Command MG team Sd Kfz 251/1 half-track

OPTIONS •
• Replace the Command MG team with Command
Panzerfaust SMG team for +10 points. '. '.
~,\>\.~,\>\. ~,\>\.~,\>\.
• Replace the Sd Kfz. 251/1 half-track in the HQ

-- --
MG team MG team MG team MG team
Section with an Sd Kfz. 251/10 (3.7cm) half-track at
no cost.
Remove all Sd Kfz. 251 half-tracks from the platoon Sd Kfz 251/1 half-track Sd Kfz 251/1 half-track
for -10 points per Panzergrenadier Squad.

Gepanzerte Panzergrenadier Platoons may use the Mounted

Assault special rule.

The 1SI battalions of Panzer-Regiment 2 and Panzer-Regiment

304 of 2. Panzerdivision were both mounted in armoured
half-tracks. However, they didn't have the number of
Panzerschreck ami-tank rockets available to the Panzer Lehr
Division's panzergrenadiers.

E!.--::,
 LEUTNANT
HQ Section with:
3 7.5cm PaK40
2 7.5cm PaK40

OPTIONS
• I "
'
Command SMG team

• •
m~l~a-· Add Sd Kfz 251/1 half-trackS for +5 points per
half-track.
'.
AA~A
'.
AA~A
7.5cm PaK40 gun
~~~~ With their superior range and hitting power, 7.5cm PaK40
7.5cm PaK40 gun
)
~~~~ anti-tank guns are excellent weapons against enemy tanks.

~~:J:::i While in the defence, try to ambush enemy armoured for-

mations from concealment. If you can't do that, dig them in
behind woods or buildings where they can cover the main .
avenues of approach into your defences but where the enemy
UNTEROFFIZER
can't see them until they get into the killing zone. That way
they can't knock your guns out until you are able to fire. AA"
7.5cm PaK40 gun
While in the attack, move your guns up into concealing
terrain. Push them forward into positions where they have a , I ••

good field of fire, and then bring them into action both for
tank defence and to destroy machine-gun nests. PLATOON LEUTNANT

