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By Alexander Tripp and Wayne Turner

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7 March 2013


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2. Panzerdivisionthe earlyyears

2. Panzerdivision was ormed in October 1935, making it oneo the oldest Panzer Divisions o the German Army. Te rstdivisional commander was no other than Heinz Guderian

himsel, who developed the theories o tank warare beorethe war.

Ater the Anschlusso Austria, the Division was transerredto Vienna and many Austrians joined it ranks, earning theDivision its nickname Wiener Panzer Division.

It took part in the Blitzkrieg campaigns in Poland in 1939,France in 1940, and the Balkans and Greece in 1941.

Ater the end o the Campaign in the Balkans, the trackedvehicles o the division were shipped to Italy, but both shipsstruck British mines and sunk. Te loss o all tanks delayedthe deployment o the Division in time or Operation

Barbarossa.

In October 1941 the 2nd Panzer arrived in Russia andwas deployed as part o the Herresgruppe Mitte advanc-ing towards Moscow. When the oensive stalled, the meno2. Panzerdivision were only 16 km rom the city. TeDivision was pushed back rom the gates o Moscow by themassive Soviet counter-oensive in the Winter o 1941/42.In the next months the Division was embroiled in heavilyought deensive battles. Ater a short ret at Smolensk inthe Summer o 1942, the Division was deployed in thedeence o Rzhev.

During the battle o Kursk in 1943,2. Panzerdivision was parto Models 9th Army, orming the northern pincer. Ater theailure o the Kursk Oensive, the men o2. Panzerdivisiontried to hold the rontlines along the Dnieper River, sueringheavy casualties in the progress. In spring 1944 the Division

was withdrawn to France or retting.

norMandyWhen the Allies landed in Normandy2. Panzerdivisionwas at ull strength with two o its our inantry battalionsmounted in hal-tracks. Te division was deployed in thearea around Amiens, and only two days ater the invasion

the division was ordered to move towards Normandy. Teleading elements entered combat on 12 June. Te rst battleswere against the British 7 th Armoured Division near Villers-Bocage, orcing the Desert Rats to retreat. Te Wiener PanzerDivision remained in the Caumont area. During the Britishoperation Epsom the Panther battalion supported the orcesdeending against the British oensive and was credited withthe destruction o 53 enemy tanks.

Ater the Allies began Operation Cobra and broke-throughthe thin lines oPanzer Lehr Division and streamed south,Hitler ordered Operation Lttich, the ill ated attack towardsMortain and Avranches. During the night o 6 August 2.

Panzerdivision attacked and broke through the Americanlines only to be stopped by American reinorcements about3 km short o Avranches. 116. Panzerdivision on the rightanked started the attack too late to make any progress while

the SS Divisions to the south were stopped by the deter-mined resistance o the US 30th Inantry Division. By noon,7 August, the morning og had dispersed and the attackso Allied ghter-bombers made all urther German attacksimpossible.

In the next weeks the Allied orces closed the Falaise pocket,but 2. Panzerdivision escaped, withdrawing towards the

Westwall more or less intact. Although the Division sueredheavy casualties in the Normandy battles, in particular theloss o heavy weapons and tanks was high, the division wasar rom destroyed.

Deployed at the Westwall, the division supported the elimi-nation o the American bridgehead at Wallendor duringSeptember. Earmarked or the planned Ardennes Oensive,

2. Panzerdivision was nally withdrawn in November toreceived new equipment and replacements in the Eiel area.

Te Panzer Regiment retained twoAbteilungen (battalions),one with Panther and the second with Panzer IV tanks. Buteach company was authorized to have only 14 tanks. Inaddition, the secondAbteilungreceived StuG III assault gunsor two o its companies in lieu o Panzer IV tanks. A urther21 StuG III were received by the Panzerjger Abteilung.However, hal-tracked vehicles were in short supply limitingthe mobility o much o the division to the roads.

the Battleofthe BUlgeFor the Ardennes Oensive 2. Panzerdivision was attached

to the XLVII. Panzer Korps commanded by Generalder Panzertruppe Freiherr von Lttwitz. In addition to2. Panzerdivision, the Korps consisted oPanzer Lehr Divisionand26. Volksgrenadierdivision.

As soon as the Volksgrenadiereo26. Volksgrenadierdivisionhad secured crossings over the Our and Cler Rivers,

2. Panzerdivision was tasked to breakthrough the Americanlines, bypass Bastogne to the north and race towards theMeuse and capture the bridges there.

Only one day beore the start o the oensive OberstMeinradvon Lauchert took command o2. Panzerdivision, so he wasunable to meet all his commanders beore the start o the

oensive.

