FOW Barbarossa

In

Flamn 0fW.1ryou

take on the role of a field commander manoeuvring his trOOps across the battlefields of World War II. This classic period of warfare is brought to life in your own game room. Barbnrossa allows you to field forces from Germany and the Sovief Union as they battle during Operations Barbarossa, (he German invasion of the Soviet Union, in 1941. You'll also need the

Flames OfW'ar

rulebook, as it contains all the rules and national characteristics you need to fight miniature World War JJ baules.

WHY COLLECT A FORCE FROM

BARBAROSSA?

Barborossa brings you into the German invasion of the Soviet Union, beginning on 22 June 1941. Take command of the Red Army's tank forces, il:lfantry or cavalry forces as you fight of rhe invading- fascist forces of Germany. Take command of the Soviets new modern tanks, the T-34 medium tank and the KV heavy tank as your counterattack ro throw the invaders back across the border.

Take command of German forces, vastly experience and hardened from twO years of campaigJ;ling. Use your superior experience and training to push back the Soviet Red Army's forces, seizing ciry after city to rake rhe ultimate prize of Moscow.

HOW THIS BATTLE BOOK WORKS

The Intelligen,ce Briefings in rhis book give you the choices of six German and four Soviet companies or battalions based on hisrorical examples that fought in 1941 in rhe Soviet Union.

Each Army is made up of platoons, each platoon has an associated points COSt based upon its size and the additional options that you select for [hem. You and your opponent should select your forces to an agreed points value.

HOW TO BUILD A FORCE

In

Flames Of War

games you will command a company with several platoons. Each company includes:

Company Headquarters - The company headquarters platoon is required- without it you have no command! When you choose your force me first thing you should purchase with your points is your company headquarters. Combat Platoons - At lease twO combat platoons are usually required, sometimes three. These platoons make up [he core of your force. These platoons are the backbone of your force. Weapons Platoons - Weapons platoons come from your own baHalion or regiment. Although mey are optional they offer your company excellent support, such as heavy machine-guns, mortars and anti-tank weapons.

Support

Platoons - SUppOTt platoons are sent to your company by me division or corps. These platoons give you 'extra suppOrt in many forms, ranging from tanks to artillery.

PLATOONS

Each platoon diagram indicates the required teams thar you need to make that ullit a combat-worthy force. The troops that are black in each diagram musr be included. Those troops in grey are optional troOps that add additional men, special weapons and equipment to the plamon.

SPECIAL RULES

In

Flames Of Wdr,

there are many special rules that -give players the flavour of playing each individual nation. The special rules reflect the SOrt of training and equipment the soldiers of each nation used, as well as the fighting spirit of the men.

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Editors: Peter Simunovich, John-Paul Brisigotti Assistant Writers: Phil Yates

Proof

Readers: Scon Cooper, Alexander Costantino, Paul Kirrhin, Gary Martin, Michael McSwiney, Luke Parson~ge, Huw Peregrine-Young, Brad Sainsbury,

Gregg Siter, Stephen Smith, Garry Wait Grapbic

Design:

Vic(or Pesch

Miniatures

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Evan Allen, Tim Adcock,

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Cederman Cover and Internal Art: Vincent Wai

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Miniatures Painting: Andrew Agu",n, Jun~,

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Casey Davies, Mike Haught, , Steve London,

Aaron Mathie, Victor Pesch, Carlos Tapia, Chris Townley, Wayne Turner, Phil Yates Photograpby and Terrain Modelling: Battlefront Studio

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Support: Blake Coster

PlaytC$t Groups: Dad's Army (Gavin van Rossum),

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e Regiment (Simon McBeth),

La Brigada de Madrid Oorge

Sancho), Arizona Desert

RatS

(Thomas Weller), Nonhern Battle Garners (Nigel Slater), Houston (Mike Callahan)

CONTENTS

Operation Barbarossa ....•.•..•.•• ~ • . • . • • . • .. .. 2

German Special Rules ..•••.•..•.•.••••.• '" •••. 1 0 Oberfeldwebel Hermann Bix ••.•.••••.••••••..•• 11 Leicbte Pan~mpanie .•.•••••••••.•.•••••••• 1;2 Mittlere Panurkompanie .••.•.•..•••..•.•.•.•. 14 Czech Panzerkompanie ... . . . .... 16 Panze.rschutullkompanie .•.••••.•••• j • •• ••• • • • 18 Scbiittenkompude •....•...•.•.•• i •• • •• i •••••• 20 Kradchiitzenkompanie "'~""" '" .•..•...

24

Infanteriekompanie •.••••.•.•.••••.••••...•... 28 Gennan Divisional Support •••••••••••.•.•....• 34

Genna.n Anenal .

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2

The Baltle for Moscow •••••.•.•••.••••.•...• 46 Soviet Special Rules •••••••..••••.•.•..• I . .• • • • 52 l.eytenant Konstantm Samokhin .•.•.••..••....•. 55 Tanko")' Batalon ... . • . • . • • • • .. . • . . 56 Inomarochniki Tanka"}' Batalon •.••.•.••.•... 62 Motosttdko,,), Bataloo •....••..•.••.•...•.•• 64 Ste1kovy BataloD .•....••.•.•.••.•.•.•....•... 68 Soviet Corps Support .•....• oil •••••• • • • • • • •••••• 78 Soviet Arsenal ••.•••..•....•.•••••••.••....•..

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Soviet Painting Guide ...•.••.• l • • • ••••• • •••••• 88 Genoan Painting Guide ... 89

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Operation Barbarossa (FalJ Barbarossn in German, named for Frederick Barbarossa, (he 12'h Century German Holy Roman Emperor) was the code name fQr the German invasion ofche Soviet Union on 22)une 1941. This massive undertaking launched

3.8

million Axis soldiers across [he 2,900 km (1,800 mile) Soviet fromier imo che teeth of the Soviec Red Army's 5.5 million men.

-The Molotov-Ribbemrop non-aggression Pact between Germany and the Soviet Union was viewed with dismay by Britain and France when it was signed in August

\939,

JUSt before the invasiOn of Poland. h seemed as if twO natural enemies had rome together. However, despite mucuai trade and economic benefits, this co-operation wasn't to last long. The Germans had always viewed the Molotov~Ribbentrop pact as a temporary agree-memo Hitler's overarching ideals always included the idea of

L

e

b

e

mraum

(living space), which encompassed. much of Eastern Europe, including the Soviet Union. This phi~osophy of German colonisadoo of the East was always going to bring the Soviet Union and Germany into conAicr.

The plan for the illvasion was first approved by Hider on 18 December 1940 as Directive No. 21 and was [Q start on 15

May 1941. However, the invasion of Yugoslavia on 6 April 1941 delayed Barbarossa's preparations, and the date was later revlsecL £0 22 June 1941. 1he genemJ goal of the plan was to destroy the bulk of the Red Army west of the Dvina and Dnieper Rivers. The German planners' assumptions about the Soviet Union were based Of) outdated ideas of Russia being a backward and primitive country. In contrast., (he Soviet Union had rapidly modernised since the days of [he 1917 revolmion. New industry had given rhe Red Army modern weapons and equipment, though hindered by an atmosphere of suspicion and purges under Sralin's tyrannical leadership.

The German planners estimared the defeat of the Soviet Union in JUSt six to eight weeks. The German and Axis forces were divided into three Army Groups. Ann); Group North was to attack. through the. Baltic SfIltes of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia into Northern Russia and take the dry

of Leningrad. Army Group Cenrre would invade ilL the di-rection of Smolensk then on to Moscow, taking out Belarus and cemra1 Russia. Arll)Y Group South (which included the Slovaks, Romanians. and Hungarialll;) was to attack into Ukraine ro rake Kiev before pushing on to the

southern Russia and the Volga River. eventual objective was to

be

t#w

011 region.