2 Grille H (15cm sIG)

~-;\ . . . . , ~~ est •
Command Sd Kfz 251/1 Observer Kubelwagen
~~~a-;:. In terms of hitting power, no infantry has anything better SMG team half-track Rifle team
than your Grille heavy self-propelled guns. They can and will • •
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....
uproot any dug-in troops through sheer firepower. They have
the armour and the mobility to get close enough to do this
and still survive the return fire. Find your observer a great
location to view the battlefield and set him up to take on
whatever comes towards you with indirect fire.
The primary weakness of the platoon is its small number of
guns and the inability to sustain bombardments over time.

LEUTNANT
6 Sd Kfz 251/16 (Flamm)
4 Sd Kfz 251/16 (Flamm)
2 Sd Kfz 251/16 (Flamm)
•
t

The Sd Kfz 251/16 (Ftamm) mounts oneflame-thrower on

t •I

"
'

-- --
Command Sd Kfz 251/16
(Flamm) half-track

•
Sd Kfz 251/16
(Flamml half-track

•
each side of the vehicles body. These fire at the same time,
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but mustfire at the same enemy pLatoon.

Use your flame-throwers in a concentrated shock attack to

-- --
Sd Kfz 251/16 Sd Kfz 251/16

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break into the enemy defences just ahead of your infantry. (Flamm) half-track (Flamm) half-track

Sd Kfz251/16 Sd Kfz 251/16

(Flamm) half-track (Flamm) half-track

•
 MOTIVATION AND SKILL
]he motorised battalions of panzergrenadier regiments of 2. Panzerdivision and
9. Panzerdivision have been fighting since the war began and are hardened veterans ofthe
Russian Front. A Panzergrenadierkompanie is rated as Confident Veteran.

LEUTNANT OR OBERFELDWEBEL

•
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3 Panzergrenadier Squads '"

2 Panzergrenadier Squads II
Command MG team Kfz 15 field car

• •
• Replace the Command MG team with Command
Panzerfaust SMG team for +10 points. '. '.
Do not attempt to fight from YOut ttucks. They should be MG team MG team
used to move your troops up to the fighting zone. Dismount
under cover and send them to the rear before assaulting
on foot.

UNTEROFFIZIER

MG team
.. MG team Kfz 70 truck

PANZERGRENADIER PLATOON
 HQ Section with:
2 Machine-gun Sections
1 Machine-gun Section
No Machine-gun Sections • I
"
,,
"
Command SMG team

•
Kfz 15 field car

•
2 7.5cm leIG18
.. Command
SMG team
~l . . .
Observer
Rifle team
Kubelwagen

• Add Kfz 15 field car and Kfz 70 trucks for +5 points

• •
'. '. for the platoon.

'.
...'.
OPTIONS
• Add a Mortar Section for +65 points.
~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ Though not overpowering, the 7.5cm leIG18 gun provides
• Add a second Kfz 70 truck per Machine-gun Section MG42 HMG MG42 HMG MG42 HMG MG42 HMG flexibility to your company. Adding a light infantry gun ~~
7.5cm lelG18 gun
at no cost. platoon provides an answer to a number of field problems.
A Panzergrenadier Heavy Platoon must have a Mortar It can provide smoke and artillery support for advancing
Section if it has no Machine-gun Sections. infantry while also protecting the front lines against assaults.
It can dig out enemy machine guns and anti-tank guns as
well as provide some anti-tank capability against assaulting
Panzergrenadier Heavy Platoons may tanks. A simple solution to some perplexing problems.
Attachments to Panzergrenadier Platoons.

Your heavy platoon must operate well forward in an attack.

The mortars engage distant targets while the machine-guns
hammer the target to keep the enemy pinned down as the
panzergrenadiers assault. Make sure you use all available cover
to protect your vulnerable heavy weapons as they get into firing
positions. , . 3 7.5cm PaK40
2 7.5cm PaK40
• I "
'
Command SMG team

• •
Add Kfz field car and Kfz 70 trucks for +5 point for
the platoon.
UNTEROFFIZIER

AA~~
'. '.
7.5cm PaK40 gun 7.5cm PaK40 gun
While the panzers are advancing you may need protection
PLATOON
against wandering enemy armour. A light anti-tank platoon
HQ Section and: could be the best answer. Dug-in and well-concealed, these
2 Mortar Sections with: guns can punish enemy tanks foolish enough to try and
punch through your lines. Each panzergrenadier battalion has ANTI-TANK ANTI-TANK ANTI-TANK
412cmsGW43 't Command SMG team GUN SECTION GUN SECTION GUN SECTION
1 Mortar Section with:
.. a light anti-tank gun platoon armed with the powerful 7.5cm
PaK40 anti-tank guns.
2 12cm sGW43

OPTION
•
:,
'.
~l
'.
~;t
• Add Kfz 15 field car and 3-ton trucks for +5 points Observer Rifle team Observer Rifle team
for the platoon.

The 12cm heavy mortars have replaced the 8cm mortars in ~"'~
12cm sGW43
~"'~
12cm sGW43

..
mortar mortar
the heavy companies of the panzergrenadier regiments of the
panzer divisions. Use your mortars to engage enemy heavy
weapons to protect your panzergrenadiers as they advance. ~"'~
12cm sGW43
~"'~
12cm sGW43
mortar mortar
•• .I.'
2 15cm sIG33
~l ...
Command Observer Kubelwagen
, . ......... SMG team Rifle team
Add Kfz 15 field car and Sd Kfz 11 half-tracks for
• •
+5 points for the platoon.

Heavy infantry guns can and will destroy any enemy resist-
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ance nest. Even bunkers are not immune. Use them to rein- ~A ~A
force the centre of gravity of your attacks to quickly eliminate 15cm slG33 gun 15cm slG33 gun
enemy weapons that are holding up the panzergrenadiers.
Do not be afraid of using them over open sights to finish off
particularly stubborn resistance.
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HEAVY INFANTRY GUN PLATOON
 MOTIVATION AND SKILL
1he Panzerpionier troops are eLite specialists. 1hey are supremely confident in their skilLs and
fighting prowess, and are always willing to fight in the front Line with the Panzergrenadiers.
A Cepanzerte Panzerpionierkompanie is rated as Confident Veteran.

LEUTNANT
LEUTNANT

3 Pioneer Squads
2 Pioneer Squads

• Replace Command MG team with a Command

Panzerfaust SMG team for +10 points.
• I
•
•• Command Pioneer
MG team

'.
•
Sd Kfz 251/1
half-track

•
'.
• Equip one Pioneer MG team with a Goliath demoli- ~~,~.,.,
tion carrier in addition to its normal weapons for Pioneer MG Sd Kfz 251/7 Pioneer MG Sd Kfz 251/7
+30 points. team half-track team half-track
Add one additional Sd Kfz 251/7 (Pioneer) half-track
~,\~ ~,\~

.
to each Pioneer Squad for +10 points per half-track.

.
Pioneer MG Pioneer MG
Replace any or all Sd Kfz 251/7 (Pioneer) half-tracks team team
, ,
with Sd Kfz 251/1 (Stuka) half-tracks for +35 points
per half-track.
,
• • t ' • • t

UNTEROFFIZIER
Replace the Sd Kfz 251/ 1 in the HQ Section with an
Sd Kfz 251/1 (2.8cm) for +5 points.
Pioneer MG Sd Kfz 251/7 Pioneer MG
• Add Pioneer Supply Maultier half-track for +30 points. team half-track team
~ Remove all Sd Kfz 251/7 (Pioneer) from the platoon
for -10 points per Pioneer Squad.
IOu may only upgrade one platoon in your company
to have Sd Kfz 251/1 (Stuka) half-tracks.

You may replace up to one Pioneer MC team per Pioneer

Squad with a Flame-thrower team at the start ofthe game.
~:~"'I!.'''' before depLoyment.
 MOTIVATION AND SKILL
Not alL the engineers ofthe panzer division were armoured, most were motorised in trucks.
However, these pioneers are just as well-trained and dedicated to their engineering task. A
Panzerpionierkompanie is rated as Confident Veteran.

3 Pioneer Squads
2 Pioneer Squads
_ ""
II
Command Pioneer
Rifle/MG team
Kfz 15 field car

OPTIONS • •
• Replace Command MG team with a Command
panzerfaust SMG team for +10 points.
Equip one Pioneer RiBe/MG team with a Goliath
'. '.
demolition carrier in addition to its normal weapons Pioneer Pioneer Pioneer Pioneer
for +30 points. Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team

• Add a Pioneer Supply 3-ton truck for +25 points or

Pioneer Supply Maultier for +30 points.

You may replace up to one Pioneer Rifle/MC team per

Pioneer Squad with a Flame-thrower team at the start of
, . ...
Kfz 70 truck
'
UNTEROFFIZIER
, . ...
Kfz 70 truck
'

the game before deployment.

Pioneer Kfz 70truck

A Panzerpionier platoon is well-armed with rifles, machine- Rifle/MG team
guns, mines, and demolition carriers. These pioneers are able
to take on anything the Allies can throw against them.
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 MOTIVATION AND SKILL
With veterans ofcombat on the Eastern Front, an Aufklarungs Schwadron has the best and
brightest as its members. As a result it often gets the hardest tasks, operating as the divisions
fire brigade. An Aufklarungsschwadron is rated as Confident Veteran.

LEUTNANT
LEUTNANT

3 Aufldarungs Squads 00

2 Aufldarungs Squads •
00
Command MG team Sd Kfz 250 half-track

•
Replace Command MG team with a Command
Panzerfaust SMG team for +10 points. '. '.
• Replace all Sd Kfz 250 half-tracks with Sd Kfz 251
half-tracks at no cost, or add an additional
Sd Kfz 250 half-track to each squad for +10 points
per half-track.
• Replace the Sd Kfz 250 half-track in the HQ Section
with a Sd Kfz 250/10 (3.7cm) half-track at no cost.
Remove all half-tracks from the platoon for -10 points
per Aufldarungs Squad. UNTEROFFIZIER

Aufklarungs Platoons may use the Mounted Assault special

MG team Sd Kfz 250 MG team
rule. half-track
AUFKLARUNGS SQUAD
Because of all of its machine-guns, enemy infantry will have
trouble getting close to an Aufklarungs platoon, especially if AUFKLARUNGS PLATOON
you keep your half-tracks handy as a mobile base of fire.
 MOTIVATION AND SKILL
1he reconnaissance troops of the Panzerspdhkompanie are hard-hitting, skiLled, and expe-
rienced troops. 1hey use their wits and wiles to locate and watch the enemy while avoiding
battles with stronger opponents. A Panzerspdhkompanie is rated as Confident Veteran.

1 Sd Kfz 250 (recce)

1 Sd Kfz 234/2 Puma
1 Panzer 11 L Luchs
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HAUPTMANN
HAUPTMANN

Company Command Armoured Car

COMPANY HQ

1he Company Command armoured car of a Panzer-

spdhkompanie HQ is a Recce team.
•• • ••
•
You must field at least one Combat Platoon equipped at
least in part with the same vehicle as the Company HQ.

, ..
2 Panzerspah Patrols
1 Panzerspah Patrol

- .. -..-..
" ..

Panzerspdh Patrols operate as separate platoons, each with

Command
Sd Kfz 250 (recce)
Sd Kfz 250/9 (2cm)

PANZERSPAH PATROL
Sd Kfz 250/9 (2cm)

.. -..-..
their own command team.

•
Panzerspdh Patrols are Reconnaissance Platoons.

Every reconnaissance battalion had a company ofhalf-tracked Command Sd Kfz 250/9 (2cm) Sd Kfz 250/9 (2cm)
Sd Kfz 250 (recce)
armoured cars. Based on the same Sd Kfz 250 half-track that
the Aufkldrungs platoons used for transport, but armed with PANZERSPAH PATROL
a 2cm cannon, these had good cross-country mobility.

••
2 Panzerspah Patrols
1 Panzerspah Patrol

Command Panzer 11 L Luchs Panzer 11 L Luchs

Panzerspdh Patrols operate as separate platoons, each with Panzer 11 L Luchs
their own command team. PANZERSPAH PATROL

•
Panzerspdh Patrols are Reconnaissance Platoons.

The Luchs (Lynx) is an excellent fully-tracked reconnaissance

vehicle. It can go anywhere and is very fast. The Panzer II L
Luchs saw service on both fronts during 1944 to 45. Amongst
its users were 9. Panzerdivision which had a full company
••Command
Panzer 11 L Luchs
Panzer 11 L Luchs

PANZERSPAH PATROL
Panzer 11 L Luchs

when fighting in Normandy.

 The elite demonstration troops of the Panzer Lehr Division are the example on which
all other Heer Panzertruppen (Army Armoured troops) are modelled. 2. Panzerdivision
and 3. Panzerdivision were also well supported during their fighting in Normandy. The
divisional support platoons ofthe Heer Divisions are rated as Confident Veteran.

LEUTNANT
3 StuG G 345 points
2 StuG G 230 points

3 Tiger I E 660 points ~

Command tank Borgward BIV
2 Tiger lE 440 points
1 Tiger I E 220 points • •
316 Funklenkkompanie (316 th Radio-control Company,
'. '.
pronounced foonk-lenk kom-pah-nee) was intended to be
equipped with Kdnigstiger super-heavy tanks with radio- Tank Tank
control equipment to allow them to control Borgward
BIV carriers carrying a 500kg demolition charge.
316 Funkfenkkompanie fought hard during the June fighting
against the British, but lost most of their tanks in a series of
hard-fought battles.
The 4 th Company of 301. Panzerabteilung (Funklenk)
was attached to 2. Panzerdivision during the fighting in A Radio-control Tank Platoon equipped with
Normandy. They were armed with StuG assault guns and tanks does not have Tiger Ace skills.
Borgward BIV demolition carriers. ~~-......,....,...,.,..~~~~

KONIGSTIGER
The Kdnigstiger (King Tiger, pronounced ker-nishs tee- You may field your Radio-control Tank Platoon with a single
gerr) tanks of 316 Funklenkkompanie were the first of Kdnigstiger as shown below instead ofthe organisation shown
these 70-ton super-tanks ever made. With a gun capable above.
of knocking out any known tank and armour that will
The Kiinigstiger tanks of the Radio-control Tank Platoon are
stop almost anything, they should have been unbeatable.
so unreliable that they must take a Skill Test every time they
Unfortunately this pre-production batch proved so me-
attempt to move.
chanically unreliable that Panzer Lehr requested that they

•
be sent back to Germany before the fighting had begun! • If they pass the Skill Test, they can move as normal.
3 Sd Kfz 233 (7.5 cm) •
2 Sd Kfz 233 (7.5cm) I •• • If they fail the Skill Test, their transmission fails.
The
They remained in France waiting for transport until the
Kdnigstiger tank becomes Reluctant and cannot move for
advancing US Army caught up with them at Chateaudun.
the remainder ofthe game.
Command Sd Ktz 233 (7.5cml Over the days following 15 August the tanks fought by
7.5cm Armoured Car Platoons are not reconnaissance platoons.
• • day and fell back by night, each time losing one or two to A Radio-control Tank Platoon equipped with Kdnigstiger

The reconnaissance battalion's heavy armoured car platoon

gives the light half-tracked armoured cars the same firepower
support as the armoured cannon platoon gives the infantry.
'. '. mechanical failure. In four days of fighting, not a single
Kdnigstiger was destroyed by the enemy.
tanks does not have Tiger Ace skills and is not equipped with
Borgward BlV demolition carriers.

Mounted on an eight-wheeler chassis, it has the speed and

mobility to follow the armoured cars anywhere they go.
!I~iIi1~ While the armoured cannon platoon is off supporting the
a~saultingAufklarungs platoons, the heavy armoured cars
Sd Ktz 233 (7.5cml
.' • • •

.'
• t

• t • •
~,

t I
.. .
Sd Ktz 233 (75cm)

•
.' 1 Konigstiger (Porsche)
LEUTNANT

should be operating in support of the armoured cars.
Use the heavy firepower of the Sd Kfz 233 (7.5cm) armoured
• ~~;'--cars to knock our any anti-tank guns that are restricting the
mobility of your half-tracked armoured cars as they sweep
around the enemy flanks. Keep them safe behind the leading
armoured cars, ready to come forward when needed.
The first five Kdnigstiger tanks off the assembly line were de-
livered to the unit, but proved to have numerous problems
Command Kiinigstiger
and the rest of the unit had StuG G assault guns and Tiger I E
tanks instead.
 LEUTNANT HAUPTMANN
PLATOON
4 jagdpanzer IV
3 jagdpanzer IV
2 jagdpanzer IV Command Staff team

These assault guns should move to positions that give them

i~~~ good fields of fire to harass and destroy enemy armour. Be
Command Jagdpanzer IV

;;.-
Kfz 15 field car Kfz 68 radio
truck
~ careful though, they have good armour to the front, but
thinner armour to the sides, so you need to keep their nose • •
t!~51;'f pointing towards the enemy.
A critical shortcoming is their inability to deal with infantry
1':":~,"'''lI by themselves. If enemy infantry advances they need to be
• Add an Sd Kfz 9 recovery half-track for +5 points.
......
........
"-'...---::..,_ supported by their own infantry or be withdrawn. The Wespe self-propelled gun offers the protection of armour
Panzer III OP Panzer III OP
for your guns and greater mobility over their motorised
In defence, place them in concealing terrain with clear lines cousins. Even so, their employment is very similar in that
of fire and let them dominate the battlefield with their their job is to sit back and deliver a bombardment.
Jagdpanzer IV
powerful guns.
VV"'~'P" VV"'~'P"
TANK-HUNTER PLATOON
Wespe Wespe

PLATOON LEUTNANT
HQ Section with:
4 7.5cm PaK40
3 7.5cm PaK40
2 7.5cm PaK40

OPTION
• ,
"
,,
"
Command SMG team

'.
• •
'.
• Add Kfz 15 field car and Sd Kfz 11 half-tracks at ~ ~
+5 points for the platoon. 7.5cm PaK40 gun 7.5cm PaK40 gun
HAUPTMANN
The 7.5cm PaK 40 is an excellent anti-tank gun. Its low
silhouette and high armour penetration give it the ability
to destroy almost any tank in existence. But like all guns, it
Command Staff team
is vulnerable to artillery fire, so concealment and cover are
critical to keeping them alive.
These guns reinforce the panzergrenadier battalions' own
AA"- AA"-
;;.-
Kfz 15 field car Kfz 68 radio
light anti-tank gun platoons to create deadly firetraps. With 7.5cm PaK40 gun 7.5cm PaK40 gun truck
twice as many guns, you can either cover two avenues of
• •

... ...
advance, or position one platoon to limit one axis of advance
and hold the other platoon in ambush to blind-side the
enemy when they attempt to avoid the first platoon. • Add an Sd Kfz 9 recovery half-track for +5 points.

4Ia ..
The 15cm guns of the heavy Hummel self-propelled guns Panzer III OP Panzer III OP
have an even more devastating punch. In a pinch these heavy
guns can be brought up to destroy bunkers. However, they

4Ia ..
are not tanks and need to avoid enemy tanks at all costs.
Hummel Hummel

Hummel Hummel

4Ia 4Ia
 HAUPTMANN
HAUPTMANN
2 Gun Sections with:
4 10.scm leFH18 '0 Command Staff team
1 Gun Section with: SMG team
• •

.. ..
2 10.5cm leFH18 •
I '0

2 Gun Sections with:

4 10.5cm leFH18/40
I Gun Section with:
2 10.5cm leFH18/40

OPTION
•
• Add Kfz 15 field car, Kfz 68 radio truck, and
'
,,
~;(
Observer
Rifle team

~
Sd Kfz 250
half-track

10,5cm howitzer
~;(
Observer
Rifle team

~A
Sd Kfz 250
half-track

10,5cm howitzer

Sd Kfz II half-tracks at +5 points for the battery.

The divisional artillery provides your company with heavy \

fire support. The artillery needs to be placed far back so that
it can use its superior range to bring barrages on enemy troop 10,5cm howitzer 10,5cm howitzer
concentrations from relative safety. Unlike the mortars with
their limited ammunition, artillery with its superior staff and
communications equipment can sustain its bombardments
over time, inflicting greater casualties on enemy forces that
cannot, or will not move.

HAUPTMANN
HAUPTMANN
~w ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN PLATOON
2 Gun Sections with:
4 15.2cm sFH443(r) 285 points
.tt ~trtt
Command Staff team
I Gun Section with: SMG team

• •

.. ..
2 15.2cm sFH443(r) 150 points
2 Gun Sections with: , .
4 15cm sFHI8 320 points
I Gun Section with: ~;( ~;(
2 15cm sFHI8 165 points Observer Sd Kfz 250 Observer Sd Kfz 250
Rifle team half-track Rifle team half-track
3 8.8cm FlaK36 ', .tt Jt) 11
~ ~
2 Gun Sections with:
4 slOcm KI8
I Gun Section with:
2 slOcm KI8

OPTION
345 points

180 points
345 points

345 points
Gun or howitzer Gun or howitzer
2 8.8cm FlaK36
I 8.8cm FlaK36

• :
'0
I •

• Model all 8.8cm Flak 36 anti-aircraft guns with 8 or

Command SMG team

'.
--::tbftll
•
Kfz 15 field ear

~ll
'.
.... ....
• Add Kfz 15 field car, Kfz 68 radio truck, and more crew and increase their RO F to 3 for +10 points
per gun. 8,8cm FlaK36 gun 8,8em FlaK36 gun
Sd Kfz 11 half-tracks at +5 points for the battery.
Gun or howitzer Gun or howitzer
The third battalion of a panzer division's artillery regiment is 2. Panzerdivision and 9. Panzerdivision fielded their
1IJ.--ilIf+ armed with the heavy guns. These IOcm long-range guns and 8.8cm FlaK36 heavy anti-aircraft guns in pairs. Panzer
15cm heavy howitzers provide the division with hard-hitting Lehr on the other hand, had more 8.8cm anti-aircraft guns
than any other panzer division. Its three-gun batteries can
1
1~~~J·~repower,destroying anything unlucky enough to fall under
its barrage. Panzer Lehr is unusual in that it had captured dominate entire areas of the battlefield. However, these guns UNTEROFFIZIER
Soviet 15.2cm obr 1943 howitzers instead of 15cm German are vulnerable to artillery fire and so should be dug in at first
howitzers like 2. Panzerdivision or 9, Panzerdivision. chance to preserve them until they are needed. --::tbftll
8,8cm FlaK36 gun Sd Kfz 7 half-track
ANTI-AIRCRAFT SECTION
 JAGE TEILUNG
