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THE WORLD AT WAR
In Alanes Of War, you take on the role of a field commander manoeuvring your troops across the battlefields of World
War Il. This classic period of warfare is brought co li Hells Highway allows you to field the
British, American and Getman forces that fought during Operation Market Garden in Seprember 1944, You'll aso, need
the Flames Of War rulebook, which contains all the rules and national characteristics thar you need to fight miniature
World War Il bactes.
WHY COLLECT A FORCE FROM
HELL'S HIGHWAY?
Hells Highwoay brings Flames Of War players into the epie story
‘of Operation Matkec Garden, The new Allied 1 Airborne
‘Army would jump behind enemy lines and secure a series of
ges from Eindhoven to Arnhem, while the British XXX
) Corps, would break through che German defences on,
the Bel
Allied paratroopers along the way.
an border and charge to Arnhem linking up with the
Allied generals can take command of Bri ce Guards
tanks, These ‘unflappable tanks will noc falcer as they break.
e and race to capture theit objectives, Or rake
oic and bold a US aleborne company and
cary inspite of impossible ods
the enemys
‘command of the
Tead them to
‘German generals will ke command ofa company of Germany’
Play as the Oberstloumnant
Von der Heyde’s veteran 6. Fallhirmjigerrgiment or as the
3 Fillchirmdivison, rebuilding after Normandy. Both are well
supported by the Waffen-SS and Heer, ranging from rough
paratroopers, the Fllchirajager
-Pancergrenadiers to impressive Jagepanther tank hunters
HOW THIS BATTLE BOOK WORKS
‘The Intelligence Briefings in this book give you the choices
‘of three British, two American and two German companies
based on historieal examples thar fought during Operation
Market Garden in September 1944,
ach Army is made up of platoons, each platoon has an
associated points cost based upon its size and the add
‘options that you select for them. You and your opponent
should selec
HOW TO BUILD A FORCE
In Flames Of War games you will command a company with
several platoons. Each company includes:
Company Headquarters -
platoon is required —withou icyou have no command! When
The company headquarters
you choose your force the first thing you should purchase
with your points is your company headquarters.
Combat Platoons - At least wo combat platoons are usually
required, ‘These platoons make up the core of your fore.
These platoons are the backbone of your force,
‘Weapons Platoons - Weapons platoons come from your own
bartalion oF regiment. Although they are optional they offer
your company excellent support, such as heavy machine-guns,
mortars and anti-tank weapons,
Support Platoons - Support platoons are sent 1 your
‘company by the division or corps. ‘These platoons give you
extra support in many forms, ranging from tanks to arillery
PLATOONS
Each platoon diagram indicates the required teams that you
need to make that unit a combar-worthy force. ‘The troops
tharare black in each i
in grey ate optional troops that add additional men, special
im must be included. Those troops
‘weapons and equipment co the platoon,
SPECIAL RULES
In Flames Of War, there are many special rules that give players
the flavour of playing ¢ ion. The special rules
reflec the sor of training and equipment the soldiers of each
tion used, as well as the fighting spitic ofthe men,
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THE BATTLES FOR EINDHOVEN AND NIJMEGEN
OPERATION MARKET GARDEN.
THE NETHERLANDS, SEPTEMBER 1944
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Our leading squadron evosced the Dutch border when, suddenly, nine tanks were
Inocked out, one after another. We gor savage at thie and put down yellow smoke wherever we thought the Germans could possibly
be. The ‘Tiffes (Typhoon ground-attack aircraft) came cutting in from every angle at zero fer, shooting everything to hell.
Tesvas all very thrilling, particularly asthe German bazooka boys and parachutists were hopping round the hedge all around us
There was a deafening bang bebind us and a balf-track sailed into the trees having touched off samething unpleasant.
By merey of Providence, the Valhenswaard bridge was intact or we would have had to spend the night in the forest with those
bazooka boy!
—Lieutenant-Colonel JOE Vandeleun, commande, Irish Guards Battlegroup
After Normandy, the British swanned about mopping
‘up stray Germans as they headed for the Netherlands. As
a result, che swift, relatively uncontested advance became
Great Swan!
However before the Allies could finally assaule Germany,
they would need to capture two critical objectives. First,
they needed to capture a deep-water seaport co supply fuel
and ammo to the Allied cause. Secondly, they had to have a
bridgehead over the formidable Rhine River from which to
Jaunch the atsack into the German homeland.
MONTGOMERY'S PLAN
commander of the
Field Marshal Bernard Monegomery,
21" Army Group, had a daring phin. He argued for a massive
airborne and ground operation to secure a narrow cortidar
from the Belgian border to the city of Arnhem positioned on
the Rhine Rivet.
Secuting Amhem would cut off the Germans holding out in
that che Allies were so desperate ro
ed force positioned in Arnhem
‘would be well placed to strike into Germany itself.
The new Allied 1" Airborne Army would jump. behind
‘enemy lines and secure a series of bridges from Eindhoven to
‘Arnhem, while the British XXX (30) Corps, commanded by
Lieutenant General Brian Horeocks, would break through the
‘German defences on che Belgian border and charge ro Arnhem
in-Chief of Allied forces
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put into motion and, within two weeks, executed,
The pln was subdivided into two operations called
Operation Markee (the airborne clement) and Operation
Garden (the ground element), but as a whole ie was referred
to.as Operation Market Garden,
MARKET GARDEN
Operation Marker involved the largest collection of airborne
forces to date. Three full paratrooper divisions would risk a
daylight drop into G ccupied Holland. The
American 101* ‘Screaming Eagle’ and the 82 All American’
Airbor
and Nijmegen and the British 1* Airborne Division and 1*
Divisions would be dropped between Eindhoven
Polish Parachute Brigade, would drop near Arner,
The 101" Airborne Division, commanded by General Maxwell
Taylor, was t0 secure the eorridor from Findhoven to Uden
‘Top priority was co capture the bridge ar Son just north of
Eindhoven and then keep the cortdor open for supplies.
Further north, the US 82*! Airborne Division, commanded
by General James Gavin, was tasked with securing the Grave
Bridge, the Groesbeek Heights and finally Nijmegen and its
‘wo important bridges across the Waal River
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‘ Comps ground assault from the Belgian border into
Holland was codenamed Operation Garden. ‘The Guards
Armoured Division was at the point of the attack. It
© advanced into the Netherlands using two routes codenamed
Club (the main route) and Heart (alternative route). If one
Toute proved roo difficulc the other would be used to bypass
the enemy. The Irish Batdlegroup were to advance up Club
route and the Welsh Bawdlegroup up Heart route.
THE GERMAN SITUATION
After the disaster in Normandy, the German army was in a
state of retreat from France to Belgium with the Allies hot on
However, a strong, new defensive ine along the
Dutch border was established to stop the Allied advance.
‘The 1. Fallichirm Armee (1 Parachuce Acmy), commanded
by Generiloberst (Colonel General) Kurt Student formed the
bulk of the defensive line opposing 30% Corps.
Several small, yet formidable Kempferuppen (bartlegroups)
‘were deployed berween che Belgian border and Arnhem
Among these was Kampfiruppe Walther which included
Oberslewinans (Lieutenant Colonel) Freiherr von der Heyelee’s
veteran 6° Fullicbirmjager Regiment and SS-Kampferuppe
‘Heinke. This batlegroup formed the crust of the German
line opposite of 30° Corps.
Meanwhile, in Kleve Germany, just east of Nijmegen, the
It Fallschirmkorps (2* Parachute Corps), including 3, Fall-
chirmjagerdivision, (3" Parachute Division), was reforming
after its long retreat from Normandy,
Furcher north, the 9% and 10* s
survivors of Normandy,
part of 11, SS-Panzerkorps (2
there co rest and reorganise
The Germans lacked sufficient transport vehicles, d
loss of trucks in Normandy, so the precious Few transports
they did have were used to deploy the 160 8.8m FlaK36
Panzer Divisions, bartered
vere stationed around Arnhem as
‘SS ‘Tank Corps) which was
heavy antiaircraft guns of the 18* FlxK Brigade across
Holland-—many of them deployed becween Valkenswaard
and Arnhem.
The lick of transports meant thatthe gunshad tobe placed on.
the road and could nor be moved once positioned, However,
the Dutch roads were straight as an arrow, allowing Flak
crews to take advantage of the extreme range of their guns,
D-DAY: 17 SEPTEMBER 1944
On the morning of 17 September, Allied and German troops
alike watched in hewilderme
over 4200 Allied aircraft consisting of bombers, fighters,
transports and gliders filed the sky. OF these, 1880 transports
and tugs hauled 35,000 airborne troops into Holland.
as a massive air armada of
Foran observer on the ground ittook 35 minutes to watch al
of the 82° Airborne Division’ transpore planes and gliders
pass by overhead as they headed to their drop zones!