BORDER BATTLES

ARMY GROUP NORTH

Army Group North

filced

two Soviet Armies as it crossed the border. Leading their assault was

Panzergruppe

4 (4rh _Panzer Group) consisting of three panzer divisions, three motorised divisions, and two infantry divisions. Jhe Germans easily punched through the surprised Soviet rifle corps stationed on the border, but after penetrating 80 km (50 miles) into Soviet territOry were confronted by over 900 tanks of the Soviet 12'h Mechanised Corps supponed

by

the 2"" Tank Division of the 3'" Mechanised Corps, who had been sent from reserve to halt [helr thrust. While the 12'h Mechanised Corps was equipped mostly with lightT-26 and BT tanks, the 2"d Tank Division included 50 newT-34 and 15 leV-I tanks. The dash between

41. Armeekorps

(Mot)

of

Panurgruppe 4

and the Soviet mechanised force around Siauliai lasted four days before the 200 _{Tank Division was destroyed and the} 12th Mechanised Corps was forced to withdraw. The Soviets wirhdrew with JUSt 50 of the more than 900 tanks they started the battle with. The Germans had

faced

them with just the 390 tanks of 1.

Panurdivision

and 6.

Pan:urdivision.

However, the Germans rarely sought out tank on tank engage,ments in the C"J.rly stages of Operation Barbarossa, preferring to circle around Soviet tank formations leaving them ro the anti-rank and artillery (roops. 41. Armeekorps (MOl) then continued its advance on the Dvina River, finally establishing a bridgehead at Jekabpils on 29 June.

With 41. Armukorps (Mot) occupying most of the Soviets' armoured forces on [he Soviet Northwestern From,

56.

Armerkorps (Mot). also of Pam:.ergruppe 4, was able w

advance to Daugavpils on the Dvina River, where they came under attack by the

Red

Air Force as well as a series of eounteratt3oo by (he Soviet 27<10 Army and 21" Mechanised Corps. The German rnotorised troops held off the attacks while the slow moving infimtry divisions caught up. 1be delay allowed the Soviets to build up their defence around Leningrad and alol1g the Luga River northeast of Narva. On 2 July

PanurgruPRr

4 launched across the Dvina River and towards Ostrov to capture it on 5 July with 41. Armeekorps (Mot). 41. Armeekorps (Mot) then turned north towards Pskov, where it ran into counterattacks by the Soviet I" Mechanised Corps. Despite Soviet counteratracks the corps was able to take Pskov on 8 July.

Meanwhik, 56. Armeekorps (MOl) launched from Ostrav

towards

Novgorod. While Pam:.ergruppe 4 had thrust:

forward.

the German inf.mtrymen had been quiedy going

about

their business. 'The 18. Arm~e had captured Riga on the Qakj.( Coast on I Ju.1y and had occupied Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia by late July. The army had lain siege ro Talunn and was advancing on Narva. On the other flank,

'

~~:::t~~~;!~::

up the success of

Panztrgruppe

4 and

~

and hlovgorod.

'f!'~'f)

•

.(

advancing on Novgorod, the Soviet colmter-oJfensive with seven riAe

divi-Corps on 14 July. They struck

!>.~~,."", and rear and encircled 8.

before the situation was stabilised on 18 July. The timely Soviet attack delayed the German advance for a week. By 5 August Army Group North had secured a continuous front along the Luga River and had linked up with Army Group Centre's 9. Armee.

ARMY GROUP CENTRE

Army Group Centre anacked from a salient that jutted out from Soviet occupied Poland centred on Bialy.stok. Beyond this was Minsk, the capital of Soviet Belarus and the first objective of Army Group Centre. Army Group Centre was well supported with twO

Panztrgruppm. Panurgruppe 3

was the northern pincer and had four panzer divisions and three motorised infantry divisions split between twO corps (57. Armeekorps (Mot) and 39. Armeekorpr (Mot)). 1be bulk of Army Group Centre consisted of the infantry divisions of

9.

Armee in the north and 4. Armee in the south.

Panurgruppr

2, commanded by the celebrated _General Hans Guderian, provided the southern pincer with five panzer divisions, a cavalry division, two motorised divisions, an infantry division, the

Grossdutschland

Regiment, and the Hermann Goring

FlaK

&gimrnt, making it tbe most powerful armoured formation in the German

Wehrmacbt

in 1941. These divisions were divided berween three corps (24. Armeekorpf (Mot), 46. Armeekorps (Mot), and

47. Armeekorps (Mot).

'The Soviets in the centre were nor able to pUT up the same level of resistance offered by their comrades in the north, and Panurgruppe 3 easily pushed through the border troops, reaching the Nieman River on 23 June. The Soviets only o!rered localised counterattacks as [he panzer [[OOPS pushed easr. Lead clement.'! of

57

..Arm~~korp$ (Mot) had [cached Vill.lius by the following day, while 39. Armeekorp$ (Mot) pushed on towardS'MJnsk. The success of the paQ1.er trOOps was followed up.. by 9. Armee, who maintained pressure on the Soviet 3M _{and 10<10 Armies at Bialystok, and} eventual-ly 4. Annee encircled the Sovie[§ from the south around Bialystok", Lida, and

Gtodno

. ..Panzergruppe

3 pushed further easrwards so that by 26 June 39. Armukr!rps (MOl) was only 29 kID (18 miles) north of Minsk and within strikingdisrance of Borisov east of Minsk. Meanwhile, 57. Arm~~korps (Mot}

headed towards Polorsk on the Dvina River to link up with elements of Army-Group Nonh.

[I) fhe southern sector of the auny group's front, Pam:.ergruppe 2 led the way, punching rhrough the border defences of the Soviet 4th Army on the Bug River and by-passing the Brest fortress. the Soviet.'! coumerarracked with the 14<1oMechanised Corps (Witll 520 T-26 light [anksY, btl[ the Soviet armoured rormadon was destroyed in twO days of fighting, and Guderian's rroops pushed' on tawards Minsk. 24. Armeekorps (Mot) took Slursk on 26 June and had advanced to Bobruisk on the Beresina River by 29 June. The corps established a. bridgehead across the ikresina River the following day. Sovier counterattacks anempted to dislodge them, but failed to halt the advance.

39.

Armrr/rorps (Mot) advanced from north

Of

Brest across the Bug River and encountered stiff resistance at Sionim.

After capturing Sionim, they were able to continue their advance and !tad captured Baronovichi on

25

June. The corps then turned nonheast and pushed towards Minsk from the south where they made contact with

39.

Armukorps (Mot)

(Panurgruppe 3)

on

27

June. This dosed the

Bialystok-Mil.lsk pocket on the Soviet forces of the Western Front. The pocket comained the Soviet 3"; and 10,1\ Armies, as well as the bulk of the

4'"

and

13

'"

Armies.

Following behind

Panzergruppe

2's twO leading corps was its third corps (46. Anneekorps (Mot) and the infantry

di-visions of the German

4.

Ann/'(. Once across the "Bug River,

4. AmiI'( thrust nonh-eastwards on 28 June, linking up with 9. Annee and cuning [he Bialystok-Minsk pocket in two. It took until 8 July for the twO pockets to be defeated, yelding 288,000 Soviet prisoners of war.

ARMY

GROUP SOUTH

the stiffest resistance in the' south facing the powerful Soviet South-western Front.

Against Army Grnup South the $briets came closest ro

im-plementing thei~ defence plan to blunt and delay the initial attack with the first echdon of riAe corps, before unl eash-ing the secnnd echelnn of mechanised corps to destroy the enemy spearheads.