"f/he British 'infantry' tanks had a horrible time. The Argylls of 15'1> Scottish, less their anti-tank guns, but supported by the
Churchill tanks of Scots Guards, took and held a height known as Quarry Hill (Mont Pinfon, southwest of Caen), when
there were three shots and three Churchill tanks 'brewed'. Then two enormous ]agdpanther tank-hunters, covered by a third,
lumbered into the open, up the hill, through the British position, and down the other side, leaving in all eleven shattered FIRST BLOOD fire, ur a few were taken our 0 action due to mec arucal
Churchill tanks behind them. One ofthe ]agdpanther tank-hunters passed within a few feet ofan artillery officer who had a issues or being disabled. Only one vehicle had to be blown-up
The rest of the battalion arrived at the front on 17 July and
lose view ofthe German commander who was standing up, wearing only a vest, presumably because ofthe heat, and laughing. because it could not be recovered. The success of Kampfgruppe
was placed in reserve in the eastern secror of Normandy
Luders' Jagdpanthers led the British command to believe the
These enormous vehicles mounted an 88mm gun some 23 feet long on a Panther chassis. " facing the British. On 31 July the battalion was in action with
German defences in the area were much stronger than they
the 326 lnfanteriedivision (326 rh Infantry Division) against
-From the history ofthe 3 rd Armoured Battalion (Scots Guards), 6,1> Guards Ttmk Brigade. the British assaults of Operation Bluecoat. Their orders were
really were.
ro stop the British breakthrough around the villages of Saint
THE HUNTING PANTHER Mter Kursk, the battalion was reformed at the Mielau training FIGHTING CONTINUES
Jean-des-Essartiers and La Ferriere-au-Doyen southwest of
facility in France. In February 1944, the unit received eight The British attacked on 3 August and ran into Kampfgruppe
The success of the 8.8cm gun had a direct influence on Caen. The Jagdpanthers were divided among a number of
Bergepanther recovery vehicles for driver training. However, Luders again, with almost the same devastating results. The
the design of German tanks and tank-hunters. The 8.8cm Kampfgruppen (battle groups).
it wasn't until 23 March that the first two Jagdpanther tank- Jagdpanthers knocked out another six Churchill tanks sup-
PaK43 was too big ro be useful on a Panzer In or IV chassis,
hunters arrived at the school. Kampfgruppe Luders with four Jagdpanthers and Kampfgruppe porting the 15 rh Scottish Division. Hauptmann Luders wJ;;:,a""s~~..
1Ai'4~_so German industry sought a compromise ro upgrade the
Zschenderlein with five Jagdpanthers attacked rowards La later awarded a Knight's Cross for his actions during the
slow-manoeuvring heavies such as the Ferdinand assault gun April saw eight more Jagdpanthers released ro the battalion.
Ferriere-au-Doyen and quickly halted the Allied advance Normandy campaign. During the whole campaign the ba -
and Konigstiger heavy tank. Orders had each Jagdpanther Kompanie scheduled to receive
towards Saint Jean-des-Essartiers. The tanks of the Scots talion only lost two Jagdpanthers and one command Panther
14 Jagdpanther tank-hunters, with the battalion command
The Army Weapons Office's answer was the Jagdpanther Guards were the first ro meet this new German behemoth tank to enemy fire.
receiving three modified command vehicles.
(Hunting Panther, pronounced yahkt pant-serr). This placed near Saint Martin-des-Besaces. Within the first two minutes
an 8.8cm PaK43 on a Panther tank chassis ro combine the Production shortfalls prevented any further deliveries before ofbarrle, four Jagdpanther tank-hunters under the command By late August, 1. Kompanie finally received their full com-
firepower of the big gun with the higher mobility of the Pan- the D-Day invasion. Although it was reported to Hitler on of Hauptmann Luders deStroyed ten Churchill tanks. plement of Jagdpanther tank-hunters. 654. Schwere Panzer-
ther. Initial designs called for the Jagdpanther ro be based June 11 that the Abteilung was combat ready, it still had not jdgerabteilung was finally whole. This would be the only
Another Allied thrust was brought ro a standstill by
on the Panther n, bur once the Panther n was scrapped in received any more vehicles. The original eight vehicles were time a heavy tank-hunter battalion was fully ourntted with
Jagdpanthers on the Saint Martin-des-Besaces to Coulvain Jagdpanther tank-hunters.
favour of upgrading the standard Panther, the Jagdpanther assigned to 2. Kompanie, and loaded on railcars for transfer to
road sourheast of La Ferriere-au-Doyen. During these coun-
changed to that chassis instead. The main result was the Normandy on 15 June. They reached the front by 29 June. They fought briefly during the fighting for the Falaise
terattacks grenadiers attached ro Kampfgruppe Luders de-
lowering of the front armour to 80mm armour instead of Pocket before withdrawing to Germany. During their
A 1 July report has the Abteilung claiming 25 Jagdpanther stroyed one Churchill III tank with a Panzerfaust (anti-tank
the intended 100mm of the Panther n. The first Jagdpanther fighting in Normandy 654. Schwere Panzerjdgerabteilunf}
tank-hunters, but the additional 17 vehicles had only just rocket) and six British prisoners were taken.
tank-hunters sported Zimmerit protective coating, but those supported 326 lnfanteriedivision, 276 lnfanteriedivision,
arrived at the training camp. The rest of 2. Kompanie and
produced after 8 September 1944 did not. At the end of the day the Jagdpanthers had destroyed eleven and 277 lnfanteriedivision. They then fought in the Ardenne
1\oiIi~_-:;" 3. Kompanie now began training in earnest. At the same
Churchill tanks, one Sherman tank, and a scout car. During winter offensive in December 1944. Their final battles were in
time personnel for 1. Kompanie also arrived at the camp for
this fighting not a single Jagdpanther was destroyed by enemy the defence of Germany in 1945.
training, bur they would not see their Jagdpanther tank-
The first unit ro receive the Jagdpanther was 654. Schwere hunters for over a month. One more Jagdpanther and three
r;jJ""--Panzerjdgerabteilung (654 rh Heavy Tank-hunter Battalion). Panther command tanks were all that were delivered to the
This unit fought with rowed anti-tank guns through Poland, battalion in July.
Holland, and France. Then in 1943 it was re-equipped with The Jagdpanther tank-hunter is equipped
Ferdinand heavy tank-hunters for the Kursk battles. with the deadly 8.8 PaK43 gun, able
to destroy any Allied tank. It has thick
6frontal armour-a radical departure frg,m
earlier tank-hunters in the German arsenal
like the various types of Marder.

Manufacturers: MIAG, M H
Production~'392
·Crew: 5
Weight: 46 tons, 101,412.46Ib
~engrh: 9.90m, 32.48'
Width: 3.42m, 11.15'
Height: 2.72m, 8.92'
,Speed: 46 km/h, 28.58 mph
~~n"'l Front Armour: 60mm-100mm, 2}6"-3.94"
Main Armarrient: 8.8cm PaK43
Secondary Ar.Wament· 7.91mm MG34
 'e Landser (the traditional nickname of the German
sold! FS) of the regular German Infanterie divisions bore the
, un'!: of the Allied might during the Normandy campaign.
l\.eld the lines from the landings on D-Day to the des-
e retreat in mid-August at St. Lambert-sur-Dives.
n rndividual basis, it was believed that the German
'£lr was more than a match for his American and British
unterparts, who either lacked the force of will or the
ysical skill to take on the tasks before them. However, this
ief mattered little as the German infantry forces found
selves between the rock of the Allied invasion force
owing in power and the hard place of Hitler's almost daily
o retreat' orders.
1he German forces were also plagued with supply problems
due to the heavy interference of the Allied air forces, while
e Allies had a steady stream of replacement equipment
cl troops coming from the beachheads. Allied pilots often
noted that the roads behind the German defensive lines were
sually open, whereas the lines behind the invasion forces
1lm0st choked with supply trucks heading forwards.
Against this, the Landser of the German army could oh
do so much. They would rarely receive as much attention as
the favoured Panzertruppen, yet the Infanterie divisions were
continually asked to hold back the tide of the Allied invasion
forces. The Allies seldom ceased their artillery bombardments
and air harassment, much less actual offensive operations.
One could say that the deck was stacked against the German
infantryman and yet, throughout the war, the German
soldier upheld himself in most cases with the highest degree
of professionalism and heroism in front of staggering odds.
326. INFANTERIEDIVISION
The 326 Infanteriedivision was raised in November
1942 as a static (or immobile) division for the oc;-
cupation of France. Initially in the south of France, it moved
to the Pas-de-Calais area in February 1944.
On paper, the strength of the division was meant to be
11,912 men and on 1 May it was only short 93 men. Each
infantry battalion contained 56 machine-guns and eight
8cm mortars, with the Fusilier Battalion equipped the same.
The Panzerjiigerabteilung, or tank-hunter battalion, had
14 Marder tank-hunters, ten Sturmgeschiitz assault guns, and
12 light anti-aircraft guns. The StuG company was often
efer to as Sturmgeschiitz Abteilung 1326 (Assault Gun
ment 1326) and was organised so they could be easily
for separa e missions if required. The division's"
artillery equipment varied between captured Soviet 12.2cm 243. INFANTERIEDIVISION
FH396(r) and German 10.5cm leFH18 howitzers.
The 243. Infanteriedivision was given the defence of th
The 326 Infanteriedivision remained in the Pas-de-Calais west coast of the Cotentin Peninsula. The division was rate
area until mid July, when it was reported that elements of the Kampfwert V (unsuitable for combat), but remained on c~
division had crossed the Seine River. Ir first saw action replac- in the hope that they would not have to be used.
ing 2. Panzerdivision near Caumont on 22 July. The British
The division was under constant attack after D-Day fro
soon overran the inexperienced 326 Infanteriedivision later
air and naval bombardment. The 243. Infanteriedivision w
in the week.
among the defenders of Fortress Cherbourg and suffered the-
Soldiers of the 326. Infanteriedivision were among those same fate as the rest. Those few that escaped the destruotio
who managed to break out at Falaise, but the division itself were redeployed at St. Lo, despite the division being officiall
was destroyed. By the end of August the reported casualties listed as 'destroyed' by SS-General Paul Hausser (command
suffered in Normandy were estimated to be about 6000. of the German T h Army). In spite of this, they defende
The division was rebuilt as a Volksgrenadier unit and fought against the American push in the bocage territory and wer
again at the Roer River, the Battle of the Bulge, and in the combined with 77. Infanteriedivision in an attempt to make
Eifel, only to finally surrender to the Americans in the Ruhr a coherent force. 243. Infanteriedivision was disbanded on
pocket. 12 September in order to reinforce other divisions with its
remaining men.
OTHER GERMAN INFANTRY DIVISIONS IN NORMANDY
Field these divisions using a Grenadierkompanie on page 140.
77. Infanteriedivision
~T 266. Infanteriedivision 331. Infanteriedivision ~i~
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84. Infanteriedivision 271. Infanteriedivision 346. Infanteriedivision
85. Infanteriedivision 272. Infanteriedivision 353. Infanteriedivision
V
89. Infanteriedivision 275. Infanteriedivision
11 363. Infanteriedivision
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91. Luftlande Division 276. Infanteriedivision
e 708. Infanteriedivision
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265. Infanteriedivision 277. Infanteriedivision
~ 711. Infanteriedivision
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The Allied landing at Utah Beach and the supporting airborne
1 din~ in the Ste-Mere-Eglise area established a beachhead,
at became stronger every day, and after the infantry linked
up with the airborne drop zones, the Germans were forced on
t the defensive.
1tially, the main American attacks in the Cotentin Peninsula
ere concentrated on Montebourg aiming for Cherbourg.
tee American divisions (4 th and 9 th Infantry, and
od Airborne) faced the German 709. Infanteriedivision re-
forced by the 243. Infanteriedivision and two battalions of
'1. lnfanteriedivision. Several days after the Allied landings,
er ments of the German 77. Infanteriedivision was sent from
Brittany to reinforce them. The Germans were supported by
'nk~hunters, anti-aircraft, and strong artillery and rocket-
1 I1rlcher units.
rbm D-Day to 15 June, the American attacks were repulsed
b the German troops thanks to their heavy fire support.
owever, on 16 June American General 'Lightning Joe'
Collins' VII Corps changed tack, when the 9 th Infantry
ivision and elements of the 82 nd Airborne Division, broke
the German defensive line and took St-Sauveur-Ie-Vicomte,
pushing on to reach the coast at Barneville. This cut off the
German troops in the Cotentin from the rest of Normandy.
im his troops cur off, 77. Infanteriedivision commander,
berst (colonel) Rudolf Bacherer, decided to break out to
south. During the night of 19 June, a desperate thrust
made by 1050. Grenadierregiment to take a bridge on the
llande River, near St-Lo-d'Ourville, held by the American
'lib Infantry Regiment. The German grenadiers' bold move
• • • inland. However, this battery was.
took the Americans by surptise, and they broke through the
American positions to reach their own lines.
Mter the bteakour by 77. Infanteriedivision, the German
forces were no longer able to resist the American attacks.
While the American 79 th Infantry Division's supporting
tanks were penetrating past Montebourg on 20 June, the.
4 th Infantry Division started to outflank the German po-
sitions and advance toward Cherbourg from the east. The
German divisions left in the peninsula started to fall back
toward Cherbourg that evening, helped by bad weather
conditions that kept away Allied fighter-bombers.
FORTRESS CHERBOURG
On 21 June a new defensive line was established by the
Germans around the vital port of Cherbourg. There were
not enough men to cover the whole front (by now the
weakened German battalions were generally made up of
between 90 and 180 soldiers), so they were organized in
improvised strongpoints.
Only two of these ('Corner East' and 'Corner West'), built
by Organisation Todt (the pre-army training labour organi- iiiiiiiiiillll- 21 June - - 22June
sation for 17 to 18 year olds), were fortified wirh bunkers>
-.IlI!_~ 24 June 25 June
mines and barbed wire. The orher defensive positions were
mainly organised around trenches and machine-gun nests German Positions
situated in key positions and reinforced with second-line o Defensive Positions Defensive Pockets; .
personnel and Osttruppen (easrern volunteers). These
defences were well integrated into the landscape, making
good use of rivers and other narural barriers to slow the 1be centre of the German line was broken the next day, on At 1900 hrs on the same day, with the fall of the p04
American infantry divisions' progress. The Germans had 21 June, and the Americans advanced towards the coast on immanent, thirty Kriegsmarine (German Navy) sailors led by.
blocked roads and tracks with ditches or barriers. either side of the port, leaving 'Corner West' (defended by the harbour commander, Fregattenkapitdn Witt, completed-'
Xampfgruppe (battle group) Keil) and the 'News Peninsula' the demolition of all buildings and other facilities in the por
Of all the coastal batteries only
• (so-called because of the number of air force and naval radar and sunk ships to block the wharves, denying the Allies th
the Hamburg Battery could fir
stations located there, defended by Kampfgruppe Muller)
: isolated from Cherbourg, along with 'Corner East' (defended
full use of the port after its capture.
used to great effect throughout .:.
the battle. The other batteries-:
• by Kampfgruppe Rohrbach) and the Hamburg Battery in THE LAST DAYS
also played their part, keeping • the east. The German commander, Generalleutnant von Schlieben
Allied warships at bay during the • On 24 June American troops reached the suburbs of was captured on 26 June, as troops in Cherbourg and at
fighting. Cherbourg. The American tactics adopted to take an enemy 'Corner East' began to surrender. The fighting lasted a few
osition relied on their firepower superiority. Before the more days, with the last troops surrendering on 28 June.
THE BATILE FOR •sawt the American officers requested a bomber attack and However, outside Cherbourg the fighting continued a
concentrated artillery fire. Once the position was taken they the Germans assembled improvised Kampfgruppen to hord
CHERBOURG
• wpuld use their excellent communication system to bring up their defensive positions. Kampfgruppe Muller resisted th
Following a demand for the American 9 th Infantry Division until 30 June when it finall)'
•• immediare reinforcements to repulse the German attempts
German garrison to surrender, surrendered.
to regain it.
American operations against the
garrison of Cherbourg started in On the morning of 25 June, an Allied naval squadron The Allied High Command's objective of taking Cherbourg
earnest on themorningof22 June. engaged the German coastal batteries. They managed to intact to improve the logistical situation of the invading
Thousands of Allied bombers, destroy Fort-des-Flamands, but when they came within forces had been severely hampered. In fact, it was not until
fighter-bombers, warships, and range of the heavy batteries Hamburg, York, and Brommy, the end ofJuly that the first ship was able to dock at the po ,
guns concentrated their fire on they began to receive direct hits. German fire damaged two and it was not until August that the port was brought into
the defenders. American infantry cruisers and six other ships, forcing the warships to retreat. limited use.
and tanks began to advance at A1l1ed bombers were then sent to destroy the German coastal
1400 hrs. The Germans held guns, but the raid failed, suffering heavy losses from the
firmly on the first day, fightin.g German anti-aircraft batteries.
off the American attacks and
slowing their progress.
 The Panzer Ausbildungs und Ersarz Abreilung 100 was a tank training unit and
Panzerabreilung 206 was recently formed using captured French tanks, A Beutepanzer-
kompanie is rated as Confident Trained.

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2 Panzer 38-H 735(f)

2 Panzer 35-R 731(f) Company Command 2iC Command
tank tank
COMPANY HQ
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Panzer 35-S 739(f) taii.k for '+ 5 points. .
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Panzer 35-S 739(j) Panzer 38-H 735(j) Panzer 35-R 731 r.tJ..
SOMUAS-35 Hotchkiss H-35/H-39 Renault R-35
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It wasn't until 2000 hrs that the battalion's adjutant assembled
the first and second companies together at Baupte to fqrm: a
roadblock on the N803 road to Carentan. Through the night
the tank crews kept a vigil and fired on any suspected enemy
infantry movement, but were careful not to engage anything
that sounded remotely like a tank. Knowing the limitations
of their old French vehicles, they instead broke off and mad<il
for cover. The following morning the two platoons were sent
off to find supporting units, the first platoon of J. Kompanir:.!....' · -
towards St. Lo and the second platoon of J. Kompanie
towards Carentan.
By July the battalion had been reduced to an anti-tank
, ...1r60.......
platoon with no weapon heavier than a PanzerJaust one-shot
anti-tank rocket launcher. The battalion was disbanded on
7 July by the high command, having been lost somewhere in
the chaos of the battle for Normandy.

3. 'Fallschirmjdgerdivision (3'd Parachute Rifle Division) was
rmed in November 1943 around 6 Fallschirmjdgerregiment
15 th Parachute Rifle Regiment), after the veteran regiment was
SF. lit into cadres. Around these cadres were formed the 5., 8.,
:anB 9. Fallschirmjdger Regiments. The division also contained
r':Llery, engineer, anti-tank, and anti-aircraft battalions.
n the morning of D-Day, 7. Armee (7th Army) assigned
IL Fallschirmkorps (2 nd Parachute Corps), including
Fallschirmjdgerdivision, to clean up a suspected parachute
ding on the west coast of the Cotentin Peninsula. The divi-
on's vehicles were pooled and an advance party, Kampfgruppe
~ers, was formed. It consisted of one battalion from each of