‘On the ground, 20,000 vehicles fired up their engines and
prepared for the order ro advance. Operation Market Garden
‘was in fll swing,
LANDFALL
‘he skilled pilots of the C-47 Skytrain transport planes
found their drop zones and flicked on the green light telling
the paratroopers inside to jump.
‘Thousands of camouflaged parachutes blotted out the sun
as paratroopers descended. In some places G
arms fire opened up on the troops, but for the most part the
landings were uncontested. Once on the ground the coopers
collected their weapons and dashed to their rally points
AAs British paras made haste cowards Amhem, the American
paratroopers set ro work opening the eoridor for 30 Comps
Within the first few hours of the operation the 101" Ais
Division had secured its primary objectives, However
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ae approached the critical bridge at Son, it exploded into a hail
of splincers, ‘The airborne engineers immediately went to
work constructing a footbridge co get the ‘Screaming Eagles)
back on che road to Eindhoven to link up with 30! Cops.
The 82 Airbones 505% Parachute Infantry Re
(PIR) secured the high ground av Groesbeck in order to
block German reinforcements from arriving from Kleve. “The
504 PIR was dispatched to secure the Grave bridge over the
Maas River and secure the corridor from Grave to Nijmegen.
Finally, che 508% PIR was to make a sweeping assault into
Nijmegen co eaprure the rown's «wo vital bridges.
The 504% and 505 PIR sueceeded in capturing their abjec-
tives, bur the 508 ran into a strong German counterattack
from Arnhem chat had slipped across che Rhine just before
the British could capture the Arnhem bridge, As a resule
Ihe 508* PIR was pushed back and, for now, the Nijmegen
bridges remained in German control.
DRIVER, ADVANCE!
General Horrocks wanted ‘orps to be in Eindhoven
by the end of the first day. Bur he had to wait precious
hhouts while the afternoon airdrop proceeded which meant
he couldn't orde
preliminary bombardment tore through the German lines at
1400 hours and crepe slowly forward knocking out German
anti-tank guns and shactering e
an advance until 1435 hours, A massive
ray infantry,
‘At 1435 hours, the firse British tanks rolled across Joe's
Bridge, the jump off point for Operation Garden. ‘The tanks
lurched forward with an uncomfortable mixture of caution
and speed.
Suddenly, a deadly ambush was unleashed upon the Guards
column leaving nine tanks burning and clogging the toad. A
bulldozer had to be brought forward to clear the wreckage
“The late jump off time and the cunning German ambush
delayed 30% Corps and the Guards were unable to reach
Eindhoven before nightfall and instead spent the night in
the town of Valkenswaard
The Guards were back into the fight in the early moming
hours and pressed forward reaching Eindhoven and linking
up with che 101" Airborne by the evening of 18 Sepeembet
British engineers rushed their bridging equipment forward
and overnight they constructed a prefabricated Bailey Bridge
where the Germans had demolished the bridge at Son. The
bridge was completed the next morning and the Guards
were again charging into the corridor opened up by the
101" Airborne Division,
HELL'S HIGHWAY
As planned, the 101* Aieborne Division cleared a 15:mile
long corridor from Eindhoven to Uden. However, disister
struck when detailed plans outlining the objectives of the
101 were discovered by the Germans and delivered to head
quarters. Generaloberst Student quickly recognised its value
and used the information against the American paratroopers
to execute a series of attacks on the corridor.
General Taylor simply didnic have enough men to protect the
entire corridor so he established strong points in che major
towns along the rond. From these he could fight German
attempts to eut the corridor. ‘the division’ regiments then’
struck out from thei strong points, spoiling German attacks
to keep the corridor relatively safe.
Due to the hectic troop movements and the sharp fights that
ensued, the troops of the 101 Aieborne Division christened
the road ‘Hell’ Highway’. Nevertheless, they managed t0
keep the road open and the Guards Armoured Division
pressed through the corridor to Ni oe
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Meanwhile, the 82 Airborne had trouble dislodging the
10" SS-Panzer Division's Kampféruppe Euling from around
the Nijmegen bridges, The Germans had dug in and repulsed
Gavin's repeated attacks on the city centre.
However, Gavin's immediate concern was co capcure one:
Of the bridges in Nijmegen so thae the Guards could pass
through to Amhem, To do this, he organised an elaborate
aecack across the Waal Rive
The 504% PIR launched a d
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same time the 505® PIR and the Guards Armoured Division,
broke through che German defencesand secured the southern
end of the bridge,
ng assaul actoss the fiver and
the norchern end of the bridge. At the
The two elements converged on the bridge and captured
it intact late on 20 September. Witnesses marvelled ac the
504: PIR’s bravery and the crossing stands out among, the
82+ Airborne’ stellar battle honours
Av the same time as the crossing, the German 3. Falichirm-
“igerdivision, launched an offensive from Kleve, Germany
against the Groesbeck Heights and threacened the flank of
the W.
the vo parachute formations, finally ending in stalemate
near Wyles: However, by that time Gavin had sueceeded in
capturing the bridges and the
withdraw co better defensible positions.
crossing assault, A desperate fight ensued between
rman troops were forced 10
STRANGLING
MARKET GARDEN
Back in the 101" Airborne’ secton, the Germans were
planning another strike against the corridor, One of Student's
staff officers, Major Hans Jungwith, suggested a bold attack:
to cut Hells Highsiay near Koevering,
Swudene authorised the artack and organised. Kampfgruppe
Jungwirth, consisting of a collection of infantry, Von der
Heydtes 6. Fillichirmjigerrgiment, and the 559. Schwere
Jagdpancerabreilung (559% Heavy Tank Huncer Battalion)
‘quipped with ce deadly Jagdpanther tank hunter.
On 24 September, pare of che Kampferuppe acacked the
101" Airborne at Eerde, pinning che 502" PIR down while
the remainder swept arounel the Ameriansand onco the main
road, causing havoc among 30° Corps supply column,
Jungwiet’s infantry then dug in around the road and repulsed
several Allied counterartacks. Jungwirth managed ro cut the
road for 40 hours, strangling 30% Corps’ supply and forcing
Guards Brigade to break off from the spearhead to
back and help elear the road.
CCidcal hours were lost before Jungwirth was finally pushed
of the rad on the morning of 26 September 4
ELST AND THE ISLAND
‘While the 101" fought to reopen Hells Highway, the Guards
Armoured Division focused on getting to Arnhem. Time was
running out for the British paras in Arnhem and XXX Corps
‘vas still nine miles (15km) away.
voferuppe Krause, a small battlegroup built from a tank
divers school, had set up a strong anti-tank screen south of
Elst. They also placed 8.8em guns on the roads with long,
straight fields of fire.
The terran also favoured the Germans. The fields were either
densely planted with fruit orchards or flooded, creating a
mire of mud and water, Each field was bordered by tll raised
roads standing three to six feet above the fields making it
Aliffcule for troops to see from one field to the next, Either
sway, the canks were restricted to the r aving the
infantry of the 82%! Airborne to fight field by Feld in a fight
reminiscent of the bocage fighting in Normandy.
sed roads
However, theré wasnt a moment co spare as the Guards
rnceded to get to Armhem as quickly as possible, ‘The tanks
pressed up the road while the 82! Airborne’ infantry cleared
the fields; Progress was slow and the fighting was tough,
Soldiers on both sides referred to this region as the ‘Island!
because the Germans opened the dykes and flooded the
fields, isolating Allied troops atop the raised roads
THE RHINE
‘The Guatds finally fought their way through the German
defences and linked up with Polish Parachute Brigade which
had landed at Driel on 21 September.
Horrocks then ordered the 43% (Wessex) Division and the
Polish to make one last attack across the Rhine to breake
through to the British I* Airborne on 25 September.
However, the attack only had nine assault boats available ro
sendl an entite bavtalion across. The rest of the boats destined
for the 43% Division had been destroyed by Kampfgruppe
Jungwirth when ie broke out onto the toad ac Koevering,
The assault became disorganised and failed to secure its objec=
tives. The laseattempe to cross the Rhine during Operation:
Market Garden had failed and the Allied priority was now
to rescue the British 1" Airborne Division capped on the
other side
ons were launched and a large port
Of the British paras were evacuated across the Rhine. The
Alles now dug. in and considered their next operation. IRISH GUARDS
CITATION OF GALLANTRY
out the Irish Guards were eager to serve King and Country, Parts of the ‘reciment
fought briefly in Norway, Holland and France in 1940 before withdrawing back to Britein.
‘The regiment's 2 Battalion was then converted into an armoured battalion and, together with
8 Eattalion, placed under the command of the new Guards éxmoured Division in 1641, The reinent
Teceived reinforcements and trained for the next three years waiting to get back into the fight.
RETURNING 10 THE FIGHT i —
fhe duerdsmen veturned to the fight in June oi4 hen they participated in operations Goodwood at
Hluecont, the British offensives to throw the Germans out of Normandy.
During these opexations Major Qenesel fLen Adeiz, commander of Guards éxmoured Division, tsoruenized his
‘wattalions into ‘Eocage Eattlegroups’ to clear the Germans out of Nermndy's hedeerovs using cosbined
armour end infantry tactics. Te Irish Guards! 2 (kmoured) Battalion vag doined with the 6° (Infantry)
Battalion of the Coldstream Guards. The S° (Inféntry) Battalion, Irish Guards mas attached to) the
Y" (dxmoured) Coldstream Battalion,
Those nev xeorganisations strengthened tani: and infantry co-operation, making the Bettlegroups very fast
when chasing dow the Geren retreat through the hedgorovs.
INTO BELGIUM
With the Fainise Gap closed and the Gorman arty in 2 full reteent, the Guards Armoured Division dove
Fapidly northeast coverds elziun triumlantly entering Brussels, the capitol of Belgium, on 2 Septeaber
old, amid an ecstatic crovd.
Jn Sergium, Yager deneral tdair once again reorganised his tattlogroups before they zushed into Horland,
‘Mais tine he placed similar Guards units together, putting the Irish 2° (funouxed) and Irish 3° (Infantry)
Bettelions unde: the united cosmand of Uieutenant Colonel JOB ‘Joo’ Vandelauc, the ccsmante: of
Battalion, his fucther solidified infantry-tank co-operation but @lso focused the spirit and teedition
of the Irish roginant into a single integented battieesou
JOE'S BRIDGE
On 10 Septenber, the new Trish battlegroup asseulted and seized the bridue oyer the Meuse-Escaut Canal on.
the Dutch border. This vital bridge was daristened ‘Joo's Eridea’ in honour of Vandeleur and vould secve
5 the Jum off point for Operation Market Gauden,
OPERATION MARKET GARDEN
i 17 Septeniver, Monty's told pion to capture Arnhem licked off from Jos's Bridge where tHE Trish Guauda
‘Oup st004 ready to spearhead the mad drive into Holland,
At 1435 hours, folowing an intense preliminary bombasdnent, Mieutenant Keith Heathcote, cominder of the
Lead tenk of 5% Squadron, yelled into his phones, *Wriver-Aavancal" The first squadson lurched forward
onto Hell's liony:
Hoveygs, the Geran defenders lind set up a cunning adbush in the woods south of Valkenswaacd, The Irish.
Yiud only advanced a few miles when suddenty nine tanks cruptod into flan and ancarmel fron the precise
fire of Goren anti-tank guns énd Panzesfnust anti-tank iaunchers-
Vendolour rencted svittiy, marking tazgeta with coloured suoxe and calling in Tyrhoon ground-attact
airesaft to eliminate the threat vith a barrage of sockets. As the supke cleared the infantzy of the Tesh.
Guerds charged Into the voods and cleared the Germans out.
"EINDHOVEN
The battlegroup pressed forvard Linking up with the American 10" irtome Division near Bindhoven by
middey, 18 Sevteaer. Hovever, the advances came to 8 stop vlien the brides over the Son River explodes
into 2 boil of spliniers.
British engineers, with help from American peratroopors, constructed a Besley bridge across the Son end
in less tan ten hours the Irish Guards? Shermans vere again charging tovara Ninonen
NIUMEGEN
J Whe Trish Querds Lend troops ast up vith the émorican 82 airborne Division on the afternoon of 19 Septeaber
“$ust South of Nismegen, The follovring Grenadier Guards passed through and launched a hasty attaey with the
eretzcovers against the bridge over the Waal River but vere halted by fierce Gezomn resistance. The next
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Sigualling the ond of Operation Naziet
VICTORY IN BUROPE
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sons added 20 new battle honours to the Toni
Service Orders, 88 Military Crosses, 28 Distinguish
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GUARDS SP
UNFLAPPABLE
The Guards are the most prestigious regiments in che British
Army, Asa result of cheir exceptional performance through:
‘out che Normandy battles, they were chosen ro lead the
assaulc into Hollan
They_are well known as being ‘unflappable’, retaining their
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2 Sherman V and 1 Firefly VC 375 points ae
2 Sherman V and 1 Feefly VC 285 points
OPTION Ceans
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‘The production of Firefly tanks hay caught up_ with
demand and some of our platoons are now equipped with
‘wo ofthese deadly ranks, They'll make quick work of any
Getman tank.
‘Bewary as you drive up the wad. If Jerry so much as pokes
his head out of any setub ot patch of grass, your orders are
1 blast him out with everything youve gor!
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OPTION
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corrnta
Command Suan Vi
D), Guards Recce Patrols are Reconnaisance Platoont
Othe light Stuate tarik is an excellent recon tool for your Stuer VI ‘Suan Suan
‘aquadron. Pur them ahead of your force to scout for
ambushes or send them around the enemy flanks osccure CUOAESEATCE
lermate routes to victory.
BRIGADE SUPPORT PLATOONS
GUARDS PIONEER PLATOON
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TACTICAL TIP
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Hells Highway
When confomed by x parila sublbor enemy
Ivete pioneesé Ram iower to clear tem out. Cll ee
fF 00 che Mame-diower to pin the enemy and prepare
ee es mien pleeons eo ae You may replace upto one Pioneer Rifle team with a Flame
This platoon is the perfect utility to keep your tanks | thrower team atthe stare ofthe game before deployment,
moving forward towards Arnhem! Ce
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GUARDS COLUMN PLATOON
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A Guards Column Platoon is unusual in that it can eerie
change from game to game. Universal Carrier Carre Carrier
oROZAO
Before the game and before deployment, choose one
Fn ae ea
Guards Column Platoon:
Cera
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Guards Anti-ank Platoon (with one Anti-tank
Section equipped with Troop and Loyd Carriers)
SUBALTERN
Cr
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F mona Monar 3° motar Morr
Command Rileteam Troop WELSH GUARDS
N OF GALLANTRY
Woon the United Hington dociaroa war on the Tis powers in 1089, the Welsh Guards eve keen
to prove themselves once more, Of tough fighting ag the Ge Blitziieg
in france they wittarew via Dunkisic dn 1640 back to" Englant
While aveiting their return ion reformed an armoured reece reriment
Neendile, I" Battalion renainod es" an
24 (tsmourea) Ghatienger tenis. This new vehicle was
romvell chassis an 17 par gun in its enlarged tueet, Tt suffered. sone
st quickly proved its worth to the muasdsaen. DNTO BELGIUM
With Wels new xeorgunization and oquitment, the two battalions set off towards thelr nott objective
t dssels, Beigiua, auicidy picked up speed es the soads widened the closes they got 10 tha
Belgian capitol. They deeaae the first Mlied troops to se-enter tho capital after an enering Savance OF
70 sites (2iia) ina single aay, the festest advance in the
tor the Lfberation of Brussels, the 1 end 2" Satteltons the Welsh Battlegroup moved (0 Joe's Befage 20
BS OPERATION ManicE? GARDEN
Wide. the. Irish Zattlogroup. tought throush to Bina\o¥en slong: tho. pain routoythe Welsh. Sataearoup
piles outside the 9121
Uegrouy untes the
A teries of Ponserfaust anti-tank a
nd soggy torrain also defeated the advance as the Welsh 1
¢ Squadron of th
of Lest
pressed forward tmitil they were thr
uppe Walther, @ Falischirawer bats
nafastly refused to be flanked
Lah edvanes, The heavily
an the Dutch polder
fhe Erustzated guardsmen abendoned ‘Heart and atvertea
with the US 101" Airborne Division to secure Hell's Highs
NIUMEGEN & TEE ISLAND
fhe Wolsh Ouards pushed up Hell's Highmy veaching Nijmegen on 20 Septon
Adge. They rospondea to a German counterettack against. the nearby
rvopers from the US 82 Aizbome Division. The gusrdamen inocked out three
ned by
ated
the following day, the Tish
the Wetsh Guards. The infentr
{Legroup 16d the attack once again tovards Arnhem £olLoned close
Battalion rede atop 2 (Srmoured) Eattalion's Cromvell and Challe
fic two rogimants fought
ona between Arnhem And Ni,
the road and onto shat was Unom as “The Island", a long thin stretch of
rising sbove the flooded Dutch older. The Welsh attenptes to fen
made Little progtess as the whole operation groumd to a belt merely eight ales (
‘Though the opezation va
ghey, helping Am
uitinatoly unsuccessful, the Welsh Guards distinguished theaselves along Heli!
ican paratzoopers keep the vey open, and the advance moving foreesd
The Welsh Guards Regiment fought on into Germany vith the Guards Armoured Division GUARDS ARMOURED REC
(TANK COMPANY)
Ce
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aa SQUADRON
Tae eT
Pe ee So oo
Rees a ec Sorento Co
a-ak Paton (SP), Roya tilery
oie
Armoured a ataon :
Field Battery, Roya Artery “
Feld Battery (8), Royal Atlery
Feld Bate, Royalarley
Field ater (9) Royalirlery
Meum Bato Royal Atley
Heavy Marta Piatoon Kg
LghtAnt-atraftPitoon
‘ir Support Nd
‘Nir Obsercation Post Ng
pee camer
a SOT YETI EET SP SREP BEEP EY TET MOTIVATION AND SKILL Cea
ENT | TRAINED
The Welsh Guards are quice ready and able co drive into Holland, They have been
fighting with the light Cromwell tank and have been equipped with the brand new
Zuo acy
OPTIONS
+ Add up to two additional Cromwell IV CS tanks for Company Command
asters roma
Sept Cone ecco m nc
astra
COMPANY HO
Your task asthe commander ofan armoured teece company
isto secure the flanks ofthe main advance, Check outside
routes and exploit fractures in the German line.
‘Make use of the Cromwell CS tanks co put down smoke
screens or pin down enemy ttoops and send in the infancy
to clear out German positions. Your Cromwell ARV will
help keep the road clear and your tanks moving forward, UPN Mo Sera CONT)
Air youve cleared Eindhoven, expect work closely with the ae a
SEE amg Ourds Armoured Ree Company HQ and Guards
Armoured Reece Platoons are not Reconnaissance Platoons
COMBAT PLATOO!
GUARDS ARMOURED RECCE PLATOON
LIP oloos} SUN
440 points
340 points ee
Sit palais Command Cromwell IY
HO TANK
Your squadron has reveived some of the new Challenger
tanks, ‘hese monsters ate well equipped to take on Jerry's
Panzers. Ic is buile on an stretched Cromwell chassis and
its massive turer allows for wo loaders for the 17 pdr gun
giving ir a massive rate of fire, When deployed well, the
Challenger dominates the batlefield.
You will be working closely with the Americans s0 lets
show them how British Guardsmen fight! Dont forget
that your canks are equipped with tow hooks which might
‘ome in useful when you link up with the Yanks outside
“Eindhoven.
(GUARDS ARMOURED
RECCE SQUADRON
(TANK COMPANY) GUARDS RIFLE COMPANY
(MECHANISED COMPANY)
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Aa Field Battery, Royal Artillery ™ 8
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A Guards Rifle Company must be from ether the Irish
Baars
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Se eet,
American Platoons in your force are Allies and fallow the
ree ey ea ea ae MOTIVATION AND SKILL
The Foot Guards have « long and distinguished service carcer in the British army
They take their dury as the Royal Family guard very seriously. In combat they are
very committed and are willing co go co extraordinary lengths to achieve victory
HEADQUARTERS
COMPANY HQ
LVL MAJOR.
Company HQ
are tat
eee east es Company fanmand 26, Conmana
‘As the commander of a Guards infinery company, you SSSA
have the best troops the British army can offer in terms of UNO ATTSNATACY
eget abil. et Your guardsmen have fought cheie way from Normandy
Many of your non-commissioned officers are veterans from ve distinguished themselves during the liberation
the bailelields of Norway, France, North Afviea,Iraly and jum ancl in capruring Joes Bridge. These brave men
Normandy. They know what ro expectand how to get the are now ready to take the fight into Holland and then into
job done jermany itself
COMBAT PLATOONS
GUARDS RIFLE PLATOON
PLATOON STRAND
ean SE
3 Rifle Squads AE kk
Commend PLAT a
Al/M team
ERI
Silane eee ) MOTIVATION AND SKILL
30" Corps is composed of many veteran units that have been fighting since North
Afvica, It now leads the British advance and is quite motivated to assaule up
roads and dash to the rescue of the paras in Amhem.
American parseroopers will asise yout Guards tanks to push its speahead towards Arnhem.
American Platoons in your force are Alles and follow the Allies rules on page 183 of the rulebook
LIGHT ANTI-AIRCRAFT PLATOON
PLATOON Vans
Pee SEEM
Tana See re UY
Feta 85 poins Comma Filta
OPTIONS
epee arses aN
Ge eaten lies,
Se aren iter metre cen s
CREO SSeS | ict conn gn Sto oan in
ane
You never know when Jetry might scrike your column orcas
with dive bombers so che 94” Light AA Regiment, Royal ears mm gun
‘Anillery has been assigned wo keep the skies clear for your
auack.
Bofors lnm gn Bofors ne gn
‘Theplatoon is well armed with Bolors 4dmm guns. Deploy ac nla rel
them along with your support troops such as artillery 0 aS a
ger en ees ae, (Net NSTI
HEAVY ANTI-AIRCRAFT PLATOON
PLATOON BU Naan)
os SEMEN
260 points ay
135 pins camden
OPTIONS
Reise te ee oe ain
eT oR as pee
Or ee hava:
‘Add Jeep and Matador tracks for +5 points for the ‘OOF 37 gun (00 37° gun
Pe
=e Sas
00F37 gun
Ga EGLOD,
“These heavy guns are very able to protect your column
‘with theit excellene firepower, bur they are nor fully ae eve
AIRCRAFT SECTION) AIRCRAFT SECTION)
SUPPORT Tame: 7 Ui Aan OD C NAN n Oda
TEA Kelo} MAJOR
HQ Troop with:
Two Gun Troops with a toal of Ate
8 0QF 25 pdr Command Staftearn
fie team
‘One Gun Troop with:
40QF 25 pdr 210 points, CT
20QK 25 pdr 125 points
Sete att a.
+ Add jeep and 15 owe trucks and Quad tractors for si a.
romercctins fifewan fietcn OO
ee cen eae HQ SECTION
ran unarmed captured StuG for +5 points
ee ee eee
Co oe No mete oer
epee
Abdogh el Bry Feld Bay (SD) Mean
Battery, Royal Arillery is a single Support choice, each
FG Troop pets a cpt pao wit ts om MY || AE
mo sn he HQ Tp Command em and
fim ar dpe ta Ifthe 10 Tp || ic a
Command ‘osserver
1 Platoon Command team.
jun Troop, it becomes the
Although they count as separate platoons for all other a
purposes, a Field Battery Field Battery (SP), or Medium
Battery, Royal Anillery deploys as a single platoon, all 25 pdr gon 8p gun
De the same time, For example, bath Gun Troops are
F sreated axa single platoon when calculating the number
Def platoons held in Ambush or Reserv.
| apelbna Royal Aralery has mased a huge amount of “SRAAD “Saar.
lery t0 kick off Operation Market Garden, At 1400 2B pdraun Braun
urs exactly, « massive bombardment of over 300 guns
ill sound the charge, “The bombardment will shatter
rman guns and infantry, leaving the enemy «oops
ly bewildered and vulnerable. CUESISM
er the initial barrage, they will be on hand to support
‘advance, Call on them regulady to clear out enemy FIELD BATTERY, ROYAL ARTILLERY
110 lay down smoke to cover your asault. >)
SDR nt ee
Tame Unrs A CMC CURA
PLATOON MAJOR
Pees
‘Two Gun ‘Troops with a total of REY ahat
SSexto0 485 points Common Sintteom
Rie team
‘One Gun Troop with:
4 Sexton 275 points
2 Sexton 165 points
OPTIONS
+ Add jeep and 15 ove trucks for +5 points for the
pe
TEU
TEUELENE
att
Command
Rie eam
+ Replace the HQ Troop jeep with a White scout car
or a captured Sd Kfz 251/1 half-trac for +5 points
+ Arm any or all Sexton self-propelled guns with a Seen
Pcl men ny etn
CSI
TE
TE
eee key
ae
Sherman OP tanks cannot lou er we
Pea
SERGEANT SERGEANT
Sexton Set-propelies gun | | Sexton So-propeled gun
Eee NE OE RTM TD CS nn Ree ae ee
MEDIUM BATTERY, ROYAL ARTILLERY
LIP eloNs}
Cem
BF v0 Gun Troops with atoral of
HB 800055" 495 points ‘Satta rs
| Fitton
One Gun Troop with: TMT
Bh s0qr55” 285 points
BB 200855" 170 points
| OPTION
+ Add jeep and 15 cwe trucks and Matador trucks for
oe) Meco eee ees
You may not field a Medium Battery, Royal Artillery
nae ae ee ae
Artillery or Field Battery (SP), Royal Artillery with at
nya
een)
aN
Command
Brera file teem Rite team
Pea
‘OP carer
‘Medion Batterie, Royal Artillery countas Field Batteries,
Royal Anilery for the purposes ofthe British special rales
on pages 174 and 175 of te rulebook
Medium Batteries, Reyal Anillry may not be deplayed
in Ambush,
Sac Eda
Ua
AUS
FIELD BATTERY, ROYAL ARTILLERY. oa
Deine ees
Cee Netzer on tenet erat
ers
“The 4.2" mortar will devastate enemy positions. They are
readily available to your columa and will offer excellent
support for your troops as they manoeuvre to assault.