-,

Army Groul.' South opened their offensive. with 6.

Armee

and

PanargruppeJ

crossing the Bug River and attacking toward

Lutsk. The Soviets were quick to react, and in less than a dlly elements of the.

4'h,

15

"',22

""

and

9'h

MeChanised

Corps had taken up pos"ilions to counter the German artlck-.ln the

fnllowing three

days

a ser

i

es o

f

clasbes o"urtcd between the

German panzer troops attempting to break through

and

tltc

Soviet mechanised corps. The Soviets threw in a further two

mechanised corps (8'" and J9"'), a mechanised wvision, a cavalry corps. and two riRe corps (36"'" and 37'h) .. The

result-ing battles became knnwn

as t

h

e

LU[sk-Rovno-Dubno-Lvov border ~ule.

By

25

June 3. Ar("lrt'korps (Mot) (Panzagrupye J) had

taken Lmsk. However, the follnwing day saw the start of Soviet counterattacks aimed at cmting off and de-stroying 16. Panurdivision (14. Armukorpr (Mot) and

11. Panzerdivision

(48.

Armeekorpr

(Mot))

. This particular

Sovier counterattack came clo/iest ro

,,,,I"

iing

'\:~:::. ing the divisions, but timely intervention

by

olher (

forces stalled the attack. By 29 June me Soviet

mechanised

forces had begun to run low on

fuel

and ammunilion,

and

their situation began to deteriorate rapidly. The left Rank of [he Snviet line bad collapsed by I July.

Meanwhile, [he German [7. .Armu positinned south of

these

fierce tank batties had pushed back the Soviet 6'" and 26" Armies and had taken Lvov and the Dniester River by 30 June.

Tn the south, the German I I. AmIte and Romanian Third

and Fou,rth Armies had waited until I July to begin their

attacks. Despite the daunting prospect of qossing both

the Prill and Dnicster Rivers in the face of the enemy and

without substantial armoured suppOrt (the Germans and

Romanians had just 21 assault guns and 126 R-2 tanks

between mem), the German J I. ArfTU'e and Romanian Third

Army were able tn push back the Soviet.

12

,b and 18<1. Armies.

Meanwhile, the Romanian Fourth Army crossed Prut River

and began its advance towards Odessa.

In me nnrth of the frnll{, the German 6

Armee

and

Panurgruppe

)

were dosing on Zhiromir and Berdichev. Berdichev was captured on

8

July.

Ju the Germans began dosing on

Kiev,

the Soviets organised

anothcr series of Q)ul)teranacks aimed a dosing me gap that the Germans

had dri

ven ~n the Soviet 5'" and

6'"

Armies nnrth. of

Kiev

. The

Soviets committcd their

remain-ing

armnured

fon::es

in me form of

the

9'h, 19"'. and 22~d Meehanised Corp&reinforced by the 16<1. and 18,h Mechanised

Corps traMlerred ftom the Southern Front. O,n

1

1

July the Soviet

3

1

"

Rifte

Corps and

9"',

1

9'\

and

22nd

Mechanised

Corputtacked the German J

7.

Armuiorps,

29.

Amaeekorps

(G Armel') and 3. Armukorpr (Mot) (Panurgruppe J). A few days later, the Soviet 6'h Army jnined the

fight

supported by the 16'" Mechanised Cnrps and attaclted from the Northwest towards Bcrdichev. The battle raged fnr four days, but despite some Soviet gains, the Germans eventually forced the Soviets to withdraw after suffering heavy tank-losses.

lhe Germans were now clear to concinue their advance east and southeast.

With the Soviet Western From almost complctdy desuoyed in the first few weeks of Operadon Barbarossa, the Soviets set about forming a Reserve Front to replace it and block the

road (0 Moscow. Various armies from the eastern, central,

and southern nogions of the Soviet Un.ion were moved to fonn this new front.

Army

Group

Centre's advance

pushed

on towards Smo

l

ensk

...

with

the

northern pincer of 9. Armel' and P4nurgrupp~ 3

heading east across the Dvina River and swinging southeast

towards Smolensk. In the somh, 2.

Arma

(released flom

Ikserve)

and,Panzergrupp

e

2 crosse:d the Berezina and Dnepr Rivers and pushed on through Krichev and on to Smolensk

and

E1yna.

In me meantime, ,he Soviets had merged the remnants of the

Western Front with me Reserve Front to form a new Western Front. The Soviets launched a counteroffensive on 6 July

against

me

advancing 39.

Armeekorpi (Mot) (Panz.ngruppe

3.

with

7.

PanuMivision

and 20. Panurriivision,

494

ranks) with the Soviet

20,h

Army

reinforced by the

5

1h _and

_7'"

M«:hanised

Corps

(with over

2,000

ranks,

including

30

T·34 and

)0

KV

tanks in the

71J>

Mechanised Corps). The anack also

d

rew

in

47. Amuekorp$ (Mot)

(J

7. Panzmlivision

18.

PlIIIZmiivision,

420

tanks). The banl~ developed as a meeting engagement thar raged for five

days

ending with

~

i:;:;~;:W~:it:hdrawal

of [he Soviet armoured forces after

~ ,the loss of over 800 tanks, and much other

:>i'''''Y_,.lk~<d

39.

Armu/tQrps {Mot)..t0 seize Vitebsk '~"!,,!,,'19tb..Army had fuUy deployed. resulting in city and

its

sw:counds. On 13

JuJy

ttl form du: .. northern pincer of i'o.~~"':To

,he $Outh.

fa_pI<

2

and the 204 _{Army continued to smash through the banered}

Soviet armies to form the southern pincer of the encir cle-ment ofSlllolensk by 13 July.

Another counterattack v.:as launched by the Soviets on

13

July with the aim of hitting and halting the southern flank of the German advance. However, while some anacks achieved isolated success. 24. Armukor/!s (Mot) was able to fight off the anacks and keep the southern flank intact and breakout eastwards to link up with

46.

Amlukorps (Mot).

Tht:

net result was the encirclement of three Soviet corps around Mogib.

On

16

July

29. lnfonuriedivision

fMot}

(47.

Armeekorps (Mot), Panurgruppe 2) took Smolensk, and the Smolensk Salient was formed. Inside were rhe Sov.iet

16"',

1

9'\

and

20

'"

Armies.

Strong Soviet resistance kepr the narrow neek

of

the

salient open, despite German

pressure.

By

20 July

the

infantry divisions of tbe German 2. Armer,

4.

Ann

u

,

and

9.

Amree

had begun lO catch up with the advance of the panzer

troops and were able to apply more pressure on Soviet troops

rrapped around Mogilev and in the Smolensk Salient. lbe Soviets yeragain anempted to puth

back

the advance: of the German panz.er troops with a cOllnrer-ottensive. They

fOmlea five groups, mostly made up ofriHe ronnations, many

of them newly formed, with some rank divisions. The aim of

the olfendve was.lO push back the Germans and relieve trOOpS in the Smolensk pocket. Of the 6vegroltpS only Group

Kachalov wasn'r

beaten

back

With

heavy

casualtiu. Gro~ Kacbalov (from the28'" Army with

145'\

1

49,b,

and

2220d

Rifle Divisions and

109'"

Tank Oi,xision) anacked on

23

July

from Roslavl towards Smolensk. 'Their attack hit the weakest point in the German cordon, between 3. Plfnuniivision and 10. PammJillisicn. The

was

defended

by

JUSt the

motorised regiment. The. encirclement was Slaved off by the

timely arrival of elements of 18.

Panurditlision.

The

follow-ing day infantry arrived ro stabilise the situation and com-pletely halted the Soviet attack. 24.