. parachute regiments, two engineer companies, two artil-
le y batteries, and an anti-aircraft battalion.
oon It became clear that the reports of airborne landings
eilr .the west coast were false and the motorised group was
rdered to move to the sector between Carentan and St. Lo to
Sht~e up 352. 1nfanteriedivision. By 12 June the main combat
e ~ents of the division had assembled near St. Lo with the
remainder of the force arriving by 22 June 1944.
• I
ILL 192
"Ihe division was immediately in action on 12 June, and over
the next two days it halted the advance of the US 2 nd (Indian
Head) Infantry Division attempting to capture Hill 192, a
'height that dominated the eastern approaches to the strategic
wn of St. Lo. The Fallschirmjdger were again attacked on
6 Jane by all three of 2 nd Infantry Division's regiments. One
S battalion drove halfway up the bocage-covered slope of
ill 192, but was unable to dig out the Fallschirmjdger and
as forced to withdraw.
n the centre of the battlefield, Fallschimijdger haq crept' outpOSts were quickly overrun. The Fallschirmjdger 'hit th
fotward from their foxholes despite the heavy artillery barrage gap between two companies and overran the commandp,os
and forced the Americans to fighr just to reach their line of of A Company. A desperate and wild melee ensued with no
departure, knocking out or forcing back all six tanks support- real control on either side. Fallschirmjdger engaged the mOrtar·... "._-
• ing the US infantry. platoons in the American rear areas and drove them back,
It became clear to the Americans that any attempt to take St.
while the US infantry units tried to hold their ground, stayed
Lo would have to deal with Hill 192. The hill gave Germa~' The US 23'd Infantry Regiment's 1se Battalion faced a piece
in their foxholes, and shot anything that moved.
artillery observers a view from Caumont in the east to t'he of ground so well covered by the Fallschirmjdger that it was
invasion beaches in the north. Between 17 June to 10 July the known as 'Purple Heart Draw'. The German paratroopers The attack was over as quickly as it had begun and 'l.C-
US First Army contented themselves with shelling the area. waited until the Amis reached the bottom of the draw before complished little apart from delaying the American assiulSI:',In.• •
opening fire, ambushing them with mortars, artillery, and scheduled for 0600 hrs, until midday. Forewarned of the
The defending Fallschirmjdger used the intricate pattern of
machine-guns, causing serious casualties. By the end of the coming attack, the Fallschirmjdger again inflicted heavy
bocage fields and orchards dissecting the hill to set up mutually
day the majority of the defending Fallschirmjdger had been casualties on the American unit so that by the end of the da~·.'J~U1LM
supporting strongpoints, digging into the hedgerows for pro-
forced to withdraw from Hill 192 to the next set of ridges 1st Battalion, 115 th Infantry Regiment had lost one-third 9f
tection. The men from 5. and 9. Fallschirmjdger regimeFI'ts
beyond the St. Lo - Bayeux highway, covering the road with its strength. The 29 th Infantty Division's commander told his
also had plenty of time to protect tactically important areas
Panzerschreck, Panzerfaust, and anti-tank gun fire, stopping Corps Commander, 'The stuff ahead is pretty stout.' Over thQ'.· _ _
with machine-guns, mortars, and anti-tank guns.
any American tanks from crossing. Part of Purple Heart Draw next three days, 3. Fallschirmjdgerdivision continued to put
The new US attack was launched on 11 July 1944 by the was still in German hands. up stout resistance, causing high losses, restricting US gain'"" - - -
38 th Infantry Regiment supported by 741 se Tank battalion, a and ending any hope the Americans had of quickly taking
The US advances ranged from 900 yards to 1500 yards.
company ofengineers, and a company from the 81 st Chemical St. Lo.
However, most of the advances fell short of their objectives.
Mortar Battalion. They were supported by the rest of the
One American company was involved in such hard fighting The Americans tried to move forward, while the Germans
division and artillery of neighbouring divisions.
throughout the day that its gain was just one hedgerow. desperately hung on and counterattacked when the oppor-
The 38 th Regiment's advance immediately ran tunity arose. When available, these counterattacks were sup-
"The next day the American artillery delivered a leaflet to
stiff opposition from a half-company of 111. Batailfonl ported by tanks and self-propelled guns.
the men of 5. Fallschirmjdgerregiment encouraging them to
9, Fallschirmjdgerregiment that was defending a set of strong-
surrender. However, as there was no longer any toilet paper Fighting intensified again on 16 July with fresh attempts by
points (known as 'Kraut Corner') near Cloville with aUtO-
coming up to the Germans in the front lines, these provided a the 29 th Infantry Division to clear out Martinville and bring
matic weapons and mortar fire, It took over an hour to silence
the defenders of Kraut Corner, which had to be outflanked,
handy alternative rather than having the intended effect. the American line up to the St. Lo - Bayeux highway and to
take all the ground between that road and the St. Lo - Isigl}~
Three paratroopers who refused to surrender were buried' b
road, clearing out the last remnants of 11. Fallschirmkorps..~y
a tank dozer.
~.CI0ser to St. Lo, other companies of3. Fallschirmjdgerdivision
19 July all German attempts to keep American forces ou(
The battle developed into a brutal field-by-field combat St. Lo had finally failed and the Fallschirmjdger withdrew -,
faced off against the US 29 th (Blue & Grey) Infantry
broken up with house-to-house fighring in the villages·ot the heights east of the city.
: Division and the 747'h Tank Battalion on the right flank
Cloville and le Soulaire, interspersed with brief tank duels
.of the 2 nd Infantry Division, who attacked towards the
between American and German tanks and assault guns.
··~iry. Perhaps aware that a major assault was just about to COBRA AND FAlAISE
b~ launched, at 0130 hrs on 11 July men from 1. Bataillonl 3. Fallschirmjdgerdivision continued to fight with great. cl
.9. Fallschirmjdgerregiment began a surprise attack against termination and skill throughout the rest of the Normandy
the 1st Battalion, 115'h Infantry Regiment, subsequently campaign. They proved a tough opponent against t
'described by the American commander as ' ... beautifully American Operation Cobra and the British Operati0H,.
: e1CeGuted and planned.' Bluecoat, and then broke out of the Falaise Pocket in August
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as the Allies finally pushed out of Normandy.
.' A Fallschirmjdger patrol was first sent out to cut every phone
"Hne they came across to disrupt communications. Then a
;argeartillery and mortar barrage struck the Americans, before
otnng through their lines, with the German paratroqpers
~iose behind. Surprise was almost complete artuth fotW'atd
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 !f Wittmann is Destroyed during a game the morale of the.,l..l"::l~
entire German people takes a heavy blow, despite any other
gains, and the German player loses one Victory Point and their
opponent gains one Victory Point at the end ofthe battle.

UNTERSCHARFOHRER BALTHASAR WOLL - GUNNER

(SERGEANT)
Every Shot Counts!: Unterscharfithrer 'Bobby' "Wall alw
set his sight for 800 meters and left it there. He felt it 0
slowed him down to re-calibrate the distance every time:l'je
shot. He simply overshot or undershot the reticule depending
on the distance he felt the enemy was at. While the experts 0 _-.~...
tank gunnery chastised him for his merl:lOds, he only tarel
missed, making Wirrmann appre~iate him even more.
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HQ Section with:
UNTERSTURMFOHRER 3 Scout Squads :I ••
UNTERSTURMFUHRER 2 Scout Squads I I Command Schwimmwagen MG team

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, , team for + 10 points.
Schwimmwagen MG team Schwimmwagen MG team

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• Replace all Opel Maultier half-tracks with Sd KfL
Schwere SS-Panzer Scout Platoons use the Motorcycle

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251/7 (Pioneer) half-tracks for +20 points per UNTERSCHARFUHRER
Pioneer MG Opel Maultier Pioneer MG Opel Maultier
half-track. team
Reconnaissance rules on page 196 of the rulebook and are
team

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, , , Reconnaissance Platoons while mounted.
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organisations at their disposal, the
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. neers are a unique formation. The armoured section The motorised scout platoon advances ahead of the main
body to find enemy troops; locate possible ambushes and
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oyes forward under fire, clearing obstacles for he Tigers,
while the unarmoured section reinforces bridges and clears generally harass the enemy while the Tigers advance.
Pioneer MG team Opel Maultier
gaps in obstacles in less dangerous locations.
Use them on one axis to keep enemy troops in place while
the Tigers attack in mass on another axis, always threatening
the enemy with several avenues of approach into his sector.

3 Armoured Sd KfL 7/1 (Quad 2cm)

2 Armoured Sd KfL 7/1 (Quad 2cm)

3 Armoured Sd KfL 10/5 (2cm)

2 Armoured Sd KfL 10/5 (2cm)
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Command Anti-aircraft half-track

PLATOON
HQ Section with:
6 Scout Squads
4 Scout Squads
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Tiger tanks are large and slow, making them particularly
UNTERSCHARFUHRER
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rovides a counter to enemy aircraft. 101. Schwere SS- Panzerfaust SMG team for +10 points.

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nzerabteilung had three Sd Kfz 711 (Quad 2cm) half-tracks. MG team Sd Kfz 251/1 C MG team Sd Kfz 251/1 C
ith a very high rate of fire, these quadruple-mounted guns
will easily shoot down any enemy]abo (jagdbomber or fighter
ber) that dares to attack your fearsome Tigers.
Anti-aircraft half-track Anti-aircraft half-track A Schwere SS-Panzer Armoured Scout Platoon may use the
Mounted Assault special rule.
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half-track

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ister battalion, 102. Schwere SS-Panzerabteilung, had its SCHWERE SS-PANZER The armoured scout platoon provides the Tigers with the
defence provided by three Sd Kfz 10/5 (2cm) anti-aircraft ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN PLATOON primary anti-infantry force of the battalion. They are there

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to support the tanks in close terrain, and keep them from MG team Sd Kfz 251/1 C MG team Sd Kfz 251/1 C

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f tracks. Their 2cm guns have limited range, so you need half-track half-track
being overrun by enemy infantry.
eep them close to your Tigers.
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Typically they are employed in small groups to keep watch·on
covered approaches and provide security for the Tigers. This
platoon is great at taking out enemy infantry formations.
With armoured half-tracks to get your infantry across the
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battlefield quickly and safely, the armoured scout platoon half-track half-track
can support your Tigers in any type of terrain.
Even after incurring losses that might cause other infantry
to falter, the fanatical determination of the SS soldiers keep
them in battle.
 12. SS-Panzerregiment
1/12. Battalion
11/12. Battalion
12. SS-Panzerjagerabteilung
25. SS-Panzergrenadierregiment
1/25. Battalion
11/25. Battalion
111/25. Battalion
26. SS-Panzergrenadierregiment
1/26. Battalion
11/26. Battalion
111/26. Battalion (Armoured)
1 JULY, 1944.
Our valiant troops once again face the fury of battle
with courage in their hearts. Under the command of
Standartenfiihrer Kurt 'Panzer' Meyer, these proud
. young men so recently graduated from the ranks of the
Hitlerjugend, the Hitler Youth, are proving themselves
each day in fighting the decadent democtacies. Their own
story now needs telling, their sacrifice for our ultimate
victory recorded for future generations of the Reich.
These young men have been given the best instructors
to train and prepare them for this day, the 'Alte Hasen'
(Old Hares) of the 1. 'Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler' SS-
Panzerdivision. Men like Unterscharfiihrer Gerhig are all
stalwart leaders of the Reich. The young men affectionately
refer to him as 'Paps', this at a ripe age of 22 years. Yet,
after two years of combat on the Ostfront this is the type of
man that can mould these young boys into the best combat
troops on the front.
Strewn in front of their Normandie positions are the ruins
of many enemy Panzers. Some still smoke, but most have
died in their repeated attempts to break through these
well-defended villages and1ields.
12. SS-Panzerartillerieregiment
1/12. Battalion (Armoured)
11/12. Battalion
111/12. Battalion
1V/12. Battalion (Rocket)
12. SS-Panzeraufklarungsabteilung
12. SS-Flakabteilung
12. SS-Panzerpionierabteilung
NORIvIANDIE FRONT.
Here, between their foxholes, rests the mammoth carcass
of a British Churchill Flammpanzer. This steel monster was
destroyed by one of the new wonder Panzerfaust launch-
ers now being issued to our troops at the front, straight
from our factories of the Reich. This Allied beast was
easily pierced and destroyed by this centrepiece of German
engineering.
Our troops smile as they eat a hot meal and joke with one
another. Their concern is for you, their loved ones in the
cities of Germany, that are everyday attacked by Allied
terror bombing. The message they want to give to you is to
say you are an inspiration to them all.
Your willingn<;ss to sacrifice everything for the greater
good of Germany gives them the will to go on, to bring us
ultimate victory. They wish you to know that in the words
of Standartenfuhrer Meyer, they will soon "throw these fish
back into the sea." For each day our forces grow stronger.
D~r!!A uJ!!A1.1&..
Correspondent
'Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler' started its military carrier as mediately counterattacked and halted the British advance,
an infantry regiment attached to 17. Infanteriedivision during forcing the British to withdraw. The operation had cost t
the invasion ofPoland. It was converted into a brigade in 1941 British 126 destroyed tanks.
and finally a full division just before Operation Barbarossa.
The Leibstandarte was next in action defending the ri
After many hard battles on the eastern front it was trans-
ferred to France in July 1942 to refit as a Panzergrenadier
Bourgebus on 19 July, once again with their Panthers.
Leibstandarte held on their own until their right flank
division (though with a full regiment of Panzers, they were a
relieved by the timely arrival of units of 12. SS-Panzerdi
Panzer division in all but name) before returning once more
'Hitlerjugend.
to the east in January 1943.
The Leibstandarte was involved in the counterattack to c_.....=.
Mter fighting in the epic struggles at Kharhov and Ku.rsk
off the American breakout in August (Operation Liittich
the division was transferred to Italy in August 1943. Dunng
The attack was launched on 7 August. However, after maki
their time in Italy they were involved in anti-partisan opera-
some initial gains Allied aircraft made it almost imposs'!:5 e
tions and the disarming of the Italian armed forces after the
to make further gains. 1. SS-Panzer-Regiment, two battalions
Italian surrender to the Allies. During this time they finally
of SS- Panzergrenadiers, a Panzerpionierkompanie anCVII\''''~
began to reorganise as a full Panzer division.
Flak-Abteilung took part in the failed operation.
They were soon shifted back to the east where they took part
The Leibstandarte withdrew towards Falaise. The division ha,'l!l!ll.....
in operations at Kotscherovo, Cherkassy, and the relief of the
been reduced to several small Kampfgruppen. They continue
Korsun Pocket.
to fight hard and launched a breakout from Falaise 0.0
In March the bulk of Leibstandartewas withdrawn to Belgium August, escaping with two Kampfgruppen, but wi~hout .n
for rest and refit, however one Kampfgruppe was left behind. tanks or artillery. In September they continued theIr fighun~~~~
On 22 March, the entire 1. Panzerarmeewas encircled in the withdrawal into Germany.
Kamenets-Podolsky Pocket. The Leibstandarte Kampfgruppe
1. SS- Panzergrenadier-Regiment
took part in the desperate fighting to escap~ the encirc.le-
ment, forming a part of the spearhead that lmked up Wlt~ 2. SS-Panzergrenadier-Regime~t
If SS-Panzerkorps near Buczacz on 6 April 1944. In Apnl 1. SS-Panzer-Regiment
the shattered remnants of the Kampfgruppe were ordered to 1. SS-Sturmgeschiitz-Abteilung
Belgium to join the rest of the division
1. SS-Aufklarung-Abteilung
1. SS-Panzerdivision 'LeibstandarteSSAdolfHitler'joined the (1. Panzerspahkompanie remained
battle for Normandy in July when elements of it were sent to in Belgium)
help oppose Operation Goodwood.
1. SS-Panzerjager-Abteilung
The Panthers of f Bataillon, 1. SS-Panzer-Regiment counter- 1. SS-FlaK-Abteilung (3.7cm armed
attacked the British 29'h Armoured Brigade of the 11 rh Arm-
5. Kompanie remained in Belgium)
oured Division near Garcelles, outside Caen. The rest of the
division, apart from those units left in Belgium, was waiting 1. Pioneer-Abteilung
in reserve at Falaise and- was quickly rushed to the front to 1. SS-Panzerartillerie-Regiment (Ill. Battalion remained in
confront the British assault. They and 21. Panzerdivision im- Belgium)
1. SS-Werfer-Abteilung (remained in Belgium)
OberscharfUhrer Ernst
Barkmann (page 182)
Code: GBX21
 ohenstaufen' SS-Panzerdivision was formed, along with
'Frundsberg' SS-Panzerdivision, in February 1943 in
ce. The division was formed mainly from conscripts
sferred from the Reichsarbeitdienst (RAD), a labour or-
isation to prepare youth for military ~ervice. Initially the
. ion was formed as a panzergrenadier formation, but in
ber 1943 it was decided to make it a panzer division.
e division's title was in honour of the Hohenstaufen
asty that had ruled as kings and Holy Roman Emperors
. ing the 12 th and 13 th centuries, in particular Friedrich II
9 -1250). . casualties as a consequence. Next the division was in action
~ first went into action in March 1944 when they were
seBt to the Ukraine to help in the relief of Generaloberst
,ube's 1. Panzerarmee that had become encircled near
enets Podolsky. 9. 'Hohenstaufen' SS-Panzerdivision,
ng with 10. 'Frundsberg' SS-Panzerdivision, were formed
nto If SS-Panzerkorps. They were then sent to attack the
town ofTarnopol. The heavy mud conditions of the spring
thaw slowed progress, but the trapped divisions were finally
able to link up with Hube's forces at the town of Buczacz.
During the relief of 1. Panzerarmee, 9. SS-Panzerdivision
suffered heavy casualties and in April 1944 was pulled out
of the line for refitting. If SS-Panzerkorps then spent up~
il June acting as the reserve of Heeresgruppe Nordukraine, .
hting many 'fire brigade' actions until the Normandy
.a:sion resulted in the corps being called back to France
t2 June.
. Wohenstaufen' SS-Panzerdivision and its sister division
continued to fight side-by-side in Normandy. They next
took up positions opposing the British apd Canadian forces
aftaQking Caen in eastern Normandy. In early July they were
e division went with 9. SS-Panzerdivision to the eastern
rOom to take part in relief of 1. Panzerarmee as part of
. 'SS-Panzerkorps in the Ukraine. It fought alongside its
r division during its time in the east, before both were
sferred back to France to face the Allied invasion.
5-Panzerdivision spent its time in Normandy facing the
.sh sector around the city ofCaen. They were immediately
thrust into action against Operation Epsom. Counterattacks
On the Banks of the British thrust by 9. SS-Panzerdivision
and 10. SS-Panzerdivision finally forced the British 11 rh
Arm~:!I1fed Division fighting for Hill 112 to withdraw on 1
July. 10. SS-Panzerdivision remained in position on Hill 112
until relieved by 9. 'Hohenstaufen' SS-Panzerdivision.
once again in the thick of the fighting. After repelling the