The heavy mortar offers more firepower than the average
‘mortar aca faction ofthe cost of ful riley piece They
are ako very portable so they can get into acti quickly.
MACHINE-GUN PLATOON
165 points
85 points
eared
+ Add PIAT team for +20 points.
*+ Add Tioop Carrierand MMG Carriers the platoon
for +15 points per Machine-gun Section.
‘The Guards Armoured Division’ 1 Independent Machine-
gun Company, Nothumberland Fusiliers gives your troops
significant firepower.
Despice being meclianised, they are still equipped vo bombard
the enemy witha deadly hal of lle. Use the ensuing con
fusion ro asauleand eaprure your objective!
ANTI-TANK PLATOON, ROYAL ARTILLERY (SELF-PROPELLED)
LIP Aelo |
4M10C 17 pd
2MI0C 17 pdr
340 points
170 points
“The self propelled guns of the 21* Anti-tank Regiment,
Royal Arillery will provide heayy anti-tank suppore to
your march column, They will protect your advance using
the effective MOG 17-pdr SP gun,
‘These self propelled guns are ideal for setting up ambushes
or holding off an enemy armoured counter-attack to
fice up your tanks and infantry to keep pressing towards
Arnhem,
command
File teun
Observer
Filo Team
Pea
a Bae
47 morar
Bett
42 mortar
AF mortar
at
‘42 mortar
RSTO
HEAVY MORTAR PLATOON,
SURE
-———_ a —_—_
att
Command Fite team
HQ SECTION
Ea
wont
Vickers iMG
ound
Vickers HG Vikers MG
a — Ea
(WER INeU PTO
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Vickers Ha
vont
Guyana
a
Command MOC 1 pr SP
a
SERGEANT
ie
M00 1 per SP
IOC 17 pe SP MOC 17 eS
Ei — eee —!
NUR NIG ROLY ANTI-TANK PLATOON, ROYAL ARTILLERY
PLATOON
Ranta
1 Anti-tank Section 125 points
OPTION
he een on ee
‘The towed 17-par gunsare cowards the end of the column,
bur nor out of each. When placed well, these heavy guns
are more than capable of seeing off even the heaviest
German rank.
“They have been assigned M5 half-rack transports co keep
them moving forward with che column, Use them ro secure
an objective once you have caprured ic to keep the enemy
SUBALTERN
Sw
tht
Command
Fie twom
HQ SECTION.
SERGEANT
7a, ERAS.
Tpérgun 1 pr un
CEN STS
ENTIRE NSEC OZAWA
AIR SUPPORT
ES cou
Pri Support
Air Support
Number 83 Group from the Royal Air Force has been
‘signed 10 support the advance ro Arnhem. They have
already shatered the German defenders in the opening
torrent, fring 224 rockets inco the German Line.
FLIGHT LIEUTENANT.
eT
Tioheon
tase! — yest
Typhoon Typhoon
FLIGHT Air Observation Posts follow all the rules for Air
J, Observation posts on chis page.
AIR OBSERVATION POST.
+ 4
‘The Auster AOP was he Brits equivalent of dhe American L4‘Grishopper Halon aircraft, They flew low tothe ground
“and radioed any enemy movement and bombardment equests back to the Royal Ailey. .
LIAISON AIRCRAFT
The Auster liaison arta lew low over the fron lines looking
for the enemy and reporting their positions. Although slow
compared to fighter irra, she are sl fat enough to get
fio one part of the battlefield to another
Auster aiveraf nse many ofthe aera rules. Hoeven, one
ofthe primary difrencess thas the Auster starts the game
‘on the table and remains thee for the rest of the game until
it is shox down or chased af. at which pote tis perma-
rently remaved from the gems.
In the Starting Sep ofeach turm, you reposition your Auster
anywhere on the table (even within 16°40am of friendly
sroops) when you would position any other airerfi If your
opponent has air suppor, theycan rllfor Fighter Interception
«as usnal and we tis t0 attempt to shoot your Auster down
instead of intercepting Ground Atack Aiveraf
LIAISON AIRCRAFT
Auster aireraft operate as normal aircraft, excepe that
a eae
ee ee
ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE
Auster pilot used their low altivude and quiet engine to
blend in and survive om the batefield, However, here was
lle wo do i the enemy trained its andaicerafe guns on the
fragile ile plane!
axing player can fire ant-aircnaf fre at your Auster
rnd of the Shooting Step, afterall other shooting is
complete, bus just before aireraft make their attack, just
as they can at any atherairenaf. Tht is conducted just lie
firing at Ground attack Airoraf, including the limite on
anti-airerafi guns ability to see over terrain,
A team fring anti-aireafi fre must choose between firing
sat the Auster or at Ground-atsack Aireraft. A single team
cannot shoot at both in dhe same turn,
Since the Auster im actually attacking anything, Self
defence Anti-airerafé Weapons canna shoot at it
PW eam gtd
Anticarcraft weapons can fire at Auster aircraft instead
af firing at Ground-atack Aivraft
AIR OBSERVATION POST
The Auster liaison aircraft is there to provide your march
column with artillery observation. Ie can cover a lange
amount of gr
spotting enemy targets.
und as it fies from one sector to another,
muacks by
ltself Instead an Auster aircraft coun as an Observer team
The Auster carries no weapons and cannot make
that can act as the Spotting team for any arilery platoon
that has a Stafftcem.
Treat ie as an Observer team on the ground (although the
‘model sits just above the table) when determining what it
can see, as the Auster fles low attempting to avoid enemy
fighter interception and cannot se over terrain
The Auster does benefit from its height by allowing ito
re-roll the third attempe to range in if it failed on that
attempt
AIR OBSERVATION POST
Da eR ee ae
en ed ea en ee a aa
aground vebicle
Re-rll the third ranging in attempt when spotting with
rs All three of the 101" Airborne Division’ regiments landed
| unopposed on che Dutch fields north of Eindhoven and each
hhad specific obj
ve of the 501" Ps
el. The regiment vas parachuted
fhe 1* Battalion dropped north of th
rushed into the town while the remainder of the regiment
cuted the town app
‘The 502 Parachute Infantry Regiment landed south of
their objective, St, Oedentode, They encountered some light
resistance as they approached the town, but
the surprised enemy defences.
‘The 506! Parachute |
ir objective was to seeute Binal
ves to secute once they had a
aches to the south,
pidly overran
ery Regiment moved south from its
en and the
Imina Canal, Once they had c
themselves on the drop zone, they moved out.
SON BRIDGE
The troopers of the 506" PIR collected their equipment a
assembled north of the Zonsche Forest. The attack had to be
sof as is was suspected that the Germans b
would be eapeured.
rigged vo detonate if looked like the
1" Battalion to chat
ile the w
advanced dawn the road towar
\s 24 Battalion approached,
reraft guns suddenly opened fire, The heavy
‘88y surprised che paratroopers and
inder of che
heavy anti
they dived for cove
1 Battalion responded, charging out of che forest and
knocking out wo of the guns, The itd '88" kepe firing defi-
Battalion’ Private Thomas Lindsey silenced it
with a single shot from his bazo
andy until
During the delay the Germans blew up the bridge. 2 Bat-
talion was only 50 yards (50 mecres) away when wooden
spl
troopers. Undetern
oss the canal and within an hour and a half
xs from the bridge showered the bewildered part-
they immediately began constructin
1 footbri
they w
EINDHOVEN
The 506% PIR ent
18. September amid an ce
across and heading toward Eindhoven,
sd Eindhoven at 0900 hours on
fowl. Colonel Sink
Irish
Durch
set up his headquarters and awaited contact from th
Battlegroup,
Comes
on
Va Sid
Pe
anes
Bes
Remeron
‘ Crna aed
Diane)
ere eee a When the 506* PIR linked up with the Guardsin Eindhoven,
they informed HQ about the destroyed Son Bridge. Royal
Bngincets were dispatched immediately to construct « pre-
fabricated truss bridge known as a Bailey Bridge.
