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PLATOONS
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ro rrrel(( thirl rrnil i combxl lvolthv forcc. Thc Lroops
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Srptcnrbcr 1!44.
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SPECIAT RULES
\n Fhtu: OJ'\Yar, rhcrc rre mrnl'spccirl
lV'ritten
b1,:
Michae/ Hdught
Assistant \M:titers
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Phi/Y'1trs,
Marba (iarden 65
Proof Readers: Marlt Dalingo,
Gary Martln, Nedl Smith
Anders Johansson,
Minianres Design:
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In tlre west,
KanpJgruppe
the
9-
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C)osrerbeek.
The rew Allied 1" Airborne Army would jump behind enemy
lines and secure a series ofbridges flom Eindhovcn to Arnhem,
whlle the British 30"' Corps would break through the Cerman
defences on the Belsian border and charge to
\fith the last attelnpt ro cross rhe Riine in ruin, the Allied
prioriry was now to rscue rhe British l" Airborne Division
rrapped on rhe orher side.
Urquhart ordcrcd his division to rvithdrarv ar 2200 hours on
25 September. By 0500 houls the lollowing moming, 1.74I
paratroopers, 422 glider piJots, and 160 Polish paratroopers rvere
evacuared adoss the Rhine.
Opcration Markct Gardcn rvas over and rhe Aliies * ere fbrced
ro reconsider their grand strategl-.
Sone of ml oLl so/diers ard I had had n.t,t.) it,trrott':hau: attd
been so nearll ouerultelned, but eacl, ritite. i'i;t a, r/,e God oJ'
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2"'L P:rrechute
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h.Lcl
to
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lirl
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of rhc c{ir.isjon u.rs wit lrdr.rl n ro Lnr.llnd
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inr.usiorr ol-l'-Lrrope. OnJl thc.i' Prrachute
in lt:rll conrlrrg Lrn.ler cotrrt,,e',d oi Lhe \eu' 1-elllttrl
l)ivision ls ir {ilughr its n..Ll rror t hrr rlcl bcfirr e bcinq returnecl
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NORTH-WEST EUROPE
Bv 19.14 rh. l ' ,\irlrorne l)iLision
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delenders.
headecl to
Arnhcm on the Leoparcl Route, the northernmost rpproach.
LJnfbrtunatell fbr the paratloopers, a cc,mpanl fiom thc
German Blrtalion Kr,lfft rvls on trlining manocrLr'rcs in rhe
\\,oods bctwccn thc drop zoncs and Arnhem. The Gcrmens
forrncd hasty blocking posirions across rwo oflhc rhree roures
to Arnh.n1, inllicring a scrics ofanrbushcs anrl cngaging in a
sreacll hghtin!t * ithclra*al ton'arcl Arnhcm. The paratroopcrs
recoverecl arcl imnrcdiatcll counterattacked, folcing Kraili to
fill back to Oosrcrbcck. Horvo'cr l ' Para Battalion suffcred
rr:rriblc losses end tere lorced ro halt their advance elong
ARNHEM
In Arnhem, Frosr esrablished his orvn perimctcr on the first
night, cxpanciing it the fbllorving morning. The 6rst (lerrnan
aLLacks came fiom the east and sorrth, ancl both assaults were
easil,v repulscd. The Gelmans made a feu. more assaults against
IION
ancl made
The only gains madc by thc Gcrmans wcre on the northern edge
,,,,,here SS-KunpJgrrEpe .\pindler ForcedUrqrLharr to relorm the
3"1
Kralli's blocking line :rnd made a fast push toruard Ooster beck
reaching the wesrern suburbs ofArnhem by the end of rhc
clay. However, rhcy roo ran inro still lesist:rnce bv tbe lead
elements of ,!5 ,(zzlgr up p e Sp ind/er.
WESTERN ARNHEM
Thc folJowing day, the l" and 3"r Battalions loLtsht in r':rin
to L,rcak through rhe increasinglv tough Gernan blockine
lines. Mcanrvhile the 4'r'Parachure Brigacle:rrrivecl at DZ-Y
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-r:- .c:r:-.utile nights to get rnen
r..-r:a ,.:
rroops
The Poles mad: r-,.. :::::::::r
across dre river r:si:rg::r::::-i-. -::l,i sm;:11 boars.
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thoughr too soft for gliders so the antj-tank guns and other
heary equipment norLld be landed on 1B Septcmber (D+1)
and 19 September (D+2) at the Bricish landing zones north
ofthe Rhine. The rest ofthe lPJPB n'ould land via parachute
on 19 September (D+2).
meaning.
Organisationallv, it was strucrured ard equippec{ the sane a's its
Brirish eqtivalent, horvever the brigade had i$ own artillery anri-
ln the spring of
Brcl rveather delayed and disrupted the drop ofthe rest ofthe
IPIPB for t*o days until 21 September. \fhen they finally
lound thar the felry was cut loose by its f)urch oper-ator earlier'
in the operation ro prevenr ils use by the Germaru, so the Polish
paras ltll back to Dliel, ancl lormed a deftnsive perimeter.