British attacks they were pulled out of the line on 10 July to
go into reserve.
They were quickly returned to action defending Hill 112
during the next British offensive (Operation Jupiter), relieving
their battered brothers of 10. 'Frundsberg' SS-Panzerdivision.
They held off determined attacks by British forces until they
were once again relieved before being thrown once more
into action against the British armoured thrust of Operation
Goodwood. They held their position, but suffered heavy
deiaying the Canadians during Operation Totalize. They
succeeded in conducting a fighting withdrawal, avoided
entrapment at Falaise and fought to keep the escape route
from the pocket open.
By late August the Germans were in full retreat from
Norm~ndy and France. The division was involved in several
rearguard actions through France and Belgium until they
were finally pulled out of the line for a refit in September
1944. During the Normandy campaign and subsequent
withdrawal they had lost over half their number in casualties
(down from 15,900 in June to about 7000 in September).
19. SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment
20. SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment
9. SS-Panzer-Regiment
9. SS-Aufklarung-Abteilung
9. SS-Panzerjager-Abteilung
9. SS-FlaK-Abteilung
9. Pioneer-Abteilung
9. SS-Panzerartillerie-Regiment
In late July If SS-Panzerkorps was forced to swing west to
face the British attacking the towards Vire and Mont Pins:on
during Operation Bluecoat. On 2 August the division was
redeployed against the British VIII Corps, halting their
advance 3 kilometres from Vire. By mid August the division
was holding off the US XV Corps at Domfront.
Along with other German divisions the 'Frundsberg' had
withdr-awn towards Falaise by 16 August and had begun to
cross the Orne River. On 22 August Army Group B reported
that the division had nO tanks left and only four battalions of
infantry. The remnants of the division were withdrawn from
the line and sent to Holland for rest and refit.
21. SS-Panzergrenadier-Regimt;:nt
22. SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment
10. SS-Panzer-Regiment
10. SS-Aufklarung-Abteilung
10. SS-Panzerjager-Abteilung
10. SS-FlaK-Abteilung
10. Pioneer-Abteilung
10. SS-Panzerartillerie-Regiment " ..~,~~~~a
SS troops use all of the German special rules on pages 241
to 245 of the rulebook as well as the following division-
specific special rules. You must choose to field your force
from 1. 'Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler' SS-Panzerdivision
(marked.), 2. Vas Reich' SS-Panzerdivision (marked~),
9. 'Hohenstaufen'SS-Panzerdivision(marked lIID!), 10. 'Frunds-
berg' SS-Panzerdivision (marked 8) or 12. 'Hitlerjugend'
SS-Panzerdivision (marked 0).
The panzer regiments of 1. LSSAH SS-Panzerdivision and Das
Reich had been fighting for more than a year in the harshest
training ground, the Eastern Front, before they returned to
Southern France to rebuild. There LSSAH provide the cadre
for 12. SS-Panzerdivision Hitlerjugend. The panzer regiments
of 9. SS-Panzerdivision and 10. SS-Panzerdivision were also
formed around a cadre of experienced soldiers, including a
number of Kanonen or 'guns', as aces were known.
The training, experience, and close comradeship within the
SS-Panzergrenadiers of Leibstandarte SS AdolfHitler and Das
Reich was legendary. Their long experience of fighting the
Red Army on the Eastern Front taught them the vital impor-
tance of Einsatzbereitshaft, or instant readiness. This enabled
them to defeat waves of Soviet infantry assaulting one after
another. With scarcely a moment's break to prepare for the
next wave, faith in their comrades was essential for survival.
9. SS-Panzerdivision 'Hohenstaufen: 10. SS-Panzerdivision
'Frundsberg: and 12. SS-Panzerdivision 'Hitlerjugend' were
formed from a cadre of experienced officers and NCO's.
The 12. SS-Panzerdivision was Beshed ·oui with fanatical
young volunteers from the Hitler Youth. These young men
volunteered at the age of 17.9. SS-Panzerdivision and 10.
SS-Panzerdivision were filled out with young 17 to 18 year-
old conscripts. Mter months of hard training, and in the case
of9. SS-Panzerdivision and 10. SS-Panzerdivision, experience
on the Eastern Front, the result was an outstanding mix of
hard-won experience and youthful enthusiasm. These brave
young soldiers called assaults 'Himmelfahrtskommando'
(One-way Trip to Heaven Missions) because, regardless of
casualties, they would fight on until they won or died.
The division you choose will determine which of the follow-
ing special rules your force will use.
1. SS-Panzerdivision and 2. SS-Panzerdivision companies use
the Panzer Ace and Instant Readiness special rules.
9. SS-Panzerdivision, 10. SS-Panzerdivision and 12.
Panzerdivision companies use the Panzer Ace and One-
Trip 10 Heaven special rules.
Before the game begins, roll a die for the Company
Command team of each SS-Panzerkompanie. Look UP']
the Tiger Ace Skills table on page 244 of the rulebook to .
find the skill possessed by this veteran. If the roll is a 6,
simply choose the skill ofthe commander rather than rolling
further. Where the skill refers to Tiger tanks or 8. Bem tank
guns, treat it as referring to the commanders own tank and
its main gun. The effects ofthe Tiger Ace Skills only app~
to the Company Command team.
A Gepanzerte SS-Panzergrenadier Platoon, an SS-Panzer-
grenadier Platoon, an SS-Panzerpionier Platoon, or an 55-
Aufkldrungs Platoon that was not Pinned Down at the start
ofthe Assault Step and becomes Pinned Down in the Assault ~
Step, takes a Motivation Test.
• If the test is passed, remove the Pinned Down marlter.
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Otherwise, the platoon remains Pinned Down.
If the platoon is Pinned Down by Defensive Fire, they still
fall back and the assault is over.
When a Gepanzerte SS-Panzergrenadier Platoon, an SS-
Panzergrenadier Platoon, an SS-Panzerpionier Platoon,
or an SS-Aufkldrungs Platoon fails its Motivation Test to
Counterattack during an assault, it has the option to eithern 'f..
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Break Offas normal or continue the assault.
If the platoon elects to continue the assault, they fight on
as if they had passed the Motivation Test. However, if th ;~;:
fail any further Motivation Tests to Counterattack in tEis!
if
assault, then the platoon is immediately Destroyed as they,
hadfailed a Platoon Morale Check.

.danann wipes the back of his hand across his forehead
fore lowering his cap back on his sweat-soaked hair. He
:tt:hes the company supply sergeant run back from the
orner ahead, as a dust cloud creeps closer on the horizon.
erican tanks on the road at 500 metres," HauptscharfUhrer
nz pants, looking up at Barkmann leaning from the
mand hatch of their Panther tank.
~ellent," Barkmann replies. "We will attack." He switch~s
throat mike on. "Driver, forward, halt under the next large
. lhat should stop the aircraft from finding us and give us
C%cellent place to ambush the column from."
wait is not long, as Panther 424 idles in position, un-
ticed by the slowly advancing Americans. Barkmann scans
road ahead, the thick Bocage creating a narrow lane.
gendorf, target Ami Panzer, 200 meters. Fire," he orders.
The heavy Panther rocks back with a roar as the 7.5cm round
.flies towards its target. A second later the lead M4 Sherman
tank explodes in a dazzling display of sparks, even before the
Gust from the muzzle blast clears. Time stands still as the
loader yams round after round into the smoking breech, each
shot rocking their tank as en~my tank after tank explodes just
to 's front. Return shots bounce off the thick steel of the
t er> the American guns unable to score a kill. Carefully,
he pulls back to the next tree, resuming the fight from there.
Hearing the scream of aircraft engines in a steep dive,
Barkmann drops into the turret, just as the tank is lifted into
the air on the blast of the first bomb. The Panther is sprayed
with bomb fragments. Moans come from his headphones and
daylight streams through a crack in the side of the tank.
"Heinz," Barkmann calls to his driver, his own voice lost in
the ringing of his ears, "Can we still move? Can you get us
out of here?"
As the Panther tank's fire slackens, the American fire redou-
bles. A round clangs against the armour. Another smashes the
track damaged by the bomb, forcing 424 to slew violently to
the left. The tank lurches again, and then grinds back around
the corner, grunts of pain accompanying every movement of
the vehicle.
"Poggendorf, see what you can do for Heinz," Barkmann
orders. "We must get back to the workshop so we can fight
again tomorrow."
"Don't worry, Oscha," Heinz breathes through gritted teeth,
"I'm not leaving 424 for the Americans. We'll make it home."
The Panther pulls out for home under the fading sun, leaving
behind nine smouldering Sherman tanks on the field of
battle: not a bad day's work!
Ernst Barkmann was a farmer's son born in Holstein,
Germany, on 25 August 1919. At the age of sixteen he joined
the elite Waffen-SS, the armed force of the Nazi Party.
Barkmann first saw action as a machine gunner with the
Germania regiment in Poland. Distinguishing himself, he
was promoted to RottenjUhrer (corporal) and received the
Wound Badge. In 1940, he earned the Infantry Assault
Badge for three days of battle during the invasion of Frarice.
Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union in
1941, saw RottenjUhrer Barkmann seriously injured near
Dnepropetrovsk. He spent the next year recovering and
training SS volunteers.
Late in 1942 he returned to the Eastern Front where he was
assigned to the 'Das Reich' SS-Panzerregiment as a gunner.
He was promoted to UnterscharfUhrer (sergeant) and given
command of his own Panzer III just in time for the Third
Oberscharfiihrer Barkmann is a Warrior Command Panther A
rated as Fearless Veteran.
Barkmann replaces the Command tank of an SS-Panther
Platoon for +60 points in an SS-Panzerkompanie (page
184).
Alternatively, he may join a Gepanzerte SS-Panzergrenadier-
kompanie (page 188), SS-Panzergrenadierkompanie (page
196),orSS-Panzerpionierkompanie(page200)for+275 points
in place of an SS-Panther Platoon support choice.
Barkmann repeatedly brought his badly battered tank back
to the workshops when other commanders would have
abandoned it for later recovery. His most famous battles were
fought while returning to the front after having emergency
repairs made to his tank.
At the same time as Warrior teams are deployed, place a
Workshop in your deployment area. !he Workshop must
be in German hands for Barkmanns Panther tank to be
repaired. If the enemy take the Workshop (in the same
manner they would take an Objective, see page 258 ofthe
rulebook), they capture it and the Workshop is removed
from the game.
If Barkmann is Destroyed while mounted in a Panther
tank, place his Panther tank adjacent to the Workshop (see
above) instead ofleaving it where it was destroyed.
His platoon may appoint a new Platoon Command team
using the Mission Tactics special rule as usual when they
lose their Platoon Command team and continue to operate
without him.
Battle of Kharkov. He continued to distinguish hims
the mammoth tanks battles around Prokhorovka during
Kursk offensive. In August 1943, Barkmann was given a new
Panther D tank for the defensive battles in Southern Russi
where he was awarded both classes of the Iron Cross.
In January 1944, Das Reich was ordered to southern France
for refit and Barkmann's battalion was upgraded to th
model Panther. A month after D-Day, elements ofthe divi .
went into action against American forces near St. Lo.
the legend of Barkmann's Corner was born and he received
the Knight's Cross and a promotion to OberscharfUhrer (seni'all-.lf6ol~
sergeant) for his actions.
During the Ardennes Offensive in December 1944, Barkmann
spearheaded the main attack against the US 2 nd Armo
Division. He finished the war knocking out Soviet T-34
near Stuhlweissenburg in March 1945.
ACE
Barkmann makes smokiIlg wrecks of many more
tanks than he ever loses himself.
Barkmann always re-rolls failed To Hit
Panthers 7.5cm KwK42 gun.
STALKER
Barkmann is able to use the terrain and find ways to attae
his enemy from concealed positions, remaining virtually
undetected while he destroys tank after tank.
Barkmann always re-rolls failed
Panthers 7.5cm KwK42 gun.
In each Starting Step when you would roll for Reserves
to arrive, if there are no enemy teams within 4"/1 Ocm 0
Barkmanns Panther tank or the Workshop, roll a die.
On a roll of5 +, his vehicle is repaired and is ready for
battle. It is no longer Destroyed. Remove the Workshop
when Barkmanns tank is repaired. Barkmann and
his repaired Panther A tank are no longer part ofhis
SS-Panther Platoon.
Otherwise, the repairs are still progressing.
If the Workshop has been removed or captured, and."'"
Barkmann is Destroyed, leave his model on the Table-
as a Destroyed Armoured Vehicle (see page 103 of -the
rulebook).
As a Warrior; Barkmann will normally attempt to take OVI!;{..
another tank if he survives when his tank is Destroyed. You
may choose not to do this and have him Destroyed in his
own tank to take advantage of the Barkmanns Workshop
rule ifyou prefer.
 HEADQUARTERS
. HAUPTSTURMFUHRER
2 Panzer IVH
1 Panzer IV H

2 StuG G
1 StuG G

2 Panther A
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tank
COMPANY HQ

1 Panther A SS-PANZERKOMPANIE HQ

OPTION You mustfield at least one SS-Panzer Platoon or SS-Panther

• Add an Sd KfZ 9 rec'overy half-track for +5 points. Platoon entirely equipped with the same model oftank as
the Company HQ.

The SS have deservedly earned their fearsome and ruthless
reputation leading offensive operations in France and Russia.
With the change in the strategic situation, defensive oper-
ations are now more common. Although your men are still
capable of leading armoured spearheads, more often than
not you will find yourself shoring up the Atlantikwall, rel-
egated to counterattacks aimed at regaining lost ground and
fighting as tank-hunters in support of the infantry.
Though all five SS-Panzer divisions are based on the same
Panzerdivision organisation, their allocation of tanks varied
due to production shortages and their state of training.
The panzer regiments of 1., 2. and 12. SS-Panzerdivis one·rj.4lII!Mk.,
were armed with Panther and Panzer IV tanks. Both als ha .
separate assault gun battalions equipped with StuG G assauI.~tlliC~1
guns. The 9. SS-Panzerdivisiort had one battalion with Panther;
tanks, while the second was armed with a mix of Panzer
tanks and StuG G assault guns. 10. SS-Panzerdivision stil
had its Panther battalion forming, but it was not availaB
for the fighting in Normandy, while its other panzer b~t-
talion was armed with a mix of Panzer IV tanks and S
assault guns.

PLATOON UNTERSTURMFUHRER
5 Panzer IV H 11 ..

4 Panzer IVH 11 "

3 Panzer IV H 11 "
Command tank
5 StuG G
• •

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4 StuG G
3 StuG G , . , .

-..
While Germany has many panzers, the Americans have
many more. You must use every single Panzer wisely to strike Tank Tank
hard and fast where you are least expected.
The Panzer IV is an old design now, but still a match for any
(i6
American tank. You must utilise cover and concealment at all Tank Tank
times to give you an edge in the batde. Fire and manoeuvre "
will help you to outwit the enemy's best-laid plans.
 UNTERSTURMFUHRER
UNTERSTURMFUHRER
PLATOON
,, . .
'
UNTERSTURMFUHRER
~,\ UNTERSTURMFUHRER
HQ Section with:
Command SMG team

• • 2 Grille H (l5cm sIG)

ttl ..., ~;tl ott •
points per .. .. Sometimes mortars are not enough to dislodge a tena~i~us
Command
SMG team
Sd Kfz 251/1
half-track
Observer
Rifle team
Kubelwagen

AA"- AA~~ enemy from bulletproof cover before you assault. That's • •

....
7.5cm PaK gun
40 7.5cm PaK 40 gun when a Grille H self-propelled infantry gun rumbles up and
", I'
Armoured SS-Anti-tank Gun Platoons may make Combat removes the problem with a single shell.
Attachments to Gepanzerte SS-Panzergrenadier Platoons. Find the key position in the enemy line, whether it's a
machine-gun or an anti-tank gun. Hit it and it's gone,
. in your anti-tank guns amongst your infantry to protect Grille H (15cm slG)
leaving the enemy open to attack.
em from assaults. Site them with overlapping fields of
to cover all approaches with the maximum firepower.
UNTERSCHARFUHRER
'r until enemy tanks get to point-blank range before
opening fire to ensure that every shot is a kill. This way your AA~~
7.5cm PaK 40 gun
7.5cm PaK40 anti-tank guns will stop even the heaviest tank
attacks. •
PLATOON UNTERSTURMFUHRER
HQ Section with: UNTERSTURMFUHRER
2 15cm sIG33 ,,
~;tl ott •
UNTERSTURMFOHRER Command Observer Kubelwagen
OPTION SMG team Rifle team
6 Sd Kfz 251/16 (Flamm) UNTERSTURMFUHRER
,,
• Add Kfz 15 field car and Sd Kfz 11 half-tracks at
• •
4 Sd Kfz 251/16 (Flamm)
2 Sd Kfz 251/16 (Flamm) ,, .,." + 5 points for the platoon.
.. ..
Command Sd Kfz 251/16 Sd Kfz 251/16 The infantry guns of 9. SS-Panzerdivision, 10. SS-Panzer-
(Flamml half-track (Flamml half-track
division, and 12. SS-Panzerdivision Hitlerjugend are not self- ~A ~A
The Sd K.fz 251/16 mounts one flame-thrower on each side • .IJ~.'-------'
propelled. While towed 15cm sIG33 guns are still excellent
15cm slG33 gun 15cm slG33 gun

ofthe body. These fire at the same time, but must fire at the .. .. in knocking out tough defences, their lack of mobility makes
same enemy platoon. it a bit tricky to bring them into firing positions. But like

e Sd Kfz 251/16 (Flamm) half-track is an excellent support

.,."
Sd Kfz251/16
on for your panzergrenadiers. When the opposition is (Flamm) half-track
too stubborn to remove with conventional firepower, burn
ut with these flame-thrower vehicles. Be sure to screen .,."
Sd Kfz 251/16
from enemy fire as their light armour will not stop (Flamml half-track
ming fire h~avier than a rifle bullet!
.,." self-propelled guns, if you are unable to get into direct sight
of the target you can bombard it giving a simple solution to
Sd Kfz251/16
(Flamml half-track a sometimes tough problem.
.,." If you have the chance to dig these heavy guns in, then they
will be a thorn in the side of any enemy offensive operation.
Sd Kfz 251/16
(Flamml half-track
•
 As members of the Waffen-SS and veterans of many eastern front campaigns, SS-
Panzergrenadier companies have shown their mettle in mobile assauLts and defensive
engagements. An SS-Panzergrenadierkompanie is rated as Fearless Veteran.

HAUPTSTURMFOHRER
Company HQ

OPTIONS
1\" 1\"
i' .-
Companty Command 2iC Command
• Replace either or both Command .5MG teams with SMG team SMG team
Command Panzerfaust SMG teams for +10 points
per team. J[t
Kfz 15field car Motorcycle
• Add Anti-tank Section with one Panzerschreck and sidecar
team for +35 points or two Panzerschreck teams for
+65 points.
• '. •
• Add up to three Sniper teams for +50 points per
team.

Consolidating the gains of sweeping Panzer advances,

destroying the remnants of enemy defences, and guarding
I· '.11 the flanks of your advancing armies are now just memories
for your panzergrenadiers. Absorbing the brunt of tank and
•• I1

."'.

UNTERSTURMFOHRER
HQ Section with: UNTERSTURMFUHRER

3 Panzergrenadier Squads
2 Panzergrenadier Squads Command MG team

OPTIONS • •
• Replace the Command MG team with a Command .. ..
panzerfaust SMG team for +10 points.
• Replace one MG team with a panzerfaust MG team MG team MG team MG team MG team
11 for +10 points.
• Add 3-ton trucks at +5 points for the platoon.

As a panzergrenadier, combat is your forte, be it attack or

defence. You have the motorised transport needed to move
six machine-guns and their ammunition for every platoon.
With all this firepower you can prevent almost any assault
by going to ground in your SchiitzenLocher (rifle pits) and
holding your fire until the last moment.
Unfortunately your transport is the most motley collection
of trucks imaginable, making maintenance and repairs a
nightmare. Your company would be extremely fortunate to
have two trucks of the same model.
 UNTERsTURMFOHRER

Command SMG team

• •
.. ..
• Add Mortar Section for +70 points. ~~A ~~A ~~A ~~A
• Add Kfz 15 field car and 3-ton trucks at +5 points for MG42 HMG MG42 HMG MG42 HMG MG42 HMG
the platoon.
~,\
A Heavy Platoon must have a Mortar Section if it has no Command SMG team
Machine-gun Sections.
• • •
SS-Heavy Platoons may make Combat Attachments to .. ..
SS-Panzergrenadier Platoons.
~l ~l
Observer Rifle Observer Rifle
Armed with both heavy machine-guns and mortars, the heavy OPTION team team