No sooner had the bridge been completed, at 1700 hours
‘on 18 September, than a platoon of Panther tanks and
Pancergrenadiertoops from the German 107, Panzerbrigade
(107 Panzer Brigade) launched an assaule on the crossing.
American paratroopers from Able Company, 506 PIR and
A few engineers formed a defensive line,
‘The lead Panther tank tore up two British engincer trucks
oon the bridge, Machine-gun fire and 75mm shells shattered
the thin paratrooper defensive line, forcing the Americans to
withdraw to the north side ofthe river,
As the German Panzers charged closer to the bridge, General
Taylor brought up a few 57mm anti-tank guns which opened
fired on the enemy tanks.
Tin the confusion, Private Jim “Slick? Hoenscheide from Able
Company found himself alone on che wrong side of the
road, trapped berween his platoon and the enemy. He ran
for cover,
The Panther commander opened his hatch to see where the
Slick
tossed a grenade into the open hatch, then dived under the
tank for protection. Justas the grenade exploded, rwo 57am
shells smashed into the ranks tracks and bull, disabling i,
anti-tank guns were shooting from, Without hestaio
Some German troops saw Slick under the tank and shot at
him from a nearby bush. He reached for another grenade
only to discover he was out, Then he felt an apple in his bag,
siven to him by Dutch civilians in Son. Making sure chat the
Germans could see him, Slick crawled out from under the
tank, pulled out the appl
Into the bush as ii wer
coverand while they waited for the ‘grenade’ to go off Sick
dashed for the eanal and swam ro sa
twisted off the stem and threwit
enade. The Germans dived for
Despite having come to within 150 yards of the bridge, the
107. Panserbrigade broke off its attack. The paratroopers
proved roo strong to push aside. Son was now secured,
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By midday 18 Seprember, General
Maxwell Taylors 101
Division had secured the 17 miles
Airborne
(28km) of road stretching beeween
Eindhoven and Grave Bridge. The
division now had to defend against
German artempts to cut the road,
‘Theroad wasconstantly underartack,
farming it the nickname “Hells
Highway’. General Taylor likened ie
to the US Army's task of guarding
the Old West railroad against Indian
raids. Taylor even used the US
Cavalry’ strategy ofan active defence
where he would launch small attacks
against the enemy to keep them from
‘making a consolidated attack
‘The 501* PIR launched a series of
small attacks cowards Eerde and
del halting Kampfgruppe
At the same time the
502 PIR engaged the parts of the
59. Infintriedivision (59 Infantry
Division) keeping them away from
St. Oedenrode,
stata
Sein
| 30° Corps arrived in Findhoven on
| he evening of 18 September ee
06 PIR to launch spoiling
} id Best,
‘Though the fight for Hell's Highway
was far from over, the ‘Screaming
Eagles’ had suceeded in keeping the
| corridor open, rg
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‘Alors Engacer Paton
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(cursnteriton QE
‘Airborne Disonal Roca Platoon
Parochute te Paton |<
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British Platoons in your force are Allies and follow the itor At-tank Platoon
Allies ules on page 183 of the rulebook.
Ree ‘Aitone aaron
the number inside the shape. Note: Be aware that the Guards Boe ae Firaly VC ‘on the same side of the tank (on the looking at the front of the tank), and the Regiment number should be on the left sie, ight side when ‘MICKEY-MOUSE’ PATTERN CAMOUFLAGE Bricish sofi-skinned vehicles, such as Matador artillery Paint your soft-skinned vechicles exactly the same way as fractors and other such trucks, were painted in a camou- your tanks. Once painted, use watered down Black (950), flage style known as the “Mickey Mouse’ pattern, due to its carefully pain small cieles that interlock and overlap, distinctive black mouse eats painted over the vehicle's khaki ‘drab base colour. = The ever-resoutcefil British arti 1538 Field. Regiments, Royal A\ men of the 55! and captured a few ‘German vehicles and pressed them into service to carry their headquarters troop into Holland. The 55* Field Regiment, Royal Artillery acquired a captured SwG G assaule gun, femoved the gunand used icas a transport vehicle, The 1539 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, used a Sd Kf 251/1 half and armed it with a .50 Cal machine-gun, Beit vehicles wore teptined. in Brith cloiin and cleat Allied staus were applied o the sides and top ofthe velele iprured ulfrack > roavotdfrendly-fe incidents All miniatures on this page shown at 100% Reet BA 6: Feléchirmiageregiment (6% Paratrooper Regiment) 6. FALLSCHIRMJA SSE CERREGIME \GERREGIME} KAMPFGRUPPE WALTHER formed in 1943 with ve Traly ais core. ‘The regiment was reformed in early 1944 under the command of Oberstfeu es landed on 6 June 1944, Von-der f serregiment rushed co defend the vital c ich linked dhe American Utah and Omaha cer a hard fight with the US 101* Airborne Division, Voo der Heyde was forced to withdr ion Cobra, the Allied brealeouco! fhe paratroopers fought cheie way outof not one but ewo en f@rclements, before withdrawing t0 Germany on 10 August badly needed reinforcements | THROWN BACK INTO THE FIGHT E White the 6, Fllchirmiagere fil equipment, the Allies Launched 2 relentless attack into Belgium, The regiment was gui ppember to join the 1. Fall Rimy) command by ¢ hudent. As soon as they arrived chey engaged che Guards “emoired Division, Despite only having 2 few weeks ro cain iene recruits, Von der Heydte’s men performed exeg Syl thanks othe regiment’ able veterans, During Op received its fresh recruits ent to the front in eatly aloberst (Colonel General) K the British attack at Joes Bridge forced them t0 pack across the Dutch boner before they y rook up posi Kampferuppe\ recut off west of the bridge and joined the er forming at che bridgehead. Cro cea iy Pee Nec fer Ls protean SCALED KILQMETRES'S eer) y OL A ANE CREED ait Pour a Oo" mma cL? 0 cd ced ge KAMPFGRUPPE WALTHER The Kampfiruppe Walther battlegroup consisted of 6. Fal schirmidigernegiment, SS-Kampferuppe detached from 18, Fallichirmjagerregiment commanded By: ‘Major Hellmut Kerut, The Fallchirmyiger Fortified themselves along the w the road to Valkenswaard and che Wagfin-SS batclegroup Set ‘up their defenées on the east side. Major Kerutt’s barralion leployed across the road, linking the pa DEFENDING THE CRUST (On 17 Seprember 1944, soldiers from Kampfiruppe Wale Tooked up into the thousands of Allied airerafty Enemy fighter-bombers swooped in and harassed any exposed soldier, vehiclear dispatch rider they could: defend Foramomenty were paralysed—then came the artillery {Ac 1400 hours the ground weithed fiom 2 bombardat thaclasted for an hourand sal. Bu the Fdteirmger oldies: held fase in their foxtiolcs a che rolling Bari passed overhead The fis British ranks cut though the smoke and dust an erundled down the road rowed Valkenswaar However, Major Kenutts bate armoured asaulc and sec up a deadly ambush. 