Armukorps (MOt)

broke

across the Sozh River on ~ 1 July and hit rhe eastern Rank of Group Kachalov and the 28,h Arn;ty on I August. Roslavl was encircled apd the pocket eliminated by 6 August, destroying

Group Kachalov.

As the German cordon around the Smolensk Pocket tight-ened, Soviet casualties increased as the fighting around the salient's narrow neck escalated. Substantial numbe(S of Red

Army soldiers were able tQ escape through this gap, but with

little or no heavy equipment. The pocket was finally elimi-nated on 5 August netting 309,000 prisoners of war. ,.

ARMY

GROUP SOUTH

Though the Soviet Southwestern Front's counterattack bad succeeded.in delaying the advance of Army: Group South,' ultimately they had failed to halt them. By 18 July the Soviets had begun to withdraw on the southern flank. By

20

July the ad~nce-of

48.

Armukorps

(Mot) had Cut off the escape routes of the Sovie[

6.t.

and 12'h Armies, with JUSt the 2"ci Mechanised Corps 'standing in the way of the pamcr

troops pushing further south. The Soviet 26'h Army was sent

in to aid the !rapped 6,h and 12'h Armies. They attacked. from tlle Cherkassy area inco the flank of

Panurgruppe

1,

but the panur trOO~ were heavily supported by infantry of

4. Armetkorps

(J

7. Annu»

who repelled atrack after attack and inflicted heavy casualties.

The German

eastward advance continued with

furtller Soviet

counterattacks

held

off or turned a,side at every encountcr.

The uaPPed Soviet 6th _{and 12"" Armies were in}

_a:

_pocket forming arol!nd

UmaQ.

They

were joined by a large ,Propor-tion of the Soviet IS;'; Army after irhad bun pushed aside by the Germanl}.

Annet

taking nalta on 25 July.

On 2 Augu~t

11.

Panurrlivision

(48.

Annukorps

(Mot))

met up with 10/. jilgmiivisi(Jn (52.

Armeekorps)

southeast

of Uman. Meanwhile, 16

PanzeTdivisioTi

(14.

Armukorps

(Mot))

had

linked up

with

the

Hungarian

Mobile COtpS and German troops at PefV(:un.aisk, firmly closing th$ tJm.an

Pocket. The

pocket

ume under oontin'Uous artaek by rhc

German J 1. Armu and 1,7. A1'mu and was nnaJly destroyed

on

8 August, and ove

r J 00,000

Red Army

soldiers were taken

into

<'Pt""1)' The

German5

had

destroyed 24 divisions, with to be

as

high

as

100,000

lhattertd

the soudtern

flank

Frone and

the nonhern flank of

ro,,,,,.the remaining Soviet troops to

Dnepr River.

JUSt as Army Group Cenrre was preparing to finish off d).e Smolensk Pocket and prepare for the

final

driR tow.,.,

Mosco~, objectives changed. Hitler issued Directive No.

33

on 19 July, which no longer prioriti~ Moscow a,s an objec-tive. It redirected Army Group Cent(e, once the Smolensk

Pocket was eliminated, to send its two PanurgrwpfN1It ro

aid the neighbouring army groups. The new focus of

effi:m:

would be the capture of Leningrad in the 1I0rth and the

srruction of the Soviet Southwestern Front and occupation of Ukraine in the south.

There was some disagreement over Directive No. 33 among the German commanders. Many felt that they should cominue on to Moscow, and some effort was PUt into

delaying the implementation of Directive No. 33. Guderian in particular pushed to continue the offensive towards Moscow. As late as 17 August, various Generals wcre appeal-ing to Hider to resume the advance in the cenue. However,

the will ofHidet prevailed.

In rhe no,tIl Army, Group North's

Panzergruppe

4 was re-inforced with panzer divisions from Army Group Centre's

57. ArmNltorp$ CPanzngruppe 3) for its drive on Leningrad. On 8 August the panrer troops broke though the Soviet defences and with 16. Armu pushed northeast. Meanwhile the Finns had awcked south on either side of

Lake

Ladoga

and gained

their

pre-1939

border.

By

the end of August,

Panzergruppe

4 was within 48 km (30 miles)

of

Leningrad. Army Group North began another attack towards Leningrad

011

9

'September,

which

after ten days of hard fighting, brought it to within II km (7 miles) of the city. However, progress over the last few kilometres proved slow, and casu-abies mounred. Hitler decided that Leningrad should not

be

stormed, but surrounded and star.ved into submission. The

Siege of Leningrad had begun.

Army Group South 'Was reinforced by substantial forces

from Army Group Centre as corps syrungiOuth to aid in the capture of Kiev. Army Group South forces swung north and the encirclemenrof Kiev

was completed o

n

16 Septclllber.

The German ~ttacks on the trapped for(;Cs con(inu:ed for ten days of vici6us fighting before the Soviet forces afOlUld Kiev

were defeated. The bartle brought about the destruction of tbe

43

divisions of the Soviet

5'\

21

"

, 26"',

and

37<1>

Armies

wirh casualties of ovtr

400,000

Red

Army soldiers.

Army Group Centre remained where it halted itS advan(;C

and was subject to numerous Soviet counterattacks. once more drew Hitler's attemion back to the drive on Moscow, and 3 and Paru:.ergrup/" 4 were

6mnan Sptoal Rults

German companies use the German National Special Rules on pages 241 to 245 of the Flames Of War rulebook. Some companies also use the following special ruJe (as indicated in each company or platoon).

NO FEAR OF TANKS

Dismounted

unk

crews fighting as infantry are well aware of the limitations of a tank, giving them more confidence when it comes to assaulting tanks.

Panur Crew Tank-Imn!(r Platoons ignore both rhr Tank Terror rule on page

143

of the ruiebook and the Must Test

if

AHlluited By Tanks rule on page 162

of

the mitbook.

GERMANS TANKS AVAILABLE 22 JUNE 1941

The Germans entered the Soviet Union on 22 June 1941 with 17 panzer divisions divided among four

panurgruppen

(tank groups), with rwo morc panzer divisions in reserve. The panzer divisions were ther~ allocated to the two or three corps under each group. The corps contained one or twO

panzer divisions and one or rwo supporting momJised and! or infantry divisions.

Mosr divisions were equipped with a mix of Pam..er II, Panzer

III

E

(3.7cm Olfrued), POlm.er III For

G

(5cm armed), and PanIe!: IV tanks. Three divisions were eq.!:lipp~ with

3. PANZERDIVISION

(58 Panzer II, 29 Panzer II! (3.7cm), 81 Panzer III (5cm), 32 Panzer IV, 15 Panzerbefehlswagen)

4.

PANZERDMSION

(44

Panze

r 1I

,

31

Pamct III

(3.7c

m)

, 75

Panzer III (5cm),

20

Pamer IV. 8 P~gen)

10. PANZERDIVISION

(45 Panzer II, 105 Panzer III (5cm), 20 Panzer IV, 12 Panzerbefehlswagen)

17. PANZERDIVISION

(12 Pamer I, 44 Panter II, 106 Panzer HI (5cm), 30 Panzer

lV

,lO

Pan~n)

18. PANZERDIVISION

(6 Panzer I, 50 Panzer II, 99 Panzer III (3.7cm), 15 Panzer III (5cm), 36 Panrer IV, 12 Panzerbefehlswagen)

Czech tanks instead of Panzer III tanks. 7. Panzerdivirion

and B. Panurdivision had Panzer 38(t) ranks, while

6.

Panurdivision was equipped with Panzer 35(t). tan~

Th

~

Germans entered the Soviet Union with 3266 tanks split between 17 divisions and faced over

Hi,OO

O

Tapks of 30 Soviet mechanised corps, a rario of 11:2 in favour of [he Soviets.

