Germany’s Elite – The Waffen-SS

The Waffen-SS were viewed as the elite of the German Military Machine, and received the finest
equipment of the time. Unlike the German army, each division had their own identities and culture.
They did however share a fanatical devotion to the Fuhrer.

Any Force created using the Armies of Germany theatre selectors may choose to be a Waffen-SS
force. To do this, the force may either lose the blitzkrieg or initiative training special rule, or pay an
additional 1pt per unit in the force, and 10pts for every armoured vehicle or tank.

1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte Adolf 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking

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Fighting Spirit: The 1 SS were renowned for
their tenacity and reluctance to give up,
fighting on to the bitter end.
When a 1st SS squad is reduced to 50%
Strength, the remaining units are immediately
upgraded to one quality higher, while veteran
units upgrade their morale to 11.
Marksmanship: The 5th SS idealised martial
prowess, and were considered excellent
marksmen.
When a 5th SS units shoots, all misses of a 1
are rerolled. Furthermore, roles for exceptional
damage are passed on a 5+ normally and a 4+
for commissars or any other form of political
officer.

2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich

Experienced Tank Crews: The 2nd SS are

often said to have been the best armoured
division of the whole war.

All 2nd SS Armoured vehicles are a further -1

to hit when they are in cover (up to a maximum
of -4 for intervening cover)

3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf

Effective Armour: The 3rd SS quickly became

seasoned veterans, with many of its number
serving the entirety of the war.

A 3rd SS Armoured Vehicle is at -1 on the

vehicle damage table, which means the
highest natural score available is a 5.
Furthermore, infantry units gain +1 morale
when in any form of cover

4th SS Panzergrenadier Division Politzi

Self-Loading Rifles: The 4th SS were seen as
capable and received some of the best of
German technology, as well as the excessive
employment of Submachineguns.
All 4th SS units armed with a rifle does not
receive the -1 to hit for moving, instead it is
treated as if they had remained stationary.
6th SS Mountain Division Nord
Forward scouts: The 6th SS acted as a
mountain infantry division, and as such was
highly trained in low level tactics.
When a 6th SS unit is outflanking as described
on pg. 119 of the rulebook, all units ignore the
-1 to the morale test.
7th SS Volunteer Mountain Division Prinz
Eugen
Fieldcraft: The 7th SS spent extended period
campaigning, and as such were very capable
in the field.
A 7th SS unit may choose to deploy hidden
during the initial set up, this includes snipers,
spotters and observers but does not include
any outflanking units.
8th SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer
Counter Partisan experts: The 8th SS lead the
infamous ‘anti-bandit’ patrols and were known
for dominating the battlefield.
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When fighting an 8 SS Army, snipers,
spotters and observers may not use their
special deployment rules and must deploy with
the rest of the force.
9th SS Panzer Division Frundsberg
No Retreat: The 9th SS were fearless and saw
retreat as ‘un-German’ or ‘schwachermann’.
They were famous for their stubbornness
When a 9th SS unit fails its morale test and
would be destroyed, the player may choose to
reroll the dice, if so, this result stands.
10th SS Panzer Division Hohensauffen
Fearless: The 10th SS Relied heavily on their
squad leaders to maintain discipline, as many
were veterans from senior SS divisions.
When a 10th SS unit rolls a morale test, it is
done on 3 dice instead of two, discarding the
highest result.
11th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division
Nordland
Armour Coordination: The 11th SS were one of
the few divisions with a full complement of
Halftracks, and used this to their advantage
An 11th SS may mount or dismount from any
transport vehicles without impediment, and
may make the rest of their turn as normal
12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend
Angriff: ‘The one way trip to heaven’ was seen
as the noble way to overcome fear, and was
the pinnacle of youthful optimism
All 12th SS units receive the fanatic special
rule, however, when an orders test is failed,
the unit will instead execute a run order
towards the closest enemy unit and charge it if
possible
Force Restrictions
Any units using the SS Army rules may not
field inexperienced troops. Furthermore, troops
with the ‘Green’, ‘Shirker’ or ‘Unarmed’ Special
rule may not be fielded. Whilst there were
many units like this within the Waffen-SS, they
did not sit within the fighting elite of the first 12
Divisions
All Vehicles and officers within a Waffen-SS
Force must be taken as veteran, and one unit
of regulars may be taken per platoon, all other
units must be taken as veterans. If there is no
choice to take a unit as veteran, it may not be
fielded – even as the regular choice, the
prowess of the unit is not enough to warrant
fighting alongside the Waffen-SS
Other than this, the Reinforced Platoon may
be used in preference to any theatre selector,
in order to represent the varied equipment
used within the Waffen-SS, whilst in theory this
makes it possible to play scenarios using
vehicles that had not been invented, we
suggest the application of a little research and
common sense – Maus wasn’t available in
1939