Jle
The Polish paras made two artemprs to cross che Rhine under
cover ofdarkness. The 6rst atrempt i,vas rnade on the evening
l" Airborne
Thc brigade was disbanded in June 1947 and most of the men
decided to lemain in exile, settling permanently in the United
Kingdom rarher than returning to communist Polaod.
unit behind.
Tl.re
Since
have
turned back.
Iltlish
Platottns
fght to tht
If yu
are
fieHing a Polish
tean may re-roll
s
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Englancl
Frost u.as posrecl to dre 10"' Brn:rlion
arr:roniens, in 5rr*blk
.rs
plrt of rhc
her,.
olunreer
of 2'J
Batt.rlion during
in
:lunisia,
,r
,,12
r'1,., I ,:..
or
Vith
edge
offrhis
but
att,rcl<,
-ligcr
assarrlt. this time flom the north using inLrnrry rnd
III
heaw t:rnlis. Frost\ perimetel held oncc agaiu, clisabling a
| . r. 1" , r'r' I'r 'r.t p r 1. .1.
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of
Srrsscx. -Eng;l:rnd
Lieutenant Colonel John Frost is a \i/arriol and a Higher (lomm:rncl SM(l tearn rared as Fearless Veteran. Fros( is an
Indcpcndcut Tcam.
Licutcnant (iolonel John lrrosr mal join a Parachute Companl-for'+65 poinrs. He is also included ls parr of Frosrt
lcr"r'cte- l-o .. lornd .r pngc t l.
A HEROIC DEFENCE
FROST'S PERIMETER
Frost nradc sure hc h:ld deploy'ed his troops
in thc
bcsr
Ilc
RJ: 1,.
Fr-osr
Br ic1gc, sccinq
1.
t /r ',.i..
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n/ ,n1
,.,
REINFORCEMENTS
lrost uscd clch :rnci every man to
the IIQ
I
t
origina/
Trc
fi t'tn
or Squtrl: (e.tc/urlirt,q
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/rttoo tts.
ReitJirtrnut
inclutling
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Sccti.Ltns
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\l1Len
t)f'(/t(/u.)t tlro0ri
L)t:tro.), rtttotltti
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Airborne Division
GAMMON BOMBS
All SMG
taams
in tlte
Company
HQ carry Gammon
i.
BRITISH/POtISH
PAMCHUTE COMPAI.TY
(lNFANTRY COMPAI.{Y)
l''
;
i
:
3 Rifle Squads
230 points
2 Rifie Squads
170 points
bullcr is spcnr.
,r\ll trans in
llc
r4it,ittg
GAMMON BOMBS
t lltrtt/tutt ?Ltntut rtrr.y Cattttton
Bonbs
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SECTION MORTARS
tr,tns
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BRITISH,/POLISH
PARACHUTE COMPANY
(INFANTRY COMPANY)
f-
Squads
2 Assault Squads
130 points
Assault
100 points
You may
tr
ilfrf
0bseruer
2 Machine-gun
Machine-sun
Vichers
Platoons
Sections
Section
so
3"monar
90
&ii &{t
&rr
3'mortar
3"monar
3"mortar
tfrf
160 points
for indit'ectfre,
&rr
Command
wlti
Vickers
HMG
e*f,t
Vickers HMG
pelf,i pprti
V ckers
N[,4G
V ckers H]\/lG
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GAMMON BOMBS
All SMG
Bom.bs
teams
Gammon
i.
,.#
Squad
1 Rifle Squad and I Scout Squad
Scout
220 points
165
poin*
imposing
GAMMON BOMBS
All
teams
AIRL,A.NDING COMPANY
(INFANTRY COMPANY
2 Machine-gun
Machine-gun
Sections
Section
160 points
90 points
Sections
2 Mortar Sections
I Mortar Section
3 Mortar
220 points
155 points
85 points
AIRLANDING COMPANY
(INFANTRY COMPANY)
Wckers
dt
fre,
so
Bombarulments.
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Anti-tank Sections
160 points
Anti-tank Section
85 points
ifr fi
C!rlr.nd
H
rarn
-*ffi
Tlre (r pdr aoti tanl< quu hls b.-en nroclilicd !o th:1t it..rn
1lr inr,-r .r snr.rll :rirLrome p.rckeuc. clclivtrccl br. glicl,'r. A
singLe qurr errrl its jcep rre l,rndccl in r Horsr lllidcr :Lnd
.:rn be quicl<lr
tf
plr
!lr
rr
un1oec1ec1.
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tr
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AIRLANDING COMPANY
(lNFANTRY COMPANY)
21 L:
JT>
The divisiont
r*$
CompanyHQ
70 points
itrf
Conpary
Comma nd
S[4G team
lhe
Recce
Jeep
iftf
sl
2CCommand Recce
SI\rlG
tearn
Jee p
Arnhem Bridge.
'.#
dre not
GAMMON BOMBS
teams in the Company HQ carry Gammon
Bombs giuing them Tank Assauh 3.
AII SMG
AIRBORNE
RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON
(MECHANISED COMPANY)
Squads
2 Recce Squads
1 Recce Squad
3 Recce
245 pdns
180 points
105 points
GAMMON BOMBS
AI/ teanx in an Airborne Reconnaissanca Platoon carry
(iammon Bombs giuing them Tlznh Assaub 3.
lighrly defended,
there jeep' ro rral<e; quick run Io (rprure ir.
Ifyour opponent
use
An Airborne
Raconnaissance
Rcconnaissance
pktoon. Howeter,
Platoon
rukbook) as though
it
is not
it
(see
may make a
page 194 of the
\{1
1ST
British landing zones were over six miles from the primary
objective, the Arnhem Road Bridge, C md D Tioops were
ordered to lauoch a ra u? dt main assanlt @ seize and hold the
bridge unril they were relieved. Instead of perfoming reconnaissance missions, A Tioop and the Support Tioop would
stay witb the divisiont headquarters in reserve.
AIRBORNE
RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON
the
unitl
s
MoTIVATIoN AND
SKILL
The British 1"' Airborne Division, a veteran unit of the North Africa, Sicily and Italy
campaigns, was on stand-by during the Allied landings in Normandy. During this time
the division was rested, refitted and prepared for thei. nexa major operation. Morale
was very higb as the tirne approached for the division to go into combat once again.
Squads
2 Pilot Squads
3 Pilot
215 points
160 points
MISSION TACTICS
The Glider Pilot Regiment is composed ofoficers and
NCOs, so is never without a leader
found
uses
on page
the German
Mixion
Thctics
BODY ARMOUR
All
teams
GAMMON BOMBS
in a Glidrr Pilot Platoon canr
l"
The
Gammon
All
,s
faik
itfom
Anti-tank
A,nti-tank
Sections
Section
265 points
140 points
.j
.W
anti-!ank
asset.
Place thern
in ambush or in
a.
4 Pioneer
3 Pioneer
Squads
Squads
240 points
185 points
You nay repkce ane Piz eel Rfu tcam with a Fkmethrower team at the start of the game beJore tkpkyment.
fu}'
are
are
DIVISIONAT
SUPPORT
'r{t
Cornrna nd
Sections
1 Gun Section
ti.*i
165 points
2 Gun
110
Conmard
R
is a
singlt Support
llc
ream
observer
fle team
!4?i!
lvllAl
MlAl
MlAl
75mm pa ck howitzer
:#
MEDIUM ARTITLERY SUPPORT
On 25 Septenber 1944, the Germans launched
tt
an
0bserver
If an Alrknding Light
f.res as though
FireprnLer of2+.
it
has an
lllAl
75nr
m pack ho\,,rt?er
has
:p
to support your
assaults
with
smoke
DIVISIONA.L
SUPPORT
MOTVITION AND
-When
SKILL
the Allies 6na11y captured Nijmegen the top prioriry was to send relief to
the embattled paratroopers around Arnhem. General Horrocks, commander of
30'r' Corps, sent a small battlegror-rp through the enemy's lines rvhich met up u,ith the
Polish Parachute Brigade outside Driei on 22 Septenber.
3 Sherman V and
l FireflyVC
2 ShermanVand 1 Firefly
VC
365 points
275 points
Dingo
2 Daimler I and 1 Dingo
2 Dairnler I a-nd 2
160
poin*
125 points
UNFLAPPABTE
SANGFROID
if it
sl)at
in
its
preria
turn
(see
rulebook).
ofthe rulebooh).
,'il
Squads
2 Rifle Squads
3 fufle
175 points
135 points
.s
2 Machine-gun
Machine-gun
Sections
Section
165 points
85 points
i*
Aplatoon from the 8'h Middlesex Machine-gun Company
is atrached to the relief column. This added firepower
will bulk up your lines and lend a considerablc amount
of support to your company, including machine-gun
bombardments.
J
JJ
Typhoor
Arnou
Nme
'Iop
Equipment md Notes
MEDIUM TANKS
Fullv urctcd
-l2 AA. t
Fire{1y
Fully
VC
t2
t.J
I
3+
i
3+
0
0
AA NlG.
6
5+
RaF I
6
2
rncked
/80.n
S.ni-i t/ncilic.
REcoNNAISSANCE
Duimler
J*p10
l)iigo
\fheeled
Daimler I
/6ftn
2l /ri]tn
21
2
2
Co-ar MG.
7
9
VEHICLE MACHINE-6UNS
t6
t6
.50 calwhicle MG
Mobility
Vickcs HVG
Fiting bonbatttwnts
ML
l"
$*
4rJ
Mk II monar
Fning
prck ho*irzer
Light
bonbarlnntt
team
tcem
IIAT
ROF
Anti'tmk
a:
team
Flame-ftrowcr tcam
tJ
oLtu utpan
fr
ftt.
Firepower
ROF .l ivhcn pimed dorn.
/10(hn
26
l0
13
6
J6
21"/60cm 3
32"/80cn 2
16'/.10cn )
Range ROF
16'/10cm 1
16"/40cm 2
3
'1 /10cn
16"/40cn I
I
8 /20cn
4"/10.m )
Riflc tcam
SllC
51"/t60ctt
Team
tulle/MG
40"/100cm
N,lcdnrm
17 pdr gun
MlAl '5mn
Rdge
/60cm
24
o(U
hacn 3
/10cn .1
snohe bonbatrlment.
.1+
Cur shickl.
3+
-l+
.\atolze
bonburlnent.
Anti-tank
2
).
l
1
l{J
-
6
1+
5+
6
lull
rnk A$xuk
Fhn,c
'1.
rhLorver.
es
Mobility
Front Side
as
Tank Axarth 3.
Top
l""p
Rccceleep
l""p
\(agon
MMG Carrier
HaLf rracked
00
\(hcclcd
To
'I'yphoon
HMG carrier,
Hit
3*
t!
-l+
BRITISH
ARSENAL
t*
l+
Passengcr nrcd
MG.
'
:i,
ofl.athbLrry\
-lhe
Ll.rsb. to the \ridge and hold it Lrntil relievecl.
rhree
p:uachute batralions rvoLrld thcn march to Arnhem via three
equa11), Lrseless so
objective, the
(1
l'Airbornc
ahead
de
uait
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pressed on.
it ol
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^'.i')1,
- "t
position. 1he
1"
hacl
li'ift
rll
bLrr the
br-idqe as
fron the.l'LBrtr:Llion
ancl
thc
A HEROIC DEFENCE
Brigade Heacltluarters.
Llack in Ar
rhcnr,
Frosl'.s
THE
FIRST GERMAN ATTACKS
_lhe
llong dreir perimeter bur hrcl givcn up very litrle grouncl. the
l smdL coliection of
trnk quls
inlirnol
nrrn. ir
rtrrd
(l'l(J[) ]roLLr\
ll
trncoorclinetcd
Ily rhe
rc,
evening
of I9
,Septembc'r,
ofthcir bui[]inss.
rhe plratroopers
rvctc
ste;rdill_
Lr,thntr
ii.rr:..1 .ra:o.. rirt -.ricr. tic,rr rhc sorLrhcrtr encL. At first the
'...,,.1, -1;,,..q1:l
i :r no.ri..1 i:rr'.r et c rhc .r.Lt.rnc.'.1 qulld of
.:. .._ :'.:: I Lf::.:. r.rr .rs rh. l,.rnr.rn nrtrkinqs bec:unc
::r :::: i-...: -'::.rfr':i l.tr r5r iLht lo corlre.
*irh
IiqcrlEheavvranks.
r1_
.::_.-,..
:;:rpl.r.li
:rssauLr
lorcc $es
it
through
ro co[nterattack
dle
Unlike rhe prer ious rtracks, Knaust hld a cor4rle c,f platc,ons
ofold trlining Panzers. lhe trnk lld inlintll assault pLtshed
inro Frrsr'.s pcrinreter flom thc cast rnd miale somc Icadwr\'
into the perimerel beforc bcing ovelrvhelmctl bl PI.\l
projecrors,6 pclr anti-rlnk guns, and rjllc lirc.
WEST ARNHEM
Meanrvhile
, :rs
Ftost and
h is
.32
"w"
n pJlqrup p t
Sp i nr) I e r.
C)nlv m'o
slrPPort the
'lhc (lelmrns
THE END
Frost managed to hold the bridge despite terrible odds. His leadership and the high morale
ofhis men made it a very dilficult task to rernove them from their positions.
uai:
This organisation is an optional variant on the usual Parachute Company, based on a typical
company in Frost's 2''d Parachute Battalion in Arnhem.
J
Parachute Platoon
P?rachuE Platoofl . Foyal El-ci:reei
-;l
PERIMETER FORCE
comnandwere tenacious
defenders, expertiy using terrain and 6ring positions to
see of sevelal major German assaults.
in
Prcparcd
Tlc follorving
Players bavc thc option to play them separately or toqetheras a mini camp:rign. If 1'ou choose to play thcm as a mini-
BETWEEN GAMEs
ifvou are plal ing the c:rmpaign
it
can.rpaign the
THE CAMPAIGN
Flatn
games.
_lhe
Gelnan forces
have:rccess
earned:
Campaign Result
Stunning Victory
15 ro 18
lv'lajor Victorv
l0 to
Minor Victor,v
14
9 or less
P1'r'rhic
Victory
DEPLoYMENT
At rhe bcginning of
CHANGE HISToRY
each scenerio dre British platoons are
in the earlv
scenarios you
I
I
arc
pcrrnancntlv dcstrolccl and can[ot return to the campaig]r.
lf a platoon is nor dcstrol'ecl, it is assumed rh:rr frosr brings
llQ
I
I
lncicpcrrdent Teanrs or
to rhe tlghr.
:,
. ::. .:.t
. ,,r.;:.:.1'
ii,-1<r:
-.s
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.....
.- ..t,.!.:t;.1....
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,
1
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&
tt tl
*b
:-"\
j)
,at
2*o BerrALroN
PARACHUTE BATTAIION
Bert:rlion
HQ
Assault Piatoon
-Nlachine-qun Pletoon
1
PARACHUTE COMPINY
Licutcnanr (iolonel john flost (scc p.13)
Prrechute Assault PLetoorr (ar liLll strength: see p.17)
['ar
Nforrar Platoon
ri
A COMPANY
A Companv I{Q
A COMPANY
Ciorrpenl HQ (CiC alcl 2iC Cirrnnrrntl 5M( i te.rms
tlirec'PL{T rcams; s"-e p.I5)
encl
No.
p- I (r)
tt
B
\,
CoupnNv
l'lr oon.
B Ce rr prrrr
B COMPANY
PatachLLre
see p.
i6)
CouplNv C COMPANY
Parachutc I'laroon
BRIGADE SUPPORT
l' Airborne
Headqu:rrrers Plaroon,
Rccor-rnaissancc Squaclron
No.
B
\.l.r.,lru
r,
rr
No. 2 Pl:rtoon.
.r
A Tloop.
(llll
BRIGADE SUPPORT
Ailbornc Rcconnaissancc Platoon
(with HQ Secrion and one Reccc
Squ:rclr
s.. ;..i=
-Air'1anc1ing
---:
-
l.'r .li
'. \nri ' r I l'r "
ranhgrLnr
see p.l1). Cun clcplor..i .:.
lnri
\i
.l " ,r
\i rrr.l"" 'r
., r . \, r' - ,1 . '
,,..1 t,. ll
S,lrr.rd.,
tng:n::
.tr;'lt.
F.n gin ec
ls
h
I
'
.
his
rules
fourcl
tt
infhntni
,o
gu
tt/ig(t\
lrart trd
Atucl,ad
.Sight
Sidt drlno
(,lont/.,ttn', or 2i.C
h r
r.
Guru.tsper:idl rule.
aid
Ic,tt,),
batl'
lt
scenaric:s.)
,iri:r.,ri ROJ'
RELENTLESS DRIVE
- .:._. .;l lr:; l',.1,,1;1," , - i..,i;r,,_ Scen.rri,l)
Llir.. -\-\ l.,r,,,l/<' rll t Gt,itbttr ran into A (irmpenr-,
rhere
ll
cr-lsh
noihing fL,r it
bLrr r,r
tlr Lirtu
dr1, Lt1, tn
tt t arr,t.
. rl',.t
t.,.1r".1
tlr
tabh
t t . t-
if it
tnlri
At
tlr
Dorhle
!lr
tna1,
tlr
Gunsl
sped
ru/e.
ARNHEM IN RUINS
(llse,J.
Gr,u b r
in
Hunntali
rhe
,,1ssr;zrf scenario.)
helcl builclings
pil.
0J
Ior taclt
rubbl( (\.r
pdga
)23
building duignatt'tl,
'trca
aJ the ru/eboole).
raL1
a dic an a 4+
the
,.36
\wH
il
:
t
I
,lrral/t
A// O()F 6 ldr mti-tt I guns /ntty us( tha Line of SigLt of
th( PltztauT Ctnutuant/ ttdttt it\te1d ofir out . 'lLis mntns
tltu thc gLtt cdn shoot rtl a tttrget abstrrrct,:d Ly ttrnin st,
long as th,: p/,ttoon conmand tutn cn sft th( tnrget.
Your
i#
,)
r
l|
I
;
?i
il
.:,.:':.
.l
..19d!:rrl:
C Coy,3 Bn
NUT "U
ffi*lt
!"*1A
.:.
',
""x
AREAs
Arrrlri'ris srcets n.clc nicle to ecconrmocllLc tbc urb,r,r
rrrllic hertling.lcross rhc Rhirc. nri stleets on rhc nrrrp.rrc
ticlc enoLLgh ro,rllo* r'ehicles to p:rss. Thcl firllol ell rhc
rror mal srr ccts nrLcs lirund on prgc i):i ol the I ;h r Lt' O.J \Ya t
lulebooli.
(,rccn lrees arc operl .llc.ls *her'e trcrrlrs c;rn cliq Forholes.
.,r,1
()tlrcr,,risc, rro
rr
Llr.
.rr.r : rl - .. ::-
.:-
.r:
'Ilc
cnrl..rnlirr.n:
Lrnril
THE BRIDGE
iht
unclerpess.'s.
p,rss Lrntlcr
Auri-t:rnk r.rring o1 j.
?7
18 3eptenrber 1944'
landed
DaraLrooPcrs have
aii{ i :n
*i
:li:ir:
OSOOhrs
#::T,"::
o."..,""'t
btiJg". ol."'ui::
Lhc
-ccurc
-11t^rtorr"t Jonn
T ieutenana-u(
'
j.n
--'-'
t"],"'^-;.,:,
.
_L Lhc bridge \'r ith
2.
\:il':::",
i,rrd5c lrom
;:tiil i;;
"n"'n:'
han'Ir"
llle
battle ends:
At thc st:ut of the British tuln 7. or
.
. if
I
iu
possession
of
either objecrive.
The Brinkmann's Assaulr sccnario uscs the Across theVolga,
;r'J Prepared Porition. , ',.'. I -rrle'.