As an examp!e,-Pnnurgrlf/!pe 2 contained the following di-visions with a (Otal of945 ranks (Each silhouette represents ten ranks or pan there of);

--..,..,..,..,..,..,

...

••••••

...

•••

_...

..,..,..,..,..,

••••••

•••••

_...

...

..,..,..,..,..,

...

...

_...

Ubttftlbmtbtl fimnonn Bir

Hermann Six was born

on 10 October 1914 in

Srrehlitz, Silesia (now

Strzelce, Poland). He joined the

Welmnacht

in

L935.

MeeT

dis~

tinguished service in (he Polish and French campaigns he was awarded the Iron Cross 2.-.1 Class. f-On 22 June 1941

Hermann Six was

poised on the border o~

the Soviet Union. He commanded a Panzer III G armed with a U42 Scm KwK38 gun, in me In Company of 35. Pllnzerregimmt,

4.

I'

anurdivision

.

The division ploughed through the Soviet positions and

easily reached KObryn. 6,5 kilometres behind the lines, on the

firs!

day. In late June, Six's division spearheaded the

$Oulhern pincer of the Second Pam.er Army as a large Soviet force WaS surrounded and destroyOO in the batrle of Minsk. In August, another large Soviet Force was encircled at Kiev. In September, the division

was

an",bt:d to

.Arm

y

Group

Cena-c,

to rake

pan

in the drive on Moscow. 'The

35. Pan.z.mrtimmt

formed

pan of KllmpfgruP/'f!

.Eberbach

alongside rnotorcycl;. anti-rank. and anillery units. On

6

September

Bix

and his crew advanced Qn

Ih

e.

village of Baturyn. The battalion had become pinned down behind a hill

by

eQemy 6re. Six, Whose tank

was

deployed on the

flank

,

on

h

is

own...initiative

advanced

around

tbe

hill

into

a

d

e

pres,s.iQD

wb~

his

tank

couldq'ttt

seen.

IiecntlC,tCd

the.

village

and took a COilllllD

of

mot9riat:d

tnEmny.

by

surpr/K.

bumingya51 some aoti~tank guna ro~ itt

fltc

vii.

am'Otig the-enemy

.

frucks

. Bb::md blS crtw

qUiddy.ll!fd

waste to

rhe

SOviet" column and

the:

rest of

the

lxutallon was.able to advance. His company cOltunandCr, initially set ro give him a dressing down far leavtng

his

position, instead pritstd

him for his actions, and promoted h,im to Oberftldwebei. 10 Ocrober 1941 he was awarded the Iron Cross 1" Class fot

single-handedly destroying the Soviet motorized. battalion at Baturyn.

The assault on Moscow sraned on 30 Seprember 1941, and Kampfgruppe Eberbach reached

Mtsensk

and Tula as the southern arm of a pincer to surround the Soviet capital. During the operation Bi" and his crew were heavily utilised either leading

the

tanks forward or undertaking r«onn ais-sance probes into the enemy positions.

On

several occasians

he

ran

into the Soviet's

KY-I h

eavy tank.

This beast proved almost impossible to destroy. However, Bi"

and his crew successful knocked OUt rwo

of

them. 1n his nrsl

encounter Bix was leading the way towards Oslavaya. After destroyed some enemy trucks and infantry, they encountered

KY-I

tanks. Bix il)1mediately ordered his gunner to nre armolu-pierdng rolUlds. These were easily-deflected by the

KV-

I

tank's thick armour. The

KY-1

rank had

been

nring on other £anks of Bix;'s company, but it 50011 noticed Six's tank and began (0 swing irs turret around (Owards him. He

called back to the company

HQ

for some pioneer suppon, bur in the meantime he had to try something.

I

n

a moment

of inspiration he ordered his gunner (0 aim for the

KY

-l's

gun barrel. As the turret swung around his gunner was able to line up the gunfrom the side. He let loose three shots. His

gJlnner prav.ed accurare and all three rounds had penetrated the gun.

The

Soviets then attempted (0 fire a round, which

e"ploded in the gun. Black smoke issued from the

KY

and the crewuailed Out. lhe pioneers then arrived in rime to deal with the other KV tanks in the village.

Bix was able to use this method a second time on

rhe

road to Moscow at

VeneY.

knocking

OUt

a second KY-l

with

seve

ral

shots thro~

tire

gun barri:t

.

However, the advance otIi

Moscow

stalled,. and WlL!I fin~ brouju to a halt by rhe

Scwiets'

bert

ally

..

GtD(W

Wimer.

By

the

end ohbe

war.

Bix had destroyed 75

tanks

in 61

combat days,

indudiog

16 jn a single

day.

He was awarded the

K4:ipt'&.Cro.s

of the In:tn Cross

in

March 1945. In 1956 he joidtd dte-BU~r and served until 1970.

Oberfeldwebel Hermann Bix is a Command

~::'I;;t~:=~~1f::t~~~~::~~::,;

Six replaces

the

Command

I\m~r

III F datI;) or G in a Panrer III

P

la~

nwlth

Bix's Mdirional +50 points. advant.irfa independently and destroying a Saner

COhUM

at Baturyn in October 1941 and earnina

himself

the Iton

Cross

lSI Class, Blx soon found blmsdf lcadt;bg the"'1

his-company and plat09n or

engaged

in reconnllissmcc

Bix's Panur III Platoon may use the Spearhead Deployment

special rule (see page 261 o/the rufebook).

J:&ause, took ou[ two KV-I heavy tanks by the main 'gun barrels. On both occasions all three hir the gun.

Th

y

feat was short range.

If

an enemy tank passes an Armour Save when hit by Bix's tank's main gun at a range O/Ilp to 8"/20em, rott a die.

• On a roll

0/6

the enemy tank is destroyed.

(TANK COMPANY)

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

All platoons with a Heer option (marked ~) must be taken with this option.

"'<"

LUFTWAFFE ALLIES

"""

Gem/alt companie!: can b

e

supported by Luftwllffi Pldtoons,

who retain their own ratings.

Luftwaffi Platoons count as Allied Platoons (see page 70 of

the Flames Of War rultbO(lk).

MOTIVATION AN

D

SKI

LL

The Ldchte Pnnurkompanie (pronounad /iesht-er pa7lt-urr kom-pan-ee)

is

the core of a German annoured division, with most Panur battaliom having thru or even four of them. A Lfichu Panurkompanie is rated as Confident Veteran.

By June. 1941 (he main, tank of the German Army is the

Panzer III armed with the short L42 5Qmm KwK38 gun.

The 50J,Ilm gun is more than capable of dealing with most

of the enemy tanks they have encountered during their

cam-paigns in Poland, France, North Africa, and the Balkans. In

Russia new models of Panzer III tanks begin to arrive with heavier armoul) giving their crews bener protection againsr

the new Soviet guns.

COMBAT PLATOONS

Command Panzer III

..

Command Panzer II

Panzer II Panzer II Panzer II Panzer II

(TANK COMPANY)

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

MOTIVATION AND SKILL

FEARLESS VfTERA The elite Mittiere P411urkompllnie (pronounced mit-Ier-a pant-serr kom-pan-u)

is

equipped almost enti,.,'y with the latest Panur IV tanks have considerable conjitknu in their equipment and are very welJ trained and is rated as Confident Veteran.

-=::.-~~:::;:;:

~

Crew

P

latoon is rated

:

A Dismounted Panzer Crew Platoon um the No Fear

Tanks speciaL rule

(see

page

1

0).

Pan~er IV 0

Panzer IV D

MITILERE PANZER PLATOON

'A"\

Command SMG team

PANZER CREW SQUAD PANZER CREW S UAD

'A"\~Jt. 'A.~\~\

Rifle/MG learn Rifle/MG team

(TANK COMPANY)

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

All platoons with a Heer option (marked ;I ) must be taken with this option.