~~~ ~~~ ~~~

platoon can beef up your assaults. When defending, putting • Add Kfz 15 field ear, Kiibelwagen jeeps, and 3-ton
your heavy machine-guns in bunkers dug in behind dense 1<.1 trucks at +5 points for the platoon. 8em GW34 8em GW34 8em GW34
minefields gives your company enormous staying power. mortar mortar mortar
Good light artillery is critical in pinning or blinding enemy

... .
SS-HEAVY PLATOON
positions or strongpoints with smoke. SS mortar platoons
are excellent in this role due to the speed with which they
respond to calls for fire.
• t .'
• '

UNTERSCHARFUHRER
With plenty of observer teams they can engage any target
across the whole battlefield much faster than the conven- ~l
tional artillery. Observer Rifle 8em GW34 mortar 8em GW34 mortar
UNTERsTURMFUHRER team
While 9. SS-Panzerdivision Hohenstaufen, 10. SS-Panzer-
division Frundsberg, and 12. SS-Panzerdivision Hitlerjugend
2 Mortar Sections with: had enough mortars for full support platoons in each bat-
MORTAR SECTION
4 12cm sGW43 II
Command SMG team talion, 2. SS-Panzerdivision Das Reich only had enough for a
pair in each mortar platoon.
1 Mortar Section with:
• •
2 12cm sGW43 I I
.. ..
~l ~l PLATOON UNTERsTURMFOHRER
• Add Kfz 15 field car, Kiibelwagen jeeps, and 3-ton Observer Rifle ., W Observer Rifle
trucks at no cost. team team

e Panzergrenadier Battalions of1. LSSAH SS-Panzerdivision

~~~~ ~~~~
12em sGW43 12em sGW43
~~~~ ~~~~
12em sGW43 12em sGW43
HQ Section with:
3 7.5cm PaK40
2 7.5cm PaK40
:, .. ~,\
'e armed with 12cm sGW43 heavy mortar instead of the mortar mortar mortar mortar I I Command SMG team
. 5i"m le!G 18 guns as additional fire support. These mortars
OPTION • •
e them immediate bombardments from a weapon with
000 high-explosive round, ideal for taking out dug-in • Add 3-ton trucks at +5 points for the platoon. .. ..
em guns and infantry. .
AA~~
HEAVY SS-MORTAR PLATOON Light SS-Anti-tank Gun Platoons may make 7.5em PaK 40 gun 7.5em PaK 40 gun
Attachments to SS-Panzergrenadier Platoons.

Once again it is the unwavering dedication of the SS that

makes this platoon so effective in fending off armoured
attacks and crushing unsupported tank assaults.
UNTERSCHARFUHRER
The 7.5 cm PaK 40 gun is a fearsome weapon and all but the
British Churchill heavy tanks fear it. Firing from conceal-
ment, the anti-tank guns knock out tank after tank before AA"
7.5em PaK 40 gun
the enemy can even locate them.
Having fought their way through to the gates of Moscow, the Panzerpioniere are
toughened fighters, equipped to lead assaults through obstacles and minefields. An SS-
Panzerpionierkompanie is rated as Fearless Veteran.

HEADQUARTERS HAUPTSTURMFUHRER
HAUPTSTURMFUHRER

..., ...,
Company HQ

OPTIONS ~,\ ~,\

Company Command SMG team 2iC Command SMG team
• Replace one or both Command SMG teams with
Command Panzerfaus~ SMG teams for +10 points
per team. Sd Kfz 251/1 half-track Sd Kfz 251/1 half-track
• Add a Machine-gun Section for +90 points. COMPANY HQ
• Add a Mortar Section for +80 points.
.You may notfield a Machine-gun Section ifyou have
Minefields.

The Company HQ of an SS-Panzerpionierkompanie and

SS-Panzerpionier Platoons may use the Mounted Assault
special rule.

PLATOON UNTERSTURMFOHRER
HQ Section with: UNTERSTURMFUHRER
3 Pioneer Squads
2 Pioneer Squads Command Pioneer Sd Kfz 251/1
MG team half-track
OPTIONS
• •
• Replace Command PioneerMG teamwith a Command
Pioneer panzerfaust SMG team for +10 points.
.. ..
• Add an additional Sd Kfz 251/7 (Pioneer) half-track ~,\~...-
to each squad for +10 points per half-track. Pioneer Sd Kfz 251n Pioneer Sd Kfz 251/7
• Replace any or all Sd Kfz 251/7 half-tracks with MG team half-track MG team half-track

Sd Kfz 251/1 (Stuka) half-tracks for +40 points per ~,\,~ ~,\,~
half-track.
Pioneer Pioneer
MG team
• . • ••
• Add a Pioneer Supply Maultier half-track for +30 points. MG team

• Add a Goliath demolition carrier to one Pioneer MG • • •

team for +30 points. UNTERSCHARFUHRER
Remove all half-tracks from the platoon for -10 points
per Pioneer Squad.
~,\~...- ~,\,~
Pioneer Sd Kfz 251/7 Pioneer
MG team half-track MG team
.You may only upgrade one platoon in your company
to have Sd Kfz 251/1 (Stuka) half-tracks.
 ..
OBERSTURMFOHRER
: .: .
OBERSTURMFUHRER

~,,\ ~t~t ~,\

Command Staff team Command I

SMG team SMG team

• • • •
~;( ott , ott,
Observer Rifle team Kubelwagen
Observer Rifle team Kubelwagen
OPTIONS ~;( .tt • ~;( ott ,
~ Howitzer
~ Howitzer
• Add Kfz 15 field car and Sd Kfz 11 half-tracks at
+ 5 points for the battery.
Observer
Rifle team
Kubelwagen Observer
Rifle team
KObelwagen

• Add an Anti-tank Section for +55 points.

15cm NW41 rocket launcher 15cm NW41 rocket launcher
A six-launcher battery of 15cm NW41 rocket launchers can
wreak havoc amongst advancing Allied columns. Their light-
Howitzer Howitzer ning attacks and brutal destruction are sure to strike fear in all
lightly armoured vehicles and infantry in the' open. .

Continued rocket attacks will definitely draw the attention of 15cm NW41 rocket launcher 15cm NW41 rocket launcher
enemy artillery or air support, especially as your rockets leave
The role of artillery is to pound the enemy into submission.
smoke trails in the sky pointing back to the launchers, so dig
Firing bombardment after bombardment, they will eventu- Howitzer
Howitzer the launchers in before opening fire.

~"
ally destroy any target. Their bombardments cripple enemy
:ch as losses mount and troops are pinned to the ground,
unable to advance.
The SS were well supported by rocket launchers.
102. SS-Werferabteilung(l 02 nd SS Rocket Launcher Battalion) ~"
15cm NW41 rocket launcher 15cm NW41 rocket launcher

was attached to Das Reich for most of July. Hitlerjugend had

its own 12. SS-Werferabteilung as part of its artillery regiment, S
giving it dedicated support throughout the campaign.

OBERSTURMFUHRER
OBERSTURMFUHRER
PLATOON OBERSTURMFUHRER
Command Staff team
.: .
SMG team
• • ~,,\ ~trtt

----
Command Staff team

ott, ~;( ott,

Observer Rifle team Kubelwagen
Observer Rifle team Kubelwagen
Kfz 15 field car Kfz 68 radio

~ ~
truck

Gun or howitzer Gun or howitzer

• •
OPTIONS
UNTERSTURMFUHRER
• Replace each Observer Rifle team and its Kiibelwagen
jeep with an Observer Panzer III OP tank for
ott , ~;( oa

Gun or howitzer Gun or howitzer

+ 10 points per tank.
• Add an Sd Kfz 9 recovery half-track for +5 points.

Self-propelled artillery is mobile enough to keep up with rank

advances and well enough protected to keep firing despite the
aaa__
Observer Rifle team Kubelwagen

VV"~'P'
Observer Rifle team Kubelwagen

VV"~'P'
enemy's attempts to silence them. Nothing shoft of a tank will
force them to cease bombarding the enemy.
Wespe Wespe
Gun or howitzer Gun or howitzer
 OBERSTURMFUHRER
e: '

--A~\ Jib,
Command SMG team Kfz 15 field car

• •

-..~"'
Anti-aircraft gun
-..~"'
Anti-aircraft gun

OPTIONS
3 tOil truck
. . .. . . ..
• Add KfL 15 field car and 3-ton trucks for +5 points 3-ton truck
for the platoon. • •

--
• Replace all 2cm FlaK38 guns and 3-ton trucks with
2cm FlaK38 on 3-ton trucks and all 3.7cm FlaK43

-..~"'
guns and 3-ton trucks 'with 3.7cm FlaK43 on Opel
OBERSTURMFUHRER trucks at no cost.
Anti-aircraft gun 3-toll truek
e: .
Keeping the ]abo fighter-bombers away from your high-

--A~\ ~t~t
CommandStaff team
value assets like your artillery and heavy anti-tank weapons
is essential.

;;.-
Kfz 15 field car Kfz 68 radio
truck PLATOON OBERSTURMFUHRER
• • HQ Section and: e: '

..••
UNTERSTURMFUHRER 2 8.8cm FlaK36
• Replace each Observer Rifle team and its Kiibelwagen
~~ ea. ~~ ea.

-.. -..
jeep with an Observer Panzer III OP tank for
1 8.8cm FlaK36 " Command SMG team Kfz 15 field ear

+10 points per tank.

Observer Rifle team KObelwagen Observer Rifle team KObelwagen
OPTION
• •
Add an Sd KfL 9 recovery half-track for +5 points. • Model all 8.8cm FlaK36 anti-aircraft guns with 8 or

e self-propelled 15cm howitzer-armed Hummel fights

ngside the Panzers. It offers heavy support ideal for
-.. -..
Hummel Hummel more crew and increase their ROF to 3 for +10 points
per gun. ~n
.... ....
8.8em FlaK36 gun
--.::tbftn
8.8em FlaK36 gun

-.. -..
of; <ling the enemy to ground, leaving the way open for the The 8.8cm FlaK36 anti-aircraft gun has a long and proud
tanks to advance. Hummel Hummel
tradition. The Allies have learned to respect this weapon and
will often go out of their way to avoid it. When well posi-
tioned these weapons can halt an attack as it starts.
Hummel Hummel
3d3- .Infanteriedivision (343 rd Infantry Division) was acti-
vated at the end of 1942. It arrived in Brittany to rake up
e defence of the coastline around rhe imporrant ciry of
~st. The ciry's porr was vital to rhe German war efforr as it
osted much of Germany's U-boar £leer. Ir was so imporrant
,at; the Kriegsmarine, (rhe German navy) built massive sub-
arine pens designed to wirhstand any aerial bombardment
~ Allies could throw at them.
ILDING FESTUNG BREST
en the division arrived in Brittany, it found the defences
o€ir and inadequate and immediately went to work to
aike Festung Brest (Forrress Brest) into a powerful system
o!,J forrifications, arrillery, and troops. The city of Brest had
ltl!fg,been forrified using a cordon of old French forts built
,ver,the centuries. These forrs were now modified by the
~~rmans to defend the vital porr from the Allies.
~ever, the division encountered two majot problems
t. Ignt away. The first was its supply of concrete. This was
ot because concrete was in shorr supply, but because it was
very difficult to transporr it to the Brittany coast due to
'lied air bombardments and an effective railroad sabotage
campaign by the French resistance. So the division had to
~ake do with whatever materials they could acquire.
The second problem was the German command structure.
e three branches of the military, the air force, the atmy,
d the navy, all had separate commands for building for-
o carions and thus all had different priorities. For example,
e navy used precious concrete to construct its latrines,
ving critical weapons such as anti-aircraft and anti-tank
s without emplacements. This was finally resolved in late
943 when all forrification building was placed under the
tnmand of the army.
WAITING THE INVASION
the beginning of 1944, the division was put on alerr and
pared for the Allied invasion. As the spring gave way to
mer, the division received furrher reinforcements. The
2. Fallschirmjagerdivision (2 nd Parachute Division)
'ved in Brittany along with 266. Infanteriedivision
6 th Infantry Division). These troops brought the fortress
nces up to full strength, ready to repulse anything the
ies might throw at them.
When the invasion struck Normandy on 6 June, both ofthese
divisions were subordinated to 343, Infanteriedivision in case
the Allies launched a second landing in Brittany. When thi
did not materialize, the German forces in Brittany rushed
east to supporr the Normandy defenders.
The American breakout during Operation Cobra in late Jul)'
released the US 4 th and 6 th Armored Divisions into Brittany"
343. Infanteriedivision requested to fall back on their
defences, but this was strictly denied. The fast American tanks
rapidly outflanked porrions of 2 Fallschirmjagerdivision arid
266. Infanteriedivision. Again, 343. Infanteriedivision sent
an urgent request to pull back and this time it was finally
granted, but not before 266. Infanteriedivision was cut off
and destroyed by the 6 th Armored Division.
The 343. Infanteriedivision and 2 Fallschirmjagerdivision
fell back into Brest, recalled all of the coastal-defence units
to reinforce the city, and settled into their defences. On 13
August General Ramcke took command of Festung Brest.
The paratroopers took up positions around the city itself
while 343. Infanteriedivision was shifted south to the Crozon
Peninsula to keep the peninsula out of American hands.
CROZON PENINSULA
It was vital that the Germans retained control of the Crozon
Peninsula. From there, overlooking the city, the enemy coula
bring down arrillery anywhere they wished, including the
still-operational submarine pens.
In the Crozon Peninsula 343. Infanteriedivision faced off
against the American Task Force A, and later Task Force B.
Even under the weight of American arrillery and air bom-
bardments, the division steadfastly refused to surrender. On
19 September the division finally lay down their arms alon ••
with the remaining defenders of Bresr. ~.
By the end of the battle the division had only three Ost bat-
talions, two arrillery batteries, and some staff troops remain- ••
ing. However, the division had kept the porr out of Allied'
hands for six and a half weeks, allowing the U-boats from
Brest to strike Allied shipping in the Norrh Atlantic until
3 September, and denying its use as a supply centre for the
rest of the war.
'Brittany seen as just as likely a place for the anticipated Allied anti-tank gun bunkers.
invasion as Normandy or the Pas-de-Calais, so the norrhern
Brest itself was surrounded by a series of late eighteenth
shore facing the United Kingdom was forrified and integrated
century French forrs, which the Germans used to form a
into the Atlantic Wall.
defensive perimeter around the ciry. Massive amounts o£
However, unlike Normandy, Brittany possessed several barbed wire were strung around the forts and minefields
: deep-water porrs that the Allies could use to funnel fuel, were established-some of which used 300lb (135kg) navaj'
~'aii;J.munition and supplies into France. The city of Brest was shells buried underground and rigged with trip wires and
eq~ally imporrant to the Germans as it was the headquarrers pressure plates! .•
for Germany's U-boot (submarine, or U-boat) fleet in the
Inside the city itself, the Germans made use of its 35' (1Im
'Norrh Atlantic. Without it, the U-boats would be confined
high medieval ciry wall. The Germans had fixed any gaps an
.. ~o the Norrh Sea, unable to easily reach and destroy Allied
cleared fields of fire out to 200 yards in front of the wall. 1li12'
snipping in the Atlantic.
walls were covered by fully-enclosed machine-guns to kee
As a result, Brest and the other porr cities in Brittany were enemy infantry away, as well as turret bunkers, trenches,
heavily forrified against sea, air, and land attack. The most tunnels, and plenry of barbed wire and mines.
imposing of these forrifications was the Graf Spee Battery,
All ofthese forrifications were manned by elite Fallschirmjiigr
a series of four 280mm naval guns trained to fire at targets
(paratroopers) and determined forrress troops. To take outa,.
: at sea as well as inland. These were furrher reinforced with
single strongpoint, an Allied force would have to contend
•• muntless pillboxes, wire entanglements, interlocked trenches,
with a dozen other strongpoints as well as the withering fi:re
·~g~n pits, and minefields.
from the guns of the Graf Spee Battery. Capturing Brest was
The submarine pens were an impressive forrification in them- never going to be an easy task!
selves. The bomb-proof concrete roof was over six-feet thick
and completely protected the submarines tucked away inside
-from Allied bombers and arrillery. The pens were surrounded
by a complex series of bunkers including machine-gun and
The two German forces were glad ro see each other but didn't
waste a moment beating a hasty retreat out of the village.
The highly professional paratroopers easily overcame the
untrained FFI and the captured tanks knocked out the few
heavy weapons the French had. Mter about 20 minutes oN AIlIoIoI. .
fighting, the Fallschirmjliger reached the last roadblock in
Brasprats and broke through onto the open road.
The column raced roward Brest smashing through the fi,s,.tklf7 ....._
few roadblocks. However, resistance grew as they got d~ser
ro the front line. At the last roadblock the FFI srood fir""", ..0..::....0_
forcing the Fallschirmjliger ro dismount and fight. Once agaiJ;1
the tanks proved essential in blasting their way through the
roadblock and soon the Germans were on the road again..
As the column reached the American perimeter they wer
pleased ro discover that the enemy was still occupied b.)f
Ramcke's diversionary attacks. The column slipped back intQ--
Fortress Brest without any more trouble. Lepkowski's raid waS
a terrific success. The column had rescued all 130 prisoners
and even captured 15 FFI soldiers. Even more amazing wa
that the German casualties were only three lightly woundea
soldiers, despite all of the heavy fighting.
Erich Lepkowski was an instant hero. Ramcke promoted h'ifri
to Oberleutnant (1 se Lieutenant) and he was awarded g4e
Knight's Cross. He continued ro provide excellent service to
his beloved Fallschirmjliger until he was horribly wounded'im
the closing days of the battle for Brest. Lepkowski, a breat;,
or two away from death, was rescued from a pile of corpse
by a German docror and treated. In time Lepkowski mad
a full recovery and went on to serve in Germany's post-w .
paratrooper force.
 FORTIFICATION LEUTNANT
FORTIFICATION 2 Marder III M
'.
~~~~
1 Marder III M

Trench Line Trench Line Trench Line Trench Line

The 2. Fallschirmjdgerdivision may have managed to get a Command Marder III M Marder III M

