Produktbeschreibung
The Battle of the Bulge: Allied Forces on the German Border, Sep 1944 – Feb 1945 and The Ardennes Offensive: German Forces in Lorraine and the Ardennes, Sep 1944 – Feb 1945 are the two newest hardback compilations for Flames Of War.
They take the forces from Blood, Guts, and Glory, Devil’s Charge and Nuts, update them and compile them in two useful volumes. To this we have added new content, some of which is familiar from digital and PDF Briefings, while the rest is entirely new.
The new German compilation, The Ardennes Offensive: German Forces in Lorraine and the Ardennes, Sep 1944–Feb 1945, is full of exciting new content. We have added a Gebirgsjägerkompanie, which covers 2. Gebirgsdivision and 6. SS-Gebirgsdivision. As the Germans needed more men to fill the gaps in their lines, troops like the Gebirgsjäger were deployed as normal infantry. Both these veteran divisions had seen hard fighting on the Finnish front and were moved to the German-French border as US forces threatened to break into Germany.
The popular Panzers to the Meuse PDF Intelligence Briefing has also been included. You can field a Panzerkompanie, a Gepanzerte Panzergrenadierkompanie, Gepanzerte Aufklärungsschwadron, and a Panzergrenadierkompanie. These have options to field them from 2. Panzerdivision, Panzer Lehr Division, 9. Panzerdivision, or 116. Panzerdivision.
These divisions represent the armoured power of the German Heer (Army) concentrated in the west for the Ardennes Offensive. Topped up with the latest equipment if available, none of these divisions would be as powerful again for the rest of the war. Panzer IV, Panther, StuG, Panzer IV/70, and Jagdpanthers all fought to make the Ardennes Offensive a success. These formations are all well supported with infantry, artillery, armoured cars, anti-tank, anti-aircraft, and engineer platoons.
The other armoured formations committed by the Heer were the Führer Brigades: the Führerbegleitbrigade and Führergrenadierbrigade. From these you can field a Führer Panzerkompanie, Führer Panzerfüsilierkompanie, Führer Panzergrenadierkompanie or Führer Grenadierkompanie. These troops come in a variety of ratings, from Confident Veteran to Reluctant Trained, reflecting the hasty nature of their formation. However, they have some excellent equipment and troops. |