-,,-

lUFTWAFFE ALLIES

"'"

German compan;n can be supported

by

Luftwaffi Platoom,

who retain their own ratings.

Luftwaffi Platoons count as Allied Piatoons (Sf!( page 70 of the Flames Of War rulebook).

ARMOUR

..

MOTIVATION AND SKILL

Although

they

are equipped with Cueh rather than German

lank>,

the skill and motiva

-tion of the Gennan

("Wi

manning a Czech Panurkompanie are Jecond to nont. A Cuch

Panurkompanie is raud as Confident Veteran.

HEADQUARTERS

..

Comma~d Panzer II C (latel

(MECHANISED

COMPANY)

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

box shaded grey.

All platoons with a Heer optIon (marked ~ ) optlDn mush be taken with this option

German companies fan be supported

by

Luftwaffi Platoons,

who retain their own ratings.

Luftwaffi Piatoons count as Allied Platoons {m page 70 of

the

Flames Of War

ru/ehook},

ANTI-TANK

--.itll\\ll

DIvisional Anti-tank VI ...

MOTIVATION AND SKILL

The Panurschiitun art: the armoured eiite infantry of the panzer divisiom.

They

are trained ana' equipped to

uad

the attack alongside the panzen. A Panurschiitunkompanie is rated as Confident Veteran.

HEADQUARTERS

'A~\

_Company

'"

_{Sd Klz 251/1} Command hall-track SMG team Motorcycle and sidecar PANZERSCHUTZENKOMPANIE HQ

small

arms 6re and shrapnel.

They

train to coordinate with the

panW'S

and w

ill

ofren conduct their final assault on the The PllflznsJnirun armoured '

~:~~3~~!

~'

~:~

while mounted in their balf·tracks, only dismounting

Sd

Kh 251

armoured half

-

tracks, giving

d

have closed

completdy with their

foes

.

Panurschiitun Platoons may use the Mounted Assault

speciaL

ruk

on

page

243

of

the

rulebook.

--....,.".

..-

a

The Papurschutun an: formidable on anack.and in

Each

squad has two MG·34

fi~:::

,;

'::0

hold

off

a

n

y

~

nemy

infantry

'~

hold off light armour

Widt

their

assaults against enemy

tanks

.

teams armed with anti·tank-miaes.

Command MG team MG team

...

Sd Klz 251f1 half-track

...

Sd Klz 251{1 half-track Sd Kfz 251/1 hall·track UNTEROFFIZIER

MG team MG team Sd Kfz 251/1 half-track

S(HUTZEN SQUAD

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

All platoons with a Heer option (marked' ) must be taken with this option.

German compa'liu can be supported by Luftwaffi Platoons, who retain their own ratings.

Luftwaffi Platoons count as Allied Platoom (see page 70 of the Flames Of War rulebook).

ANTI-TANK

~ll

DivISional Anti-tank

\.<.?

Gun Platoon •

MOTIVATION AND SKILL

The Sc/;utzen (riflemen) of the Schutunkompanie are experienced and skilled vnerans

of

campaigns in Poland, P,'ance, and the Balkans. A Schiitzenkompanie (pronounced

shyoot-sm kom-pan-ee) is raud as Confident Veteran.

HEADQUARTERS

While the panz.ers and

P

a

nzerschiitzen

lead the advance and take the enemy positions, the Schiitzen follow up in their

trucks. 'lheydismount to help take the ground, [hen hold it

HAUPTMANN

1\"\

A'A"\ A

Company Command Motorcycle 2iC Command Motorcycle

SMG team and sidecar SMG team and sidecar

COMPANY HQ

until the infamry arrive to relieve them

.

They then continue

the advance with me rest of the panzer troops, their trucks

allowing

t

hem

to keep pace with the fasr moving panzers.

COMBAT PLATOONS

teams w

ill

Command MG team

;;\;..

light mortar team HQ SECTION Kfz70truck MG team UNTEROFFIZIER Kfz 70 truck

WEAPONS PlA rOONS

LEUTNANT

Command SMG learn

SchiitulI Machine-gun Platoons may make Combat

Attachments to Panurschiitun and Schutzm Platoons.

~u

MG34 HMG

The MG-34 machine-gun with irs quick-change barrel and

sustained fire mount is able 10 cur an incredible swathe of ' - -..

destruction through the enemy troops from a good position.

lbe Schiitun machine-guns are transported in light [rucks for fast deployment and immediate availability.

The

San

-GW34 mortar is an ideal weapon for a mobile

Infantry

force

like

Ihe

Schiitzenkompanir. h is light, fast to

set-up,

and

ab

le

to provide immediate support in both attack and dekncc. The mortar platoon. mounted io light trucks, can

be

easi

ly

repo5iliontd

as required given the tactical

Command SMG team

~llll

Bcm GW34 mortar

~llll

Scm GW34 mortar

~llll

Scm GW34 mortar HQ SECTION

~u

MG34 HMG Observer Motorcycle Rifle team and sidecar HQ SECTION

~llll

Scm GW34 mortar

~llll

Scm GW34 mOrlar UNTEROFFIZIER

~llll

Scm GW34 mortar MORTAR SECTION

The light and reliable 3.7cm PaK36 anti-tank

gun

haspr:oved its worth throughout the campaigns in ,.,'

w,,,

is light, easily transported, and able to deal with armour. However, the Germans are prepared for

ity ofbem:r armoured eneolY tanks and

the

morc powed'ul 5cm PaK38 anti-tank-.gun.

Th

e

infantry

gun

is an

excd1cn~~'

':!=~

manoeuvrable

and

abJe

w

lei

Schutt.cnkornpante

to

olfet

direct

1\,,\

Command SMG team

~

~

Anti-tank gun Anti-tank gun

UNTEROFFIZIER

~

1\,,\

Command SMG team Anti-tank gun

llll

•

Observer Motorcycle Rifle team and sidecar HQ SECTION

"'"II.

"'"II.

(MECHANISED COMPANY)

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

Your Company HO must be either Heer (marked ~) or SS (marked

W),

All other platoons with either of these variants must be of the same type as your Company HO.

Gn-man companies can be mpported by Luftwaffi Platoons, who retain their own mtings.

Luftwaffi Platoons count as Allied Platoons (sre page 70 of

MOTIVATION AND SKILL

Skified

fighters

and reconnaissanu troops,

Kradscbutzen

(motorcycu) troops fought with most types of German

division.

Teams in a Kmdschiitzenkompanie HQ use the Motorcycle Reconnaimwce mles on pages 196 to 1970fthe Flames

or

War

rulebook

and ary

Rete(

teams while mounted.

Company Command 2ie Command Motorcycle SMG team Motorcycle SMG team

COMPANY HQ

The ability of rh~

KnuJschiitun

rroops ro rake their motor-cycles pn rough tracks and badly maintained roads makes [hem i4eal eJ(ploirarion troops in Russia.

Th

ey

can keep pace widi the panzers and

s,hutun

of the panzer divisions or the motorised infantry of the InfiUlterit divisions.

COMBAT PLATOONS

Kradschiirzm Platoons use the Motorcycle Reconnaissance

rules on pages 196 to 197 of the Flames Of War rulebook and are R({onnaissanu Piatoons whj/e mounted

role of

f'a

S(

mobile infantry and ligh(

'

;

:.~

~

~:~'~:

!GtrdschUtun troops arc an invaJuable

~ w1r machine.

Armed

with

tWO M(;-~t.