~~~~Trench Line Trench Line Trench Line Trench Line

limited number ofMarder tank-hunters into Brittany before
they were cut off. No matter what they were armed with,
the 2. Fallschirmpanzerjdger Abteilung (2 nd Parachute Tank-
hunter Battalion) fought hard and received many commen-
BRITIANY TRENCH LINES dations for bravery and excellence in battle.

FORTIFICATION
FORTIFICATION

!P Minefield
!t'
Minefield

!P Minefield
!t'
Minefield

Minefields are Area Defences. See page 262 ofthe rulebook !P Minefield
!PMinefield
for details on how Area Defences are placed.

Mi efields in Brittany included the traditional anti-tank and

!P Minefield
!PMinefield
tipersonnel mines, but there was also a lot of buried navy
rdnance, such as torpedoes, that were rigged to explode if
epped on or driven over. BRITIANY MINEFIELDS

LEUTNANT
FORTIFICATION 1 M5Al Stuart and
FORTIFICATION 2 MS Greyhound

¥ 11ft ~--g =r:?1 I ft 1 M5Al Stuart

Barbed Wire Barbed Wire Barbed Wire 2 MS Greyhound Command captured tank
Entanglement Entanglement Entanglement
j: . I I g j--*tt:--=:Ef "qg-F?1==r 2 M4 or M4Al • •
Barbed Wire Entanglements are Area Defences. See page 262
Barbed Wire
Entanglement
Barbed Wire
Entanglement
g-g-r:--g ¥d--:-+=-E==r
Barbed Wire
Entanglement
Sherman
1 M4 or M4Al
Sherman
'. '.
ofthe rulebook for details on how Area Defences are placed. Barbed Wire Barbed Wire
Entanglement Entanglement
Captured tank Captured tank
Brittany, the various strongpoints were linked together by M8 Greyhound armoured cars are not Reconnaissance
nch systems and barbed wire. This allowed strongpoims teams.
support each other by running infantry reinforcements
tween them. In Brittany the Fallschirmjdger employed whatever captured
MOTIVATION AND SKILL tanks it could, even going so far as to launch raids to grab-
The volunteer crews, American ammunition for them.
who had no previous
The captured vehicles were heavily marked in German insigni
FORTIFICATION experience of driving

.'.'.' .'.' .'

to prevent trigger-happy friendly troops from stalking diem
FORTIFICATION tanks, quickly learned
and unleashing a hail of Panzerfaust or Panzerschreck rod~e .
how to drive their
upon them.
American tanks.
Anti-tank Obstacle Anti-tank Obstacle A Fallschirmjdger
Panzer Platoon is rated
Fearless Trained.
 .:
HAUPTMANN
HAUPTMANN

2 Gun Sections with:

4 1O.5cm leFH325(f) Irk ~t~t
Command SMG team Staff team
1 Gun Section with:
HQ SECTION
2 10.5cm leFH325(f)
2 Gun Sections with:
4 7.62cm FK288(r) ~;tl ~;tl
1 Gun Section with: Observer Rifle team Observer Rifle team

2 7.62cm FK288(r)
~~~ Gun
~~~ Gun
OPTION
• Add a Trench Line for +5 poin~s and Gun Pits foe
+5 points per Gun Pit.

A 343. Festungs Artillery Battery with Gun Pits is a

~~~ Gun
~~~ Gun
Fortified Platoon (see page 262 ofthe rulebook).

The 343. Infanterie division's artillery regiment was armed

with ex-French 10.5cm leFH325(f) (Cannon de 105 C
• •
343. FESTUNGS ARTILLERY BATIERY
role 1935 B) guns and the ex-Soviet 7.62cm FK288(r)
(76mm ZIS-3) guns.

PLATOON HAUPTMANN
HAUPTMANN

HAUPTMANN
2 Gun Sections with:
4 15.5cm sFH414(f) Irk ~t~t
Command SMG team Staff team
1 Gun Section with:
HAUPTMANN I

2 15.5cm sFH414(f) • •
2 Gun Sections with:
4 10.5cm LG40
~~\
Command SMG team Staff team
~;tl
1 Gun Section with:
2 10.5cm LG40
• • • Add a Trench Line for +5 points and Gun Pits for
Observer Rifle team Observer Rifle team
+5 points per Gun Pit.

e 2. Fallschirmjiigerdivision left most of its artillery ~;tl ~;tl

~ 15.5cm sFH414(f)
~15.5cm sFH414(f)
A 343. Festungs Heavy Artillery Battery with Gun Pits is a
10 Germany where it was rebuilding, but I Bataillon/ Observer Rifle team Observer Rifle team
Fortified Platoon (see page 262 ofthe rulebook).
. Fallschirmartillerieregiment was available, armed with the
T~"", T~"",
tweight and newly-developed 1O.5cm recoilless gun.
~ ~
10.5cm LG40 10.5cm LG40 Every Infanteriedivision had a number of heavy batteries. In
T~"", T~"", the 343. Infanteriedivision this role was filled by ex-French
15.5cm sFH414(f) 15.5cm sFH414(f)
1O.5cm LG40 10.5cm LG40 15.5cm sFH414(f) (l55mm C mle 1917 S) howitzers.
 ]he independent Army and Corps battaLions, regiments and brigades ofthe German Seventh
Army are experienced speciaList troops. ]hey provide support that is aLLocated out as the corps
commanders see fit. ]hey are rated Confident Veteran.

...
HAUPTMANN
. •
1\,\
Command
SMG team

•
Kfz 15 field car

•
1\,\
Command
SMG team
• ,
"
Kfz 15 leld car
'"'~~
5cIl1 PaK38 gUll

• •

~;tl Sa • ~;tl Sa •

... ..
• Model all Panzerwerfer 42 (Maultier) rocket launch- Observer KGbelwagen Observer KGbelwagen
ers with 5 or more crew and count each rocket
launcher as two weapons when firing a bombardment
Rifle team Rifle team
~;tl Sa • ~;tl Sa •
Observer KGbelwagen Observer KGbelwagen
for +5 points per rocket launcher. Rifle team Rifle team

• Add Anti-tank Section for +30 points.

• Replace 5cm PaK38 gun with 7.5cm PaI(40 gun for
+20 points. ... Panzerwerfer 42

... Panzerwerfer 42

Rocket launcher Rocket launcher

...
"
Panzerwerfer 42 Panzerwerfer 42
A total of seven Panzerwerfer 42 (armoured rocket launcher) ~d Kf- 11 hall ,ra k .d ~fll1 half trock

"'l~
equipped batteries were available to the German Seventh

.... ...
Army in Normandy. Two batteries came from Werfer
Panzerwerfer 42 Panzerwerfer 42 Rocket launcher Rocket launcher
"'~M'f'\W"". Brigade 1, three from Werfer Brigade 8, and two from Werfer
Brigade 9.
Sri ~ f l' hJlf track
Panzerwerfer 42 Panzerwerfer 42 t::.ief:!)~. OPTIONS
• Add a Kfz 15 field car and Sd Kfz 11 half-tracks for
~~ii:~~ +5 points to the battery. Rocket launcher Rocket launcher

• Add an Anti-tahk Section for +30 points.

• Replace 5cm PaK38 gun and Kfz 70 truck with 7.5cm
PaK40 gun and Sd Kfz 11 half-track for +20 points.
The massive 30cm rockets used by the NW42 rocket
launchers are slow to load and therefore the full battery is
not always available to nre on command. A Rocket Launcher
Battery equipped with 30cm NW42 rocket launchers uses
the Super-heavy Rockets special rule.
Kr, -, alt-tra- C I<.lz 11 nal'-lraGl
• •
ROCKET LAUNCHER BADERY
Ifa pLatoon with Super-heavy Rockets does not have a FuLL
SaLvo marker when it fires an ArtiLLery Bombardment, roLL
a SkiLL Test for each Rocket Launcher abLe to fire in the
Bombardment. Only those that pass the SkiLL Test can fire
as part ofthe Bombardment.

At the start of the game, pLace a FuLL SaLvo marker with PLace a FuLL SaLvo marker on a pLatoon with Super-heavy
a pLatoon equipped with 30cm NW42 Super-heavy Rockets at the end of any Shooting Step in which every
Rockets. Remove this marker after firing an ArtiLLery Rocket Launcher in the pLatoon was abLe to fire an ArtiLLery
Bombardment. Bombardment, but none did so.
 u one port encounter un to 9 August 1944, up to
150 Allied tanks were supposedly destroyed with: 88s playing
a promirtel1t: role. But III Flakkorps' tank kill claims for all of
Normandy amount to 92 tanks, with 12 of those being de-
stroyed by Panzeifauste hand-held anti-tank launchers. Some
have described the Flakkorps' 88s as being an important part
of the German anti-tank defence. However, the tank and
Armour
anti-tank units may have been more decisive against Allied Mobility Front Side Top Equipment and Notes
breakthroughs, with the 88s in, a supporting role.. Range ROF Anti-tank Firepower
ickert and his III Flakkorps had difficulties with their own
ies. At Caen, Sepp Dietrich, commanding 5. Panzerarmee, III Flakkorps' greatest moment came at the end. As the
c.ompla}ned that he would place an 88 in one position only Falaise Gap was closing, III Flakkorps concentrated its units Standard Tank 5 3 1 Co-ax MC, Hull MC, Prorected ammo.
have it move on orders from Pickert who was backed by at its main supply depots and expended all the ammunition' 24"/60cm 3 1 4+
ajor General Herman Plocher, Chief ofStaff of Luftflotte 3, available to aid the withdrawing units. They then withdrew Standard Tank 6 3 1
o also felt that the Wehrmacht and SS did not understand through northern France. Casualties amounted to 577 men, 32"/80cm 2 11 3+
ow to deploy anti-aircraft guns. In his opinion, 'The almost half their total strength. However, all regiments were' Srandard Tank 10 5 I Co-ax MC, Hull MC, Wide tracks.
32"/80cm 2 14 3+
Wehrmacht is willing to fight to the last Luftwaffe soldier'. still combat effective, which is more then can be said for
many other German units after Normandy.
The III Flakkorps deployment policy was not to deploy on the
Panzer IS-R 730(f) (FT-IS) Very Slow Tank 1 0 1 Unreliable.
front line. They would deploy to defend the rear area, taking 4 4+
3.7cm KwK18(j) gun 16"!40cm 2 One-man turret.
into consideration they might have to defend the area where
Panzer 35-R 731(f) (R-35) Slow Tank 3 3 1 Co-ax MC.
they were deployed in the event of an Allied breakthrough. 3.7cm KwK18(j) gun 16''l40cm 2 4 4+ One-man turret.
Panzer 3S-H 735(f) (H-39) Standard Tank 3 3 1 Co-axMC.
3.7cm KwK38(j) gun 24"/60cm 2 5 4+ One-man turret.
Panzer 35-S 739(f) (S-35) Standard Tank 4 3 1 Co-axMC.
4.7em KwK35(j) gun 24''l60cm 2 6 4+ One-man turret.
Panzer B-2 740(f) (Char B-O Slow Tank 6 5 2 Co-ax MC, Unreliable.
4.7cm KwK35(j) gun 24',/60cm 2 6 4+ One-man turret.
1.5cm KwK29(j) gun 16''l40cm 2 6 3+ Hull mounted.
Flammpanzer B-2(f) (Char B-1) Slow Tank 6 5 1 Co-ax MC, Unreliable.
Command SMG team j 1 Aid a 4.7cm KwK35(j) gun 24''l60cm 2 6 4+ One-man turret.
1.4cm Flammenwerfer 4',/1Ocm 3 5+ Flame-thrower, Hull mounted.
• • Co-ax MC, Hull MC, AAMC.

'. '.
M5Al Swart Light Tank 4 2 1
M631mmgun 24 ''/60cm 2 1 4+
M{, M4Al, or Sherman II.I Standard Tank 6 4 1 Co-ax MC, Hull MC.
4 2cm FlaK38 ••
3 2cm FlaK38
--wa.~~~ --wa.~~~ M315mmgun 32';'80cm 2 10 3+ Smoke.
•• Anti-aircraft gun Anti-aircraft gun Firefly VC Standard Tank 6 4 1 Co-axMC.
OQF 11 pdr gun 32',/80cm 2 14 3+ No HE.

• Add Kfz 15 field car and 3-ton trUcks at +5 points for

10 t "I Slow Tank 9 S 2 Co-ax MC, Hull MC, Proteaed ammo, Wide tracks.
the platoon. 2
, '.
• , tt,
• 40',/100cm
Slow Tank 14
13
S
3+
2
Slow traverse.
Co-ax MC, Hull MC, Overloaded, Unreliable.
e light 2cm and medium 3.7cm guns protect the
t and panzers from marauding British and American
bers.
'.
--wa.~~~
'.
--wa.~~~
40',/100cm 2 16 3+ Slow traverse.

Standard Tank 7 3 1 Hull MC, Protected ammo, Schlirzen.

Anti-aircraft gun Anti-aircraft gun
32 ''l80cm 2 11 3+ Hull mounted.
Standard Tank 7 3 1 Hull MC, Protected ammo, Schlirzen.
32',/80cm 2 10· 2+ Hull mounted, Breakthrough gun, Smoke.
3 1un tl I Slow Tank 9 5 1 Hull MC, Overloaded, Schlirzen.
16',/40cm 1 13 1+ Hull mounted, Bunker Buster.
ANTI-AIRCRAFT SECTION
Standard Tank 2 2 0 AA MC, UnreHable.
Standard Tank 2 2 0 AA MC, Unreliable.
32''/80cm 2 12 3+ Hull mounted.
Standard Tank 2 2 0 AA MC, Unteliable.
32',/80cm 2 10 2+ Hull mounted, Breakthrough gun, Smoke.
12''l180cm 4 4+ Smoke bombardment.

Marder I Slow Tank 0 0 0 AA MC, Overloaded, Unreliable.