YOUR ORDERS
BRITIsH
The r'eteran 2"'l l)ar-rchute Battalion rcachcd thc Arnhern
GERMAN
Repor-ts
paratroopers perhlps
Arnhcm.
a company-sized
l:r sm:rll
lorcc
gloup of
has cntered
Tt is presencly uncleer
anci rvherhel or
BRINKMANN'S GAINS
Brinkmann's probing atteck has secured a littie mole ground
from rvhich to launch future assaults.
it
is
inpcrative
If the
as
Genndru
dtplo.yment
I(AMPFGRUPPE
BRINKMANN
KanplgrLrppe
1. Zug,
l-
H(l
Konpanie
SS-AUFKTARUNGSSCHWADRON
SS-Aufkliirurgsschrvadton HQ (w,ithout vehicles; see p..17)
SS (,epllnzerte Auf}l:irungs Platoon (fir11 stlength; scc p.47)
Zug. ). Korrrpanie
+. Zug. L Kompenic
1. ZLrq. 1. Konrpenie
see
p.57)
\,38
#
.
t
';_r...
s
,._
.-{':r:
see
p.73)
:
I
3.
fj-rst
Atthou8h Brinkrnann has made the
battalion'
;;;;""; tlith Frost's Paranot reached
the encounter has
""t"-"f
G"t,n.r, fo"""" south of the Arnhem
l"rhere SS-Hauntsturmfijhrer
frriie.
t,"r is preparing to rush
C"tut
vittl"
in. uttJe" \'Iith hls 9' 'Hohenstaufen'
,!i.
.:l.r
2.
The Graebner! Assault scenario uses rhe Charge Across the
Bridge, Prepared Positions, Relentless Drive, and Sight In
YOUR ORDERS
BRITISH
no platoons
youl
lines,
pioneers have stnrng our some mines along rhe bridge, bur
be prepared to stop that column at all costs!
GERMAN
Youve had no word from headquarters that indicare the
enemy is anything nore rhan a platoon or rwo in strength.
Instead of calcr.riating
D.'rro,.d or
rcnr.rini .q oc ::..
l
:i .. .:
.:
37.
.... -
SS-I(AMPFGRUPPE G RAE BN
Kamplgnrype
HQ
SS-I(AMPFGRUPPE GRAEBNER
l{Q (with Conrpanr C,.lnrmrn.1
team replaced by SS-Hauptsrurmliihrer Viktor (,laebner:
see p.45 and p.,17)
SS-Aufldrirungsschrvaclron
1. Zug, 3. Kompanic
2. Zug, 3. Kompanic
3. Zug, 3. Kompanle
1. Zug,
2.
Ztg,
L Kornpanie
1 Kompanie
3. Zug, 1 Kompanie
see
see
p.49)
see
p.49)
p.50)
.:r
-.j:i
::!11 , .'.:.:;::.
'
2. 'Ile
. Ifthc
ol
YOUR ORDERS
G ERMAN
Kdnpfgtppr Knttst
BRITI5H
if
of
ofrhe bridge. The Blirish pelimetet has been seriously compromised and the Gerrnans are in a good position
to takc control ofthe bridge.
easrern side
Othelwise, the British prlayer wins. The first rrajor counter:tttack has been thuartecl:rnd th Gernans rvill have ro tr1' ro
push rhe Brirish off the bridge some othel r-ay
uses
KNAUST'S GAINS
KampJgrttppr Knaust has managed to take some grourd lrom
assauLL.
si.l?
u tuithi
tb
I(AMPFGRUPPE KNAUST
Kamplgrupp.-
HQ
PANzERGRENADIERKOMPANIE
((iompani
teams)
P:nzrrgrenadicr Platoon (Comrnand and six M(i reuns)
ancl
l):lnzergrcnaclier ltlatoon
((ionmarcl alcl
si-r
MG
tc-.uns)
PANZERKOMPANIE MIELKE
) T Ltg
HQ
2i(i (lomnancl MCi
Panzersrenadierkonrpanic
PANzERKoMPANIE MIETKE
Panzcr Plaroon (u.ith tn'o Panzct
I or ir'{ rrnks)
IV I I
and
II.
SS-PANZERKORPS
2. llattcrie
.40
'#
ch icle
:#
ARTILLERY BATTERY
\lororised SS-Arrillerv Betterv
{hrll streneth rrirh iour 10.5cm leFIIlS horvirzers; seep.73)
rrrrislc' lron
2.
each Kamplgruppe
an)'r'vhere within its orvn cleploymenr area. The \lororised
SS-Artillery Battery is placed
the Volga special rulc.
o11
4.
scenalios,
If
1. All British
GERMAN
Previous assaults have secured ground east
will lead
2. 'lhe Gcrman
YOUR ORDERS
\7e now
of thc
bridge.
BRITISH
KAMPFGRUPPE HUMMET
Konpanic HQ
KAMPFGRUPPE
c,r
ofthe objecrives.
7.ug
'Ihe German
and
victon'in Arnhem
is finaL.
'";a
German assaults.
30"'Corps:
SCHWERE PANZERKOMPANIE
Sch*erc f anzcrkompan
ie
BRINKMANN AUFKTARUNGS
PLATOON
@t@
1. Zug, 2. Konpanie
4. Ztg,2. Kompanie
KAMPFGRUPPE KNAUST
PANZERGRENADIER
PLATOONS
Zug, 1. Kompanic
2. Zug, 1. I(ompanie
1.
2. Zug, 1 Kompanie
II.
SS-PANZERKORPs
2. Batterie
f:
rrses
Panze
rgrenadicr Platooo
(Comm:ld ud slr MG
teams)
M(i
teams)
tanLs)
ARTILTERY BATTERY
lv{otorised SS-Artillew 13attery
(ftrll strength with four 10.5cm leFHl8 hou.itzcrs; see p.73)
lron
-r'-1I Lt l
.,-r-
i.' ! :r
n?4
-1
i'
1$:
'Lr
r
t
l'
flrr^Tr
t-t *-. ^'*
"'l a
A
-1 RGI
Gr
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: t-
A,_:.,,.;..,
,t*l
*r{
'i*
)*i*iri: i ^ '
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!;l
i+,
On 17
assembled
SS-
PanzerauJkkrurgs
,Viktor Graebner.
ORMANDY
unicwas r-efitting after ahard fight and retleat in Normandy
with the rest of the 9. 'Ho/tenstaufen' SS-Panserdiuision
,".';(p'h SS-Panzer Division). Earlicr, on 16 July 1944, Graebner's
f,
'Normandl
ffit
lla!
'r J
':
l'.
r
R,i,i"h
Graebner preparecl .......,,,..-,"h".L
to countetattack. r.^-,i.Knowiug rl."r
that rl..
dre British
{ 1.1 r-' - c,".L.-.,.,.,."...1
i ;. i. . -.." -ort
at darvn, he would waic for them to relax and
"lert
{. ; Lhen l.rur,l lr'. a.'arrlt. L,r.rebrcr'. lighrnirg,ourrer;rra.k
.Jcre... carcnrlEl
was a
durr.rric successJ
Larrl-irg Ule
rn. DnrNn
Briri.h comPrerelv
.ompler.l. b1
oy
,i ,
;:.
",r' .r oranlxuc
l:rom
the
immediate
crisis.
.
surprisc
and
saving
the
Germans
t..'i.
t:l'
Hir l,,d.,.hip ar,,l .'.r on.earneJ hin rl-c l(nglr..Cru..
:i: ; :'
9".;,...:I'
REFORMING
i-i.rr,:,1 npronutNc
t,
The
de.pe..',e lighring in l-r;n.e grve \vd) ro.r long reuql
;
to
Holl.rnd.
Bi the Fr.r ucek ol \clrerrL,er. Craebne h,d
i:
l..l; r
with less rhan half his men and only
made
it
to
Holland
.
armorrred vehir:les. He was ordered to trrrn over all ofhis
r\e 10. 'Frunhbcrg' SS-Panzerdit,ision in preparaof being rernoved to Germany for a complete rebuild.
Howevet Claebner cunningly had his nen render- a1l of his
,vehicles to
'Ho h en s taufe
landscape.
Craebner raced his unit to th e south end ofthe Arnhem Bridge, '
determined to clear tlre way for the la. SS-Panzerdiuision, h .;
accordance with his orders to keep the road secure. \X41en he ;..
arrived he received reports ofa smail Brirish parachute force .
GRAEBNER'S
ASSAULT
Graebner decided ro rse rhe same tactir:s thar had worl<ed so. :.
*cll r
barrels lilled rvich sand and grain for protection against the.i1
expected British 6re.
Lruc Brit:.h antitank guns, PIAI rounds, and grenades demolished the open-':
topped vehicles. Thc 'small' group of British paratroope$-'
ftrrned our ro be a full battalion well dug-in and prepared for
his assault.
.MARKET GARDEN
.During the morning of 17 September, SS-Obersn.tlmbann-
.jusc
was engaged
Arnhem Bridge.
at
Th: :rl:l..ur:i
-:::::i:::: -:,::.::::
:14::
i-orrh bank
:: :-. :a:::a
GRAEBNER'S LEGACY
as
.1.;
''t'
GRAEBNER'S GAMBLE
(}aebner had :r r('puration for alnal's lbllorvins his onn
iniriatirc. Tn Nolml:rnch. rhis proverl r'alLreble rrhen he
spoiled an aliied erracl<. LrLLvinq rirrlc lir his clivision to
elade cncircLcDrcnt. When the Alli.-s lLrLrnchccl Opelarion
Merker Cerden, (iraebncr agairr actcd on his own ordcrs
and rushecl to coLrnrer rhe lllied rirborne essaulr lt borh
Nijrncgcn itnd Arnhent.
..
r nis:ioit
t: ... 1,,1...1 ..
i)7
utirlt
dn.)t
thit.\Iil/Ti\t.
LieuLenrrrt (loloncl
()ntL;tcr
tui
rtitl,
:rlrcrr Erjdgc.
r.-,il
.ltll..l SiillTJt'.
SCHNELL!
(,raebner orderetl his colrrnrn ro rlrerqe inro .lrnhcrr jebbing
his lisr in thc rir rncl 1c1ling. 'l'lan/t.' ,\,1at,,i,.' ls rhi colurnn
pouretl over the bridgc sonrc vchiclcs beg.rn :o iill bchind.
(ilaebncr cnr:ouraercl them ro pick up tlr. pui. :iroririnq.
'5ilnd1.t
.\rlntlll
thr nore nlecs tlLt n,ltolt phtaon otrt of it: t/tpltr,,nttt arct
KNIGHT'S CROSS
SS
kts jainerl,
45
."i.i;_.li
r'.'3t1;.i .':.!j
?-.-'i.11 ':-;
firlll$:
MOTIVATION AND SKItt
Graebnert men rvere fiercely loyal and trusted their commander. His experr racrics
acl-rieved success in Normandy against the Brirish and they knew he would lead
them to vicrory once again in I{olland.
ttt
Cornpary Command
S
[/]G te arn
tro,
Schw mmwaqen
has
itlt
2 C Cornma nd
SI\4 G
t*
team
Schw mrnwagen
If tlte
SS-KAMPFCRUPPE GRAEENER
(MECHANISED
COMPAN'
REINFORCED TRUCK
The trucks that rvent into combat lvith Gr:rebner-t
assaulr ivere reinforced with sandbags, 55-gallon
drums fillecl rvith srnd end grain, and anything else
rhat t orLld ofel thc slightesr bir of prorection for the
rroops inside. 'lhough improvised, the troops laere
rellti.ch s,rli liom enemr_ small-arms fire.
L:',i Rti;tlirced fiuch is Destro.yed, htJirnl tedms carried
tlj !,itttitgt i \ n!t:tarsrtih vrruiue their Passotgo Saue ot
o. roll aJ 3+.
SS.KAMPFGRUPPE GMEBNER
(MECHANISED COMPAN9
t lr1l,r
--].].'..'..].:
(2crn)
4 Sd Kf:z 250/9 (2cnr)
5 Sd KFz 250/9
175 points
140 points
3 Sd KE 250/9 (2crn)
105 points
lhc brtL:rlion
hecl nr
rrrrl'.
L.riil:L
ttl,,, lIrrL
:/,,ilt 2latu'ir,,
rr
rrorrrrr,rL
S: (:r:Li"i
r/r/!-r pluroorl.
,:
! t
.\.!-/lrrr.:,,,y,r1,
i'111iao)t.
.,
h
:.r'
ry
rEi*s
s,r
?=
-!..@:{9
55-KAMPFCRUPPE GRAEBNER
(MECHANISED COMPANY)
:tti
ScX
[(fi 2.]n
9O n,'inrs
(8-rad)
'rt., rll
sLr,rrs
;:
.
=-
-l liri
X!-lz
tI!!F
r
i]at:
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EE
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251/9 (7.jcnrl
S: Kl/
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fl lri I tri t i
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rt
tr1.rrl.:.r (,rLr.l.n.
pt,t.
ion'olirlrting
\( I ,r1i ro
altt.rcli,
::;'-l\
Leichle Schartre
Armr
iyp!
!a,re
la
renL 2x 7 92
zerwagen Sd Klz250lAll)
r , U631
L!lriArn0Lrrear'ers0nne
racl rc -iu rs
lanE: l]rs!!:2-5p:iss.i.re
l,lG42
qht 6tons
Leichte SchiilzenpanzeMager
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18 SEPTEMBER
SEPTEMBER
Panzergrenadier
the arrival of sevelal Kng Tiger hear,y tanks fron 5()6. Schwere
Panzerabteihtng (,506'r' Hearl'Tank Battalion) pushed into the
': paratrooper's line, reaching rhe Bridsh para artillery posirions.
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blo.l':ng 5\-hnnplg
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from rhe division and swiftly pur rhem inro acrion againsr
the British paratroopers in western Arnhem.
KAMPFGRUPPE MARSCH!
Spindler expertly coordinated his reserves so that drey arrived
on time and right where he needed them the most.
Once each turn, 1ou may re-ntll one
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ofyour force.
ScatterctL Resen,e.
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3 Panzergrenadier
2 Panzergrenadier
Squads
Squads
195 points
140 points
PANZER CREWS
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235 points
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No Machine-gun Sections
2 Machine-gun
Machine-gun
155 points
90 points
25 points
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2 Scout Squads
3 Scout
Ar
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170 points
125 points
of your ass:rult
5S'KAMPFGRUPPE 5PINDLER
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Sections
2 Mortar Sections
I Mortar Section
3 Mortar
235 points
165 points
95 points
barraqe,
SS-Panzcrgrcnirdiers.
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2 7.5cm
95 points
65 points
2 l5cm
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180 points
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105 points
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130 points
80 points
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FlaK38
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3 2cm
100 points
70 points
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1035 points
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As sLrclr, rll \I/a1'len ,SS Suppott Platoons are Iatcd Fearless Veteran.
3 Panther
640 points
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2 10.5cm
415cm
215cm
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250 points
140 points
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200 points
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370 points
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170 points
125
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13
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drese units were collecred:rnd sent irrro Jctior ro \upF^rt \\-Ktt,t!f, nlfpe SPirdler.
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18.8cm FlaK36
2 8.8cm
125 points
65 points
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