•

I

C"m",,"d Motorcycle MG team

•

Motorcycle light Mortar team Motorcycle MG team

••

Motorcycle MG team

••

Motorcycle MG team

••

Motorcycle MG team

WEAPONS PLATOONS

Kradschutun Machine-gun Platoons use the Motorcycle

Reconnaissance ruks on pages 196 to 197

of

the Flames Of War rolebook and an: Reconnaissance Pidtoom while

To keep their mobility at its best, even the heavy machine-guns of the Knulschiituniwmpanie are mounted on motorcycles.

~

LEUTNANT

•

Command Motorcvcle SMG team

••

••

Motorcycle HMG team Motorcycle HMG team

••

••

SUPPORT PLATOONS

7he Panzmpiih Patrols of a Light Panurspiih Platoon

operate as separatt platoons, (Ilch with their own commllnd

if

your force contains any Pllnhllrd 178 (f) armoured cars,

you may not field any olher types of annoured cars from

Light, Mixed, or Heavy Panurspdh Platoons.

PanuTSpiih Patrol> arr Reconnaissance Platoons.

...

Command armoured car

...

Command armoured car

...

Armoured Car

...

Armoured Car

...

Armoured Car

LIGHT PANZERSPAH PLATOON

KntJsc~ trooPfi also served with the

Au

flr

liirungs

Abuilu",;

(reconnaissance detachmem) of the panzer divi

-sions and

mught

alongside the armoured cars. The Light Panzerspah Platoon is made up of six Sd

Kfz

221 lighc armoured cars, but some divisions were instead issued with captured French Panhard armoured ca('$.

7/;e Panzerspiih Patrols of t1 Mixed Panzerspiih Platoon operate as Jepllrtlte platoons, each with their own command

team.

The Panzerspiih Patrols of

11

Heavy Panurspiih Platoon

operau as separate platoons, each with their own command

Panurspiih Patrols art Reconnaissance Platoons.

Th

e

tnird

p

anzc

r

s

pah

P

l

am

o

n from a panzer

AuJk

liiru

ngs Ab

teil

ung i

s e

qu

i

pped

with

23

'

(8

·

rad) h

IT

armoured

cars.

Th

ese

well

·

protected

a

nd

a

rm«! w

i

t

h

a

2c

m

can

noo

.

....

Command Sd Klz 222 (2cm) Command Sd KIz 222 (2cmj

... ...

Sd Klz 221 (MG) Sd Klz 221 (MGI PANLI:RWAH PA I ROL

.... ....

Command Sd Kfz 222 (2cm) Command Sd K/z 222 (2cm)

...

Sd Kfz 221 (MG) Sd Klz 221 (MGI PANZERSPAH PATROL

MIXED PANZERSPAH PLATOON

Command Sd Klz 231 (S·rad) Sd Klz 231 (S·rad)

PANZERSPAH PATROL

UNTI:ROFrlZIER

Command Sd Kfz 231 (S-rad) Sd Kfz 231 (S-rad) PANZERSPAH PATROl

UNTERQFFIZIER

Command Sd Klz 231 (8-radl

MACHINE-GUNS

;;>1I;\1l&

[nfanlene ~ Machine-gun Platoon MACHINE-GUNS

7f'iln

Imantene ~ Machine-gun Platoon ARTILLERY

~llll

Infanterle W Mortar Platoon

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

Your Company HQ must be either Heer (marked

#I )

or SS (marked

W)

All other platoons with either of these vanants must be of the same type as your Company HC.

ANTI-TANK

~

Regimental Antl·tank ~ Gun Platoon ANTI-TANK

~ll

Inlanlene Anti-tank ~ Gun Platoon

German companieJ can be supported

by

Luftwaffi Platoons, who retain their own ratings.

Luftwaffi Platoons count as Alfied Platoons (see page 70

of

tlJ( Flames Of War rulebook).

The SS and ii

few

dire motoriscd divisions arc ... 1hese mo[Oriied formations art able

wlth

the

fast moving panzer s~heads

that lead

The

motprised divWolls are the second Ii{le,

"

..

"

"

panur troops, securing ground and holding

coumerattaclcs. HAUPTMANN

tH,

2iC Command SMG team COMPANY HQ

all

Command light Mortar Rifle/MG team team

WEAPONS PLATOONS

Infonterie Machine-gun Platoons

Attachments to Infanterie Platoom.

Direct fire SUPFl0rt tor the company is provided by the

bat-talion's

Machinrgewlhr,

or Machine-gun Company, of three

platoons of four sMG34 heavy machine-guns and a mortar platoon. The innovalive sMG34 was [he first true general

purpose machine-gun. It is simply an MG34 light

ma-chine-gun on a sustained-I1re uipod incorporating a sprung

cradle, [0 reduce the recoil and vibration, making it easier to conrrol and more accurate for continuous fire.

While

the

mortar platoons

of

thc:Allied

armies

hayt

l)&St tw.)

tubes

.

th

e

Getman

equivalcht

has.six

&m

GW)4: mo~

Thi

s

gives th. commander

of

a German

iD~

hadilton

rlmel

y

and

Rexibk

local

artillery

support

in

wwq

dlat

rhe

AUies can not

match.

~ LEUTNANT

~,,\

Comm~nd SMG team

7!'ilU

7!'ilU,

MG34 HMG MG34 HMG

~,,\

Command SMG team

~ltlt ~ltlt

Bem GW34 Scm GW34 mortar mortar

7!'ilU 7!'ilU

MG34 HMG MG34 HMG

~ltlt ~ltlt

Scm GW34 Bem GW34 mortar mortar

~ltlt ~ltlt

Bern GW34 Bem GW34 mort~r mortar

..

A1tbough

the

mortarS

are

nominally under

the

direa

d»ltrol

of

th

e

banalion

commander,

this

nrcpoftf'

is.

made available

I

~:::!!~:=::::;

[0 (he individual rifle company commanders. ~

3-ton tf lck

REGIMENTAL SUPPORT PLATOONS

Rifle team Rifle learn Rifle team Rifle team

Scout Platoons are Rt!Connllisfdnu Platoom unleH mounted on mOlorcycks when

they

use the Motorcycle Reconnaissana

rules on pag

e

s

196

to

197

of the Flam

es Of War

ruJebook.

SCOUT PLATOON

The regimeruai

Spiihrrupp,

or SCOut troop, reconnoitres ahead >

of the infanuy locating the enemy and detecting ambushes. Motorised regiments al)d SS Standa,Un mOllnted their sc.out troops on.motorcydes for greater mobility.

Alongside the monaN, ~ '.scm

I

dG

I

8

infantry gUI)

gives the infmtry

its

own artillery support. 'They can fire..

bombardmerus oN memy pruitions or b(

usaJ

to knock our

enemy

machine-pns and anti·taJik..guns

with

we

U-di

recte

d

direct

fi.;e

support.

Eor

really

stubborn enemy positiops the inliuu:ry

up

the

hblvy:

15cm

-

sIG33

i.nfantry

gun.

This

guO

packS

""_

..

~.powm"l punch.

h

can knOck out bunkers,

buiJdiop.,apd

~

1ntMtry m trench lines with jusrooe hit.

III

Command SMG team Observer Rille team

HQ SECTION

'*"11.

'*"11.

7.5em lelG18 gun 7.5cm lelG18 gun

J\~\

III

Command SMG team Obsenler Rifle team

""i1'bA

You may replace up to Otlt Piotlelf Rifo uam per Pionier Squad with a Flame-thrower uam at the start of the game

bifore tkpWyment,

---The job of [he Pioneers is largely a matter of pick and spade work for [he German army. As a result they formed large

pioneer platoons to make sure there were plenty of picks and

Command Pioneer Rifle team

Pioneer Rifle team Pioneer Rifle team Pioneer Rifle team Pioneer Rifle team Pioneer Rifle team UNTEROFFIZIER Pioneer Rifle team Pioneer Rifle team Pioneer Rifle team PIONIER S UAD

spades doing their engineering

tasks.

I~:::::

~

In the First World War, the Germans fo~med their pioneers

into assawt groups equipped with flame-throwers and other

specialised equipment. They continued these tactics in the

PJONIER PLATOON

Second World War, where w~r~ed on ro Icad~

•

,....rt

m

rili«l

- .

Pioneer Rifle team

Each infantry regiment has irs own compliment of an~ ti-tanks gullS. These are mostly the excellent 3.7cm PaK36

light anti-lank gun. But a newer, more powerfut gun.

has

been introduced to the German arsenal, the 5.;m PaK38

anti-tank gUll. The PaK38 has the capability to

knock

our

most enemy tanks the Germans have encountered in three years of campaigning.

-i~\

Command SMG team

~

Anti-tank gun

..

70

ANTI-TANK GUN SECTION

~

Anti-tank gun

~

Anti-tank gun

..

"

,

SECTION

SUPPORT PLATOONS

lnfimterie Panzerrpiih Platoons are &connaissance Platoons.

Most foot-slogging infantry divisions have a glatoon of three

machine-gun armed Panzerpiihwagm (armoured cars) in the

reconnaissance battalion_

"The

divisional

Panznjdger Abtrilung

(anti-tank gun battalion)

is anucd-wid\ 3.7cm P.a.K36 light anti-tank guns. These little

anti-lank gum can

dea1

with most enemy

ranks-

l

ike

the 8T

;Iud T-26 that the Soviets have in abundance.

...

Command Sd Klz 221 (MG) Sd Kfz 221 (MG) Sd Kfz 221 (MGI PANZERSPAH PATROL

i~\

Command SMG team HQ SECTION 3.7cm PaK36

MOTIVATION AND SKILL

7he German army if at its peak. Afur three years ofhard fighting it contaim some of the most (Xperimud and

wt/l-motivated troops available in Europe.!

SluG A or 0 StuGAorO

ASSAULT GUN SECTION ASSAULT GUN SECTION ASSAULT GUN PLATOON

BUNKERFLAK

The 8.Scm FlaKI8 Sf! 'BuRa' was designed co suppress bunkers from outside the range of (he defenders'

weapons. lhe crews were well-trained in identifying and

locadng bunkers and hining their firing slits to force the

defenders to take cover.

8.Scm F/aK18 Sfl selfpropelled guns can shoot at b

u

nkers

up to 24"/60cm away rather than the normal 16"/40cm

/imitation.

The

/5

an sl

G3

3 It

u

!

P

anzer

f

was an attempt to make. the 15cm

infantry

gun· more mobjle

for

attacks on bunkers and fortified buildings--a need highlighted in the Polish Campaign. The result was a devastating weapon for the shorr-range destruction of guns

a

nd

foni6cation!.

Flammpanzer 11 tanks were issued

In

100

...J

Pam" Abuilung IF) 101.

Barbarossa, Pdnurabrri/ung (P) 100 W2S

18. P

anzm/

ir

tJs

i

qn.

and

P

anzmlbtei/u

n

g(

F

) 101

7.

_

Pa

nurdiviJio

n.

The Flammpanzet

n

The Dicker

Mu:

was desigued [0

be

used against the

fortifi-c:ationsofthe Maginot Line in France. h mounted a to.5cm K18 gun on a .Pmzer IV

chassis

.

The ffiulring design gave

the vehide .. someWhat

rotund

apfdlanCt which

l

ea

d

to

its nicltruune, '/liclnr

MIlX'

or

Fat

Max

.

Two Dicker Max

pt"o~ ~re

a$I:iped

to

..t

P4nzmlivilUm

for Operation

Barbaro.ssa.

One was

destroyed

in an aJIlmunirion explosion,

but the second

vdlich:

fought

with

success for three months. The design was ultimatdy rejected in favour of omer designs of heavy tank-hunters

lScm slG33 auf Panzer I

INFANTRY GUN SECTION

Command Flammpanzer

Flammpanzer

as a dose combat weapon working ;;,:n,

~.::

:

~l.

t

::

...

~_.

Flammp

anzer

B

-

2

7

40({) tanks

also $lj ..

FLAME THROWER SECTION

FLAMMPANZER PLATOON

Union. These were converted from captured French

Chat

B

heavy

tanh

They were

isSued.

to

P

anztmb,dfunt

(

F

)

102

and served with 7. Arnue until

the

unit was disbanded lin

The German crews of the capmred tanks or &ute (looted or booty) panzers were improvising and did not

know their vehicles well.

Ali captured tanh in a Hur Looted Panur

Pi<lfoon (marked

~

)

are rated as Confident

Trained.

LEUTNANT

'All captured tanks irt

a SS Looted Panur

Platoon (marked ~ )

are rated as Fearless

Trahud.

As soon as the new heavy Soviet; tankS began to appear in

the in the front lines, the Germans were prepared caprured examples against [heir former owners.

Command Pioneer Rifle team

Motorcycle and sidecar HQ SECTION

~'""

Pioneer Kfz 15

_I'

field car

&1

~,\,

Pioneer KIz

_I'

15field car

&1

~,\,

...

~,\,

...

Pioneer

Rifle team Kfz 70 truck

Pioneer Rifle team Kfz 70 truck Pioneer Rille team

~'"'

Pioneer Rifle team

_I'

&1

Kfz 15field car Pioneer Rifle team UNTEROFFIZIER

~,\, ~,\,

Pioneer Pioneer Rifle team Rifle team

...

Klz 70 truck

PIONIER SQUAD

The armoured company of the Panurpionier &ttaillon (Armoured Engineer BanaJion) does the bulk of [he assault

work when confronted

by

enemy fortifications_

They

arc protected

by

armoured half-tracks for approaching the enemy pos'itions..and armed with a variety of exylbsives

mines to

d

eal with

bunk

ers

and

pillboxes_

gun Platoon is rated

as

Confident Veteran.

Command Pioneer Sd Klz 251/7

Riffe team IPioneer) half-track

HQ SECTION

Pioneer Sd Klz 251/7

Rifle team IPioneer)

--rt'-\

.'

~

hall-track Pioneer ~ Rifleteam ~

~"\,,

_Pioneer Rifle team Sd Klz 251/7 IPioneerl hall-track Pioneer

Rifle team Sd Kfz IPioneer) 251/7

~"\,,

h,If",d Pioneer ~ Rifleteam ~

~"\,,

_Pioneer Rille team Sd Klz 251/7 !pioneer) half-track UNTEROFFIZIER

Pioneer Pioneer Pioneer Riffe learn

Rifle

..,

team Rifle team

Sd Klz 251/7 !pioneer! half-track

..,

Sd Kfz 251/7 (Pioneerl half-track PIONIER SQUAD Anti-tank gun

~

'

H

Command SMG team H SECTION

'I'

-• Ll

~

~I. 70trLick Anti-tank gun

J'

&1

~

•

t

The artillery of the divisions sent to invade [he Soviet Union have been almost universally equipped with the excellent

IO.5cm leFH18 howitzer. This sturdy howi[7.er has superior hitting power than Soviet field guns who Hill mostly rely on

lighter

7.62cm

models. Command SMG team StaHteam

U.

Observer Rifle team

fO.5cm leFH18 howitzer 10.5cm leFH18 howitzer

10.Scm leFH18 howitzer 10.Scm leFH18 howitzer

Command

SMG team

LIGHT ARTILLERY BATTERY

HAUPTMANN StaH team HQ SECTION

III

Observer Rifle team