7.5cm PaK40 gun 32',/80cm 2 12 3+ Hull mounted.
Marder III M Standard Tank 0 0 0 AA MC.
7.5cm PaK40 gun 32',/80cm 2 12 3+ Hull mounted.
]agdpanzer IV Standard Tank 7 3 1 Hull MC, Protected ammo, Schlirzen.
7.5cm PaK39 gun 32 ''l80cm 2 11 3+ Hull mounted.
Jagdpanther (early) Standard Tank 10 5 1 Hull MC, Unreliable.
8.8cm PaK43 gun 40 ''/100cm 2 16 3+ Hull mounted.
 Top Mobility Side Top Equipment and Notes
Firepower Range Anti-tank Firepower

ARMOURED CARS
Half-tracked 1 0 0 AA MG, Unreliable. Sd Kfz 221 (2.8cm) Wheeled 0 0 0 Recce.
32 ''/80cm 2 12 3+ Hull mounted. 2.8cm spzB41 anti-tank rifle 16''/40cm 2 7 5+ Hull mounted, No HE.
Half-tracked 1 0 0 AA MG, Unreliable. Sd Kfz 222 (2crn) Wheeled 1 0 0 Co-ax MG, Recce.
40''/100cm 2 6 Mortar battery, Rocket launcher, Smoke bombardment. 2cm KwK38 gun 16"/40cm 3 5 5+ Self-defence anti-aircraft·
Half-tracked 1 0 0 AAMG. Sd Kfz 223 (radio) Wheeled 1 0 0 AA MG, Recce.
24 ''/60cm 2 2 3+ Smoke, Minimum range 8 ''/20cm. Sd Kfz 231 (S-rad) Jeep 2 0 0 Co-ax MG, Recce.
40''/100cm 2 6 Hull mounted, Portee, Smoke bombardment. 2cm KwK38 gun 16"/40cm 3 5 5+
Half-tracked 1 0 0 AAMG. Sd Kfz 234/2 Puma Jeep 3 0 0 Co-ax MG, Recce.
24''/60cm 2 2 3+ Smoke, Minimum range 8 ''/20cm. 5cm KwK39 gun 24 ''/60cm 2 9 4+
40 "11 OOcm 2 6 Hull mounted, Portee, Smoke bombardment.
Sd Kfz. 250 (recce) Half-ttacked 1 0 0 Hull MG, AA MG, Recce.
Half-ttacked 1 0 0 AAMG.
24 ''/60cm 2 9 3+ Hull mounted. Sd Kfz 250/9 (2cm) Half-tracked 1 0 0 Co-ax MG, Recce.
2cm KwK38 gun 16''/40cm 3 5 5+ Self-defence anti-aircraft·
Half-ttacked 1 0 0 HullMG.
4''/10cm 3 (each) 6 Side mounted, Flame-thrower. Panzer II L Luchs Light Tank 3 1 1 Co-ax MG, Recce.
2cm KwK38 gun 16''/60cm 3 5 5+
Standard Tank 2 1 0 AAMG.
16''/40cm 1 13 1+ Hull mounted, Bunker buster. Sd Kfz 233 (7.5cm) Jeep 2 0 0 AAMG.
56''/140cm 4 2+ 7.5cm KwK37 gun 24 ''/60cm 2 9 3+ Hull mounted.
MS Greyhound Wheeled 1 0 0 Co-ax MG, .50cal AA MG.
M637mmgun 24 ''/60cm 2 7 4+
10.5crn (Sf) Lorraine Schlepper Slow Tank 0 0 0 AA MG, Overloaded, Unreliable.
10.5cm leFH18 howitzer 24 ''/60cm 1 10 2+ Hull mounted, Breakthrough gun, Smoke. RECONNAISSANCE
Firing bombardments 72 ''/180cm 4 4+ Smoke bombardment. Jeep Motorcycle reconnaissance, Dismount as MG team.
15cm (Sf) Lorraine Schlepper Slow Tank 0 0 0 AA MG, Overloaded, Unreliable. 16''/40cm 3 2 6 Hull mounted, Vehicle MG.
15cm sFH13 howitzer 16''/40cm 1 13 1+ Hull mounted, Bunker buster, Smoke. Motorcycle Panzerfaust SMG team Jeep Motorcycle reconnaissance,
Firing bombardments 64 ''/160cm 5 2+ Smoke bombardment. Dismount as Panzerfaust SMG team.
Wespe Standard Tank 1 0 AA MG, Protected ammo. When firing SMG 4 "/1Ocm 3 1 6 Hull mounted, Vehicle MG.
1O.5cm leFHIBM howitzer 24 ''/60cm 10 2+ Hull mounted, Breakthrough gun, Smoke. When firing Panzerfaust 4''/10cm 1 12 5+ Awkward layout.
Firing bombardments 72 ''/180cm 4 4+ Smoke bombardment. Schwimmwagen MG team Jeep Amphibious, Motorcycle reconnaissance,
Hummel Standard Tank 1 1 0 AA MG, Protected ammo. Dismounr as MG team.
15cm sFH18 howitzer 24"/60cm 1 13 1+ Hull mounted, Bunker buster, Smoke. MG 16''/40cm 3 2 6 Hull mounted, Vehicle MG.
.Firing bombardments 80 ''/200cm 5 2+ Smoke bombardment. Schwimmwagen Panzetfaust SMG team Jeep Amphibious, Motorcycle reconnaissance,
S307(f) R-Vielfachwerfer Half-tracked 0 0 AA MG, Armoured rocket launcher, Unreliable. Dismount as Panzerfaust SMG team.
8cm rocket launcher 56''/140cm 2 6 Rocket launcher. 48-rail Launcher. When firing SMG 4 ''/1Ocm 3 1 6 Hull mounted, Vehicle MG.
When firing Panzerfaust 4''/10cm 1 12 5+ Awkward layout.
anzerwerfer 42 (Maultier) Half-ttacked 0 0 0 AA MG, Armouted rocket launcher.
15cm RW42 rocket launcher 64''/160cm 3 4+ Rocket launcher, Smoke bombardment.
Lorraine Schlepper OP Slow Tank 0 0 0 AA MG, Overloaded, Unreliable.
16''/40cm 3 2 6 ROF 1 if other weapons fire.
Standard Tank 5 3 HuIlMG.

Wheeled Gun shield.

16"140cm 4 5 5+ Anti-aircraft, Portee.
Range ROF
Wheeled Gun shield.
16"/40cm 1 2 6
24''/60cm 4 6 4+ Anti-aircraft, Portee.
Half-tracked 0 0 0 Unreliable. 16"/40cm 2 2 6
16''/40cm 4 5 5+ Anti-aircraft· 16"/40cm 3 2 6 ROF 2 when pinned down.
Half-tracked Gun shield. 4"/IOcm 3 1 6 Full ROF when moving.
16''/40cm 4 5 5+ Anti-aircraft· 16"/40cm 1 1 4+ Can fire over friendly troops.
Half-tracked 0 0 0
S"/20cm 1 11 5+ Tank Assault 5.
16''/40cm 4 5 5+ Anti-aircraft·
S"/20cm 2 II 5+ Tank Assault 5.
Half-ttacked Gun shield.
16"/40cm 6 5 5+ Anti-aircraft· 4"/IOcrn 2 6 Flame-throwet.
Half-tracked 0 0 0 16"/40cm 1 2 6 Moves as a Heavy Gun team.
16''/40cm 6 5 5+ Anti-aircraft·
Half-tracked Gun shield
.4:DDITIONAL TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT
24''/60cm 4 6 4+ Anti-aircraft· 4"/IOcm 12 5+ Tank Assault 6, Cannot shoot in the Shooting Step if moved in the
Movement Step.
Half-tracked 0 0 0
24 ''/60cm 4 6 4+ Anti-aircraft· Panzerknacker teams ate rated as Tank Assault 5. Pioneer teams are rated as Tank Assault 4.
Standard Tank 0 0 0
16''I40cm 4 5 5+ Anti-aircraft·
Standard Tank 0 0 0
16''/40cm 6 5 5+ Anti-aircraft·
Standatd Tank 0 0 0
24''I60cm 4 6 4+ Anti-aircraft·
 Heavy 32"/80cm 2 9 3+ Gun shield.
80"/200cm 3 6
8.8cm PaK43/41 (artillery) gun Immobile 40"/100cm 2 16 3+ Gun shield.
Man-packed 24"/60cm 6 2 6 ROF 3 when pinned down or moving.
Fi,ing bombardments 88"/220cm 3 5+
8.8cm PaK43 (artillery) gun Immobile 40"/100cm 2 16 3+ Gun shield, Turntable.
Man-packed 24"/60cm 2 2 3+ Smoke, Minimum range 8"/20cm. Firing bombardments 88"/220cm 3 5+
32"/80cm 2 6 Smoke bombardmenr.
s10cm K18 gun Immobile 32"/80cm 15 2+
Man-packed 24"/60cm 2 2 3+ Smoke, Minimum range 8"/20cm. Firing bombardments 96"/240cm 4 4+
40"/100cm 2 6 Smoke bombardment. 24"/60cm 10 2+ Breakthrough gun, Gun shield.
10cm leFHI4/19(t) howitzer (100117) Immobile
Man-packed 40"/100cm 3 4+ Smoke bombardment. Firing bombardments 72"/180cm 4 4+ Smoke bombardment.
Light 56"/140cm 3 3+ I 0.5cm LG40 recoilless gun Light 16"/40cm 10 2+

Firing bombardments 64"/160cm 4 4+

Man-packed 16"/40cm 2 9 3+ Recoilless.
10.5cm leFH18 howitzer Immobile 24"/60cm 10 2+ Breakthrough gun, Gun shield, Smoke.
Light 16"/40cm 2 9 3+ Gun shield, Smoke. Firing bombardmenrs 72"/180cm 4 4+ Smoke bombardment.
48"/120cm 3 6
10.5cm leFH18/40 howitzer Heavy 24"/60cm 10 2+ Breakthrough gun, Gun shield, Smoke.
16"/40cm 2 5 3+ Gun shield. Firing bombardments 72"/180cm 4 4+ Smoke bombardment.
64"/160cm 3 6
10.5cm leFH325(f) howitzer
Heavy 16"/40cm 13 1+ Bunker buster, Gun shield. (l05mm C mle 1935 B) Heavy 16"/40cm 7 2+ Breakthrough gun, Gun shield, Smoke.
56"/140cm 4 2+ Firing bombardments 72"/180cm 4 4+ Smoke bombardment.

Light 16"/40cm 4 5 5+ Anti-aircraft, Gun shield, Turntable. 12.2cm FH396(r) howitzer

Lighr 16"/40cm 6 5 5+ Anti-aircraft, Gun shield, Turntable. (l22mm obr 1938) Immobile 24"/60cm 8 2+ Breakthrough gun, Gun shield.
Immobile 24"/60cm 4 6 4+ Anti-aircraft, Gun shield, Turntable. Firing bombardments 80"/200cm 4 3+

Immobile 40"/100cm 2 13 3+ Gun shield, Heavy anti-aircraft, Turntable. 12.2cm K390/2(r) gun
(l22mm obr 1931137) Immobile 32"/80cm 15 2+ Breakthrough gun, Gun shield.
Immobile 40"/100cm 2 13 3+ Gun shield, Heavy anti-aircraft, Turntable.
-Firing bombardments 96"/240cm 4 3+
88"/220cm 3 5+
15cm sFHI8 howitzer Immobile 24"/60cm 13 1+ Bunker buster, Smoke.
Firing bombardments 80"/200cm 5 2+ Smoke bombardment.
Man-packed 16"/40cm 11 5+ 15.5cm sFH414(f) howitzer
Light 24"/60cm 3 6 4+ Gun shield. (155mm C mle 1917 S) Immobile 16"/40cm 10 1+ Bunker buster, Gun shield.
8"/20cm 1 12 5+ Firing bombardments 72"/180cm 5. 2+

Light 24"/60cm 3 9 5+ Gun shield. 15.2cm sFH443(t) howitzer

(l52mm obr 1943) Immobile 24"/60cm 10 1+ Bunker buster, Gun shield.
Medium 24"/60cm 3 9 4+ Gun shield.
Firing bombatdments 80"/200cm 5 2+
Medium 32"/80cm 2 12 3+ Gun shield.
Immobile 40"/100cm 2 16 3+ Gun shield.
Immobile 40"/100cm 2 16 Gun shield, Turntable. 15cm NW41 rocket launcher Light 64"/160cm 3 4+
3+
21cm NW42 rocket launcher Light 72"/180cm 3 3+ Rocket launcher.
Light 56"/140cm 3 1+

*' I,~.
~
 Armour
Mobility Front Side Top Equipment and Notes
Range ROF Anti-tankFirepower

Jeep
Jeep Amphibious.
Jeep
Wheeled
Wheeled
Half-tracked
Wheeled
Wagon

Half-tracked
Wagon
Slow Tank

Half- tracked 0 0 Hull MG, Passenger-fired AA MG.

Range ROF Anti-tank Firepower Notes
Half-tracked 0 0 Hull MG, HMG Carrier, Passenger-fired
112"1280cm 6 1+ Command Post, Naval Gun Battery.
AAMG.
40"/100cm 2 16 3+
Half-uacked I 0 0 Passenger-fired AA MG.
16"/40cm 2 6 4+ Hull mounted. 32"/80cm 2 12 3+
Half-tracked I 0 0 Passenger-fired AA MG. 24"/60cm 2 10 3+
16"/40cm 3 5 5+ Hull mounted. 24"/60cm 3 9 4+
Half-tracked I 0 0 Passenger-fired AA MG. 24"/60cm 3 9 4+ No HE.
16"/40cm 2 6 4+ Hull mounted.
24"/60cm 3 6 4+
Half-tracked I 0 0 Passenger-fired AA MG. ROF 3 when Pinned Down.
24"/60cm 6 2 6
16"/40cm 3 5 5+ Self-defence anti-aircraft.
Half-tracked 1 0 0 Hull MG, Passenger-fired AA MG, ~NTI-TANK NESTS
Assault bridge. Weapon Range ROF Anti-tank Firepower Notes
Half-tracked 0 0 Hull MG, Passenger-fired AA MG. 7.5cm FK Nest 24"/60cm 2 10 3+
40"/IOOcm 3 1+ Hull mounted, Stuka zu Fuss. 5cm PaK38 Nest 24"/60cm 3 9 4+
Half-tracked 0 0 Hull MG, Passenger-fired AA MG, 5cm KwKNest 24"/60cm 3 7 4+
Unreliable.
4.7cm PaKI83(f) Nest 24"/60cm 3 9 4+ No HE.
Half-tracked 0 0 Hull MG, HMG Carrier, Passenger-fired
3.7cm PaK36 Nest 24"/60cm 3 6 4+
AA MG, Unreliable.
Half-uacked I 0 0 Passenger-fired AA MG, Unreliable. ~~TI-AIRCRAFT NES:rS
16"/40cm 2 6 4+ Hull mounted. 8.8cm FlaK36 Nest 40"/IOOcm 3 13 3+ Anti-aircraft.
Half-tracked I 0 0 Hull MG, Passenger-fired AA MG, 3.7cm FlaK43 Nest 24"/60cm 4 6 4+ Anti-aircraft, ROF 2 when Pinned Down.
Assault bridge, Unreliable.
16"/40cm 6 5 5+ Anti-aircraft, ROF 3 when Pinned Down.
16"/40cm 4 5 5+ Anti-aircraft, ROF 2 when Pinned Down.
Half-tracked Recovery vehicle.
Standard Tank 10 5 0 AA MG, Wide tracks, Recovery vehicle.
24"/60cm 2 2 3+ Can fire over friendly troops, Minimum range 8"/20cm.
I6"/40cm 2 I 4+ Can fire over friendly troops.
24"/60cm 6 2 6 ROF 3 when Pinned Down.

40"/100cm 3 1+ Static Rocket Launcher.

Armour
Turret Front Side Top Equipment and Notes
weapon &nge ROF Anti-tank Firepower
R-35 Turret 3 3 I Turret Bunker MG.
3.7cm KwK18 (j) gun 16''/40cm 2 4 4+
APXTurret 5 4 I Turret Bunker MG.
4.7cm KwK35 (j) gun 24 ''/60cm 2 6 4+
Panzer IV H in Tank Pit 6 3 I Turret Bunker MG, Schiirzen.
7.5cm KwK40 gun 32 ''/80cm 2 11 3+

16''/40cm 2 6
Omaha Beach page 20 Vire page 134
Vierville-sur-Mer page 20 Falaise page 149
Gold Beach page 24 Carentan pages 150, 155
Juno Beach page 24 page 150, 151, 155
Sword Beach page 24 pages 150, 155
Bourgebus pages 83, 91 page 156
Caen pages 83, 91, 134 pages 212,213