In the pre-dawn hours o 16 December, Pioneers and a battal-ion o Panzergrenadiers crossed the Our river in rubber boatsin order to capture the village o Marnach. Tis was meantto clear the road rom Dasburg towards Cler and urthertowards Bastogne, but the soldiers o the US 28th InantryDivision entrenched there held the village stubbornly. Onlyin the evening, when Pioneers nished a 60-ton bridge,

were the divisions tanks able to cross the Our and join theght. Te deenders were then slowly pushed back. In themorning hours o 17 December an advance guard reachedthe town o Cler, less than two miles west o Marnach

and headquarters o the US 110th Inantry Regiment. Teadvance guard was stopped by Shermans o the 707th ankBattalion. Tey lost our Panzer IV tanks in the ght, butdestroyed three Shermans in return. Te deenders o Cler


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BASTOGNE

Marvie

Bertogne

Sibret

Ortho

Rochefort

Marche-en-Famenne

Bande

Nassogne

Ciergnon

Ciney

Humain

Saint-Hubert

Wellin

Hotton

La Roche-en-Ardennes

Houffaize

Heinerscheid

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0 10 20 kilometres

Woods

River

Roads

owns&Villages

2. Panzerdivision

advance

Engagements

ClerfDasburg

MarnachNoville

Bourcy

AllerbornLongvilly

Champion

Ortheuville

Hargimont

Celles

Foy-Notre-Damme

were urthermore reinorced by a tank company o the US9th Armored Division, but in the evening all the AmericanSherman tanks were either destroyed or orced to retreat.Cler was nally captured. On 18 December what was leto the 110th Inantry Regiment was orced to withdraw tothe west. However, the sti resistance o the 28th InantryDivision had played havoc with the German timetable.

Meanwhile, CCR, US 9th Armored Division established

two roadblocks east o Bastogne, the northern one nearthe village o Lullange, where the road rom Cler enteredthat leading to Bastogne. Te second roadblock was urthersouth near Allerborn. In the morning hours o 18 Decemberthe orward elements o Kampgruppe Bhm reached thenorthern roadblock. With the tanks o Panzer-Regiment 3close behind, the roadblock was soon surrounded and an-nihilated. Te southern roadblock was overrun shortly aterdusk.

Oberst von Lauchert now turned his Division to the north-west so as to swing past Bastogne in the north and maintainthe momentum o the westward drive.

All the delays allowed the American reinorcements to reachBastogne beore the Germans. One o these was eam Desobryrom CCB o the US 10th Armored Division which deployedat Noville. Te little village north o Bastogne was directlyin the way o2. Panzerdivision. Covered by the morning og,the tanks o2. Panzerdivision manoeuvred or an attack onthe village. When the og suddenly lited, more than thirtytanks were revealed to the deenders o Noville. Accuratere rom the American tanks and tank destroyers causedthe attack to ail. At midday the 1st Battalion o the 506thParachute Inantry Regiment, under Lieutenant Colonel

James L. LaPrade reached Noville and immediately coun-

terattacked. However, the paratroopers were unable to reachthe ridge lines due to the withering German re. Elements o

304. Panzergrenadier Regiment inltrated toward the southo Noville. Treatened by the prospect o being surroundedand short o ammunition, the deenders o Noville nally

retreated towards Bastogne on the aternoon 20 December,but they held up the advance o2. Panzerdivision or nearlytwo days and caused heavy casualties.

the highwaterMarkShortly ater midnight Kampgruppe Bhm, which hadbypassed Noville to the north, captured a bridge over theOurthe River at Ortheuville. Tis opened the road to

Marche and Namur invitingly, but 2. Panzerdivision didnot move, as their tanks had run dry and they had to waitor uel. Tis allowed the advance elements o the US 84 th

Inantry Division to occupy Marche. When the advancenally resumed at nightall 22 December, sti resistance wasencountered at Marche. Lttwitz ordered Lauchert to turnthe bulk o his division west towards Dinant and the Meuse,and to leave only a blocking orce towards Marche.

KampgruppeBhm raced up the highway towards Dinant,ollowed by Kampgruppe Cochenhausen, nally reachingthe woods near Celles beore daylight on 24 December. Teadvance elements o the division were only 9 km away rom

the Meuse crossings. Te remainder o2. Panzerdivision wasstretched all the way back to south o Marche with the dualmission o continuing the westward advance and o protect-ing the northern ank.

Meanwhile, the American 2nd Armored Division beganto arrive northeast o Celles. Teir CCA moved southinto Buissonville, while the 24th Cavalry ReconnaissanceSquadron occupied Humain, blocking 2. Panzerdivisionroute o advance. Te leadingKampgruppen were cut o.