1 the main road and importanc borelenecks with small eve ‘man Panzerfaust anti-tank launcher vcs, the, their holes wunavvare Bris canks) oe era Bi Suddenly, che first Pancerfaust and unleashed fis i sprang Bergeijk ETN e setfaust rockets into the Sherman Ds. ‘tanks merely 5 metres away. Then, thes peer) as rec ofthe taps lew nc action a os eta thin two minutes lft nine burning y } Shermans locking the oad, WwaEWaNe payer) ¥ fog Having stalled the Bris advance + ae a the Fa miiger withdrew and 9 wl | established a roadblock betwee | Sakesvaand snd Eindhoven ‘The British atack had severed troopers from the rest of Kanpfrappe Walter. Von ee cs pushed west while } Neisn where hey linked up she 107, Pancerbrgade icant thd CUTTING HELL’S HIGHWAY & advance up the oad to Arnhem was to cur off the road at critical points, Phe 107. Panzerbrigade launched the firse organized attack lage of Koevering to capture the mai can paratroopers successfully defended th sd to securea large portion of the mai he failure ar Son proved that it was difficult for the small roa road was taken, Von der Hey $ v failed to remove the stubborn defenders, jeneraloberst Student shifted his tacts, : feruppe formations to launch artacks against gaged and reinforced Kampferupp oth hardened US paratroopers and British tanks. So, ftead of trying to reach the road directly, he ordered hie, he, Germans dig in across the Allied bombardments and is regiment provided assistance while the rr launched a ai was cut off and the majority oF its tanks were oo far 10 ; igainst the road, keping the enemy mized 14 the roads were too congested to be i againse the Kampferuppe. Finally, the British 50* (Norchumbrian) Division arrived i Koevering amid traffic jams and hold-ups followed by the Armoured Divis } tampfiruppe Walther and 10 Darrage to assault and attacked | north of Veghel. A tenacious defence by the American 506 PIR and the British s njdgerregiment qui Agunched another offensive from aera ini vate. fh on the fist day | Sof Marker Garden, Yon der | P Heydte marched his men Schijndel where the eouncerae- nda sean pon assembling as Kempfgruppe ri fungwirth, commanded by eee | © Major Hans Jungwiee | i B Ac 0900 on 24 Seprembe bi “Kip hough the corridor becxeen PS Ocdenrode and Veghel Tear che town of Eerde, Th 6 Falichirosjigeregé led the assault, supported by four Jagdpanthers from 559, Schwere Panzer While the Filbchirmyjdger tied © doventhe American 1 Baeealion, SOI PIR, the Jagdpanchers tore onco the road, dest sanks and supply vehicles along, thew. ra an 47-9, September 24-26, 1944 rs awarded CHARACTERISTICS Oberstleutnant Freiherr von der Heydte is a Warrior and SR crete i on aes | onder Hesan indpendee a @) j Smeal See Ta eee ty oe (OU ARE RELIEVED! dor Heydte relieved questionable commanders of any. init under his command, replacing them with his own Pallichirmjager officers to ensure bis orders were followed. Plasoons from the SS and the Heer that are under Von der D Hoydies command are nor considered Allied platoons NEVER SURRENDER Von der Hieydte refused w let the enemy win despite esperate circumstances, Some of his men had served with Him since Creve and were confident that Von der Heydee ld see them through Now der Heyde, and any platoon be is currently leading always passes Mosivation Tiss on a roll of 2+. (er eUN ANE ‘OBERSTLEUTNANT Oberstlounant einer: ‘von der Hayate FREIHERR DER HEYDTE FREIHERR VON DER HEYDTE RALLY ONCE MORE { As the barle progressed Von der Heydlte sought out light wounded troops inspiring them to keep fighting, He mad sure that he gor the most fighting spire out of his men, Once per turn Von der Heyte may attempt to reform team from bis force. If an Infantry or Gare team within 6°115cm of Von der Heydte is Destryed, roll adie: + Ife result is 5+, Von der Hleydie rallies the survivors of the team and it continues to fight on unharmed. + Otherwise, the soldiers are too badly wounded and the team is Destroyed as normal. KERUTT’S PANZERFAUST TRAPS “Kipferunne Waller was Faced withthe challenge of holding bac ‘entire British corps with its much smaller Foree. Majo Hellnmut Kerutt, commander of firse battalion, 18, Fallichirmjigerregiment, came up with a brilliane solution. Kerutt covered B, nal Panzerfause teams in deep well-camouflagd fosholes along the main road and important bortleneeks. With neeieh JoF steel they would wait for a dozen British tanks to pass by before leaping up and hitting the column with a savage hail BPanvesfast rockers, Keruts pln cox 30 Corps precious hours in clearing the rads and made the Bri para “crept forward expecting to encounter another ambusht PANZERFAUST TRAP TEAMS inchers with Range 4"/10cin, ROF 1, Ant-tank 12, Firepower 54, and Tank Assault 6, A Panzeefause Teap team ci oot in the Shooting Step if it moved in the Movement Step. PANZERFAUST AMBUSH Panzerfeust Trap teams are never deployed a the start of the game, Instead at the tart of any Movement Step, the ‘owning player may place any of their Pancerfaust Trap teams in any terrain feature in their own deployment area cor No Manis Land such thar she Pancerfaust Trap team is ‘not within 25cm of any enemy ream. Pazerfauss Trap teams may not deploy within 8 "200m sand in Line of Sight ofa Recce team unless the Resce team ‘moved Ar the Double their last turn Sf shere are any friendly teams within 411 0em, Pancerfiust Trap teams may not fire or Launch an Asiale and muse WELL HIDDEN So long as a Panzerfaust Trap team remains where it was deployed it always counts as Concealed and in Bulletproof Cover even when it shoot. Ifa Panzerfaust Trap team maves for any reason, it no longer benefits fom Well Hidden. FANATICAL FAUST-MEN. Panzerfaust Trap teams are Independent Teams, Howeveh they may never Join a platoon or other Independent Teams. Al, unlike normal Independent Teams, they may Launeh Assaults 4A) 6 rauscrmarcerrecnent PEt cee | Elie ea eC Rg ed ed OO Se tt ary iiss I aE Panzer Patoon (Hermann Gig) A oe [ftsctimber Paton SY id —— Roe 2S ay tataetan tin oS po Quay Sm y (laaiu Glee ne ee eyed a Cee Platoons in your foree are Per Cee eC ee Tokers nao , aad eco —— es aril ‘tein Bue Paton Caw i atte Grenadier Patoon tas SS Paula 3 ar PEO Conz MOTIVATION AND SKILL CONSCRIPT The Falicbirmjager san extremely motivated force. 0) FEARLESS | VETERAN ory rarer rrr oars eC | ComPANY HQ Baws J Ci Prwareen aracks AYR AA Canpary Canmand 2 Command Replace Command SMG teams with Command ‘SM team SG om Pee crea reese SOMITE + Add up to three Panzerschreck teams for +25 points ae Stree eee eon ee (Scumnmelerfer) mortars for +25 points per mortar. ree ec eee ee nn | | Your Fallchirmjiger regiment is well equipped and highly nivated to sttangle the Allied advance, PIUERNe VU a aCe PLATOON LEUTNANT OR OBERFELDWEBEL Teen SS oT FilechimmjagerSquads 250 points 190 pots RA Ichiemijiger Squads 175 points 135 points Coren lM eam OPTION [eae Cee ete ene eet nema Pree rere) Teor Cana Coe mre teed | wAYA wAYe ||| wAVA addy SE UGTA | Rie toon Rie/MG roar MG team ileMG team eer WAY Your Fallchirmjiger have been reinforced with fresh ile tar itsand equipment. While in Germany your regiment received hundreds of Panzerfaust anti-tank launchers ch will help against enemy tank assaults, 4 ; ee with its fitepower and strength, Its also capable of FieiMGteom —_RileMSteam —_ RlletAG team 1g the offensive and sweeping the enemy aside, q FALLSCHIRMJAGER MACHINE-GUN PLATOON Ns LEUTNANT HQ Section with: ine-gun Sections 170 points 130 points 1 Machine-gun Section 100 points 75 points rien Se een Oke memory) INE AE See eee chet eet TTY forint FRAY, ‘160 IMG Doran zay pains SECTION SECTION makes the heavy machine gun Heal fr establishing 9 rye, Reem, they ete le RIS fo TS Sea eaiaane 5). RP a SEY FALLSCHIRMJAGER MORTAR PLATOON PLATOON PON eR anu 3) (Cy 2 Mortar Sections 140 points 115 points 1 Mortar Section 80 points 65 points conan SONG tae ae EeRsaieh + Replace Command SMG team with a Command. a ome: Peer eer eet yt AX AX Observer Fite team (Observe ie team Rae Raa || Baa Bar ewe tem temawee — temave CORTESE NOTIN MUS a eNOS ANTONI FALLSCHIRMJAGER LIGHT GUN PLATOON PLATOON LEUTNANT Meee a “Geis CO RRaT ol pte OPTION + Replace Command SMG team with a Command toe te ere ee os oui Can ae Sai Nr) Oe 2. Morta Sections Mortar Section 230 points 170 points 125 points 95 points [Notmandy che regiment has replaced its old 10.5em SW35. heavy mortars with the 12cm sGWA3 heavy “Tnortar. This noc only makes geting ammunition easier ug heavy mortars with your medium mortars gives your troops a powerful rool vo set up an assaule against dificult ses. A combination of high-explosive bombardments FALLSCHIRMJAGER HEAVY MORTAR PLATOON PUTS EGE ae server fle team Narr ‘em sGWN43 mortar arr 12m sGWA3 maar Observer fille am Naar 20m s6V48 nora FALLSCHIRMJAGER ANTI-TANK GUN PLATOON 230 points 165 points 130 points 95 points 180 points 130 points 1 regiment has a few 7.5em PaK40 anti-tank guns aval ‘againse enemy tanks, They have them fiom infantry with machine-guns. Well 7.5em PaKA0 anti-tank guns will stall the enemys Ciara Pees a) i 32cm HaK3# guns 2 2am MAAS guns 100 points 75 pois 70 points 55 points 3 2em FlaK38 (Quad) guns 120 wee 100 points 2 2emn FlaK38 (Quad) guns 70 points 2cm FlAK38 anti-aircraft gun has a race of fire of up 450 rounds pet minute wheres the quadruple- buted PUNT amie PARAL. 750m Pak gun —TSARAD. 75cm PaK0 gun EEN GUN SECTION CEE PARAL. ‘15cm PakdO gun 15cm PaKA0 gun PE ilvexaten USS SEWN RECT FALLSCHIRMJAGER ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN PLATOON PUNT Ea aA ‘Command SMB team LOGIN Anivaiecraft gun Domne SECTION At-siteraft gun EEL tae pinks FALLSCHIRMPIONIER PLATOON PUNT OPTIONS Sa eRe eres Lehre ‘Command Panzerfaust Pioneer SMG team for +10 Pees a er ae ees eek ena one es RifleJ MG teams For +30 points per squad. Serer ant aceon es npionier troops are ready co lend ics supply truck slp your paratroopers dig in, or to deploy fortifications thas a minefield or barbed wire. ee Eee FALLSCHIRMJAGER ASSAULT GUN PLATOON INKL] a) & 545 points 435 points 3SuG 325 points 25uGG 215 points OPTION eek Reed eS eos ‘SuBG ESSE Ua ‘These guns are all hac remain of your divi Su6G guns from Normandy, bur the crews are battle-hardened and as such sated! Fearless Veteran. 12, Fallschirmsturmgeschutzbrigade (12 Assaule Gon CSAS LSUREET SENSI MACNN done forge to utilize the Stul142 assault gun’ dig our enemy infantry and gun teams. FALLSCHIRMJAGER ARTILLERY BATTERY TWA Clo} HAUPTMANN. HQ Section with: a Sy ET 2 10cm eFHI 130 points RA att an 2.10,Sem leFHI8 110 points Command SMG team Stalfoam Odsewer itm HQ SECTION 3 15cm sFHI8. 215 points 2.15em sFHIS. ru Pen Reta. Howie RELUCTANT | CO ICONFIDENT| TRAINED ur 3. Fallchirmartilleriregiment has be, with six 10,5ens eFHI18 howitzers and five 1Sem sFH18 howitzers. With these new guns and replacement enews, the battery i eady to support your company. Fe NUESa IVT NST AT ON DA Falkchmjiger Anlry Banery is ated Fenlss | 4 ftefinmager Arley Barry equiped with 15em preiaet SPHI8 howitzers may not be deployed in Ambush. FALLSCHIRMJAGER BADGE “The Fallechirmschttzenabseichen, or Parachute Assault Badge, was instituted in 1936 and avarded to all officers, NCOs and paratroopers who successfully completed sic ee ee cs “The badge was worn on the uniform upper left pocket, or on the same spot on the Fliegerbluse (Hight jacket), or dress uniform, Later in the war the award was embroidered in cloth with embroidered bullion wire and cotton thread to conserve materials forthe war effort. piv Pr rere eee rrr te ay 00) a 3. FALLSCHIRMDIVISIO deed 2 Paratrooper Division) was 1944 along with the rest of the JL Fath Parachute Corps). Just before the Allied invasion of Fran p June, the division’ strengeh stood ar aver 15.000 men. ers 8s sent ro Normandy ro face the US 29 Infantry Division: : in St, L6 on 22 June 1944 and were Joined ith of i. Lo, fighting the American VII Corps. pacious defence) the 3) Pali withdraw from Se 18 08 19 Jul our B Noxmandy, which soushed nto che pa ain the Allied assault, she parachute division v to False iroopers line. American army sweeping through northern ince, the Fallichirmjager found theinselves trapped in the with the rest of he, German 7% Army. pod *Am $120 Augusero3 September, the 3. Fallichirmjdgerdivision gaged in a fighting withdraw 0 miles (435km) on TO o mau Neus cee Pere cad Tey ya re ares yn a Peay 13) 1G) 4: with several German divisions and corps, were surrounded by the US 1 city in what was known as the Mons sactifice the hardened division fo sled croops to escape into Germany, co fierce and deadly, thar Gi pander of the 2. Fallichirn the division destroyed in the Mons Pocker. How ements did manage to survive and escaped ro Klevés) Geemany to rest and rebuild MARKET GARDEN When th marched over 465 miles (750km) and foughe in four majors battles, including Normandy, St. Lé, Falaise and Mons, (Over the Coune OFA s reduced to th steength of a regimes 4, Falichironjgertivs fit for combat. Nox vereran commanders set about the process of rebuild ust; the division ‘Though a division on paper, th approximately 800 «x09 ‘with « moment’ respite, th They had barely begun to receive new recruits, when sudden Division had landed near Nijmegen, merely 12 mils ( away from where the Falichirmjiger were rebuilding. KAMPFGRUPPE BECKER Again, the division was called in Beckes, commander of the 3. Fu ‘on desk clerks, cooks and other Pernt as p Cea) Linnea ea a ee [s eng Ae Te ae ines Pt oF eon De aad The Fighting Withdrawl of the yee eats EM ee ny aetna pe Beckeralso had a small FlaK (Antisera) bat- tlegroup attached, consisting of an uns. These bartlegroups gave the assuult gx puire che high ground in oesbeck Heights, Thewwo BD Kanpferuppen made signif © cant progress ‘bf Whlerche US paratroop: ‘ersfiom the 508" Parachu Tnfancry Regiment (PIR), 82" Airborne. Germans followed with another Pavack on the s Be of Beck from Kampferuppe Firstenberg sprayed the American with 2em cannon fire. The Fallichirmjiger with close arilery support and ousted the Americans © from — cheir positions B Fearing a counceratack, Becker ordered che men 0 P dig in at Beek pall cown Armoured cars paratroopers assaulted ied the town just in time for sn counterarack the following dy: Ineense ho rochouse fighting ensued and slowly Becker was pushed oi the village. However, Kempferuppe Becker managed 101614 down the 508*IR for 48 hours and caused the Ame airhorne division to panic and send: Beek instead of Nijmegen ro plug che gap, RETURN TO THE REICH Kampfiruppe Becker, along. with a few oth nuppe formations near Mook, continued to Keep ‘mand two 2cm anti- when they returned to Germany and receive restafter nearly four months Pron} ae STs PR if yc A eee Saou vir) e ra 5 Bue CD : cS \ ce ‘ co care re ros cred ie [ea Oe ‘oe Ca eee ey coro) a 7 Sati ere see STs a ‘Kampferuppe (baclegroup) formations in the German army provide increible tactical flexibility, despite limited resources B On the Belgian-Dutch border, we have employed a series of Kiempferuppe units to guard against an Allied offensive Kampferuppe Walsher consists of Watfen-Ss fe (Air Force) units as well as some support from the Heer (Army). Waffen-SS and Heer Platoons are Alles 10 your Fallichirmjigerkom rulebook. The Fallschitmjiger a ifthe Lufewalfe and therfore Life MOTIVATION] SKILL Cera koa us ‘The Luftwaffe provided each Kampferuppe with heavy anticaicraftand extra manpower This included a variety of support troops from penal troops to FlaK assaule groups However, they are not frontline troops and should be well-supported by th and tanks of the rest of the Kampferuppe LUFTWAFFE PENAL PLATOON ) gure LEUTNANT HQ Seaton with Cos tae itt i Command te eam Lifieaffé. Bewahrongsbauillon (6% Air Force CER aEN robation Battalion, pronounced Be-vait-roongs Ba-cal- i) has been attached 10 Kanpferuppe Walter mnored and disgraced officers have just arrived ly til wearing their tropical Luftwaffe uniforms signed 10 hold the line berween Keeuets batalion on det Heyde’s 6 Faltchirmtgeregiment Hoops are ideal for holding an objective and pre- the enemy from steaking-a reconnaissance platoon the objective. LUFTWAFFE PENAL PLATOON, HEAVY ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN PLATOON LEUTNANT 28.8cm FK36 100 points 1 8.8m FhK36 55 points OPTIONS SCEYou might also like