In the meantime KampgruppeBhm had reached the villageo Foy-Notre Dame were it encountered several tanks o

the British 29

th

Armoured Brigade. Losing several vehiclesto British re and running out o uel, the reconnaissancebattalion went to ground.2. Panzerdivision was stopped lessthan 5 km short o the Meuse crossings.

On 25 December CCB o the 2nd Armored Division launched


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2. Panzerdivision KamPfgruPPen

During Operation Wacht am Rhein (Watch on the Rhine)2. Panzerdivision was divided into a number oKampgruppen(Battle Groups) or the oensive. Tese were:

kaMpfgrUppevon BhMCommander: Major von Bhm (2. Panzer Auklrungs-abteilung)

Units:2. Panzer Auklrungsabteilung(including an armouredcar company); and one Company o I. Abteilung/3. Panzer-Regimentwith 14 Panther G tanks.

Kampgruppe von Bhm was the advance guard o the di-visions attack and led the way through the American lines.Teir advance was halted at Foy-Notre-Dame and Dinant on24 December 1944.

You can eld a orce based on Kampgruppevon Bhm as eithera Panzerkompanie or a Gepanzerte Auklrungsschwadron.

kaMpfgrUppe cochenhaUsenCommander: Major Ernst von Cochenhausen(304. Panzergrenadier-Regiment)

Units: II. Bataillon/304. Panzergrenadier-Regiment; two com-panies o I. Abteilung/3. Panzer-Regiment with 32 PantherG tanks; I. Bataillon/74. Panzer Artillerie-Regimentwith 10

Wespe and 6 Hummel sel-propelled guns; one sel-propelledBattery o273. FlaK Bataillon;38. Panzerpionier-Abteilung.

Kampgruppe Cochenhausen ollowed behind Kampgruppevon Bhm as the divisions armoured battle group. However,all o the battle groups panzergrenadier were mounted intrucks.

You can eld a orced based on KampgruppeCochenhausenas either a Panzerkompanie or a Panzergrenadierkompanie.

kaMpgrUppe holtMeyerCommander: Hauptmann Friedrich Holtmeyer(38. Panzerjger Abteilung)

Units: 38. Panzerjger Abteilungwith 21 StuG G assaultguns; II. Bataillon/2. Panzergrenadier-Regiment; I. Bataillon/

304. Panzergrenadier-Regiment, II. Abteilung/3. Panzer-Regimentwith 28 Panzer IV J tanks and 27 StuG G assaultguns; III. Batailon/74. Panzerartillerie-Regiment. It also con-tained the3. Panzerregiments sta and anti-aircrat tanks. It

was urther supported by 1124. Artillerie Batteriewith our12.8cm K81 guns and 5th and 6th Batteries o 766. Volks-

Artillerie-Korpsarmed with 15cm sFH18 howitzers.

Kampgruppe Holtmeyer was ormed rom the divisionstank-hunter battalion, a battalion o tanks, and a battaliono panzergrenadiers pulled out o Gutmanns command tomake a relie attack and allowKampgruppevon Bhm andKampgruppe Cochenhausen to retire. Unortunately they

were too late and both groups were cut o by American andBritish orces.

You can eld a orced based on KampgruppeHoltmeyer aseither a Panzerkompanie or a Panzergrenadierkompanie.

kaMpfgrUppe gUtMannCommander: Oberst Joachim Gutmann(2. Panzergrenadier-Regiment)

Units: 2. Panzergrenadier-Regiment (one battalion detachedon 25 December to KampgruppeHoltmeyer); one companyo38. Panzerjger Abteilungwith 10 StuG G assault guns;1st Company, I. Abteilung/3. Panzer-Regiment with 14Panther tanks; II. Bataillon/74. Panzerartillerie-Regiment;one battery o 15. Volks-werer-Bataillon; one company o

38. Panzerpionier-Abteilung.

As 2. Panzerdivision advanced west towards Foy-NotreDame, Kampgruppe Gutmann was deployed south o thetown o Marche or ank protection.

You can eld a orced based on Kampgruppe Gutmann asa Panzerkompanie, a Gepanzerte Panzergrenadierkompanie,or a Panzergrenadierkompanie.

its attack on the cut o German Kampgruppen. It was a clearday, and the attack received excellent air support. KampgruppeBhm was soon destroyed. Lauchert ordered a relie attack tobe conducted byKampgruppeHoltmeyer. Te attack beganon 25 December, but was soon stopped by the 2 nd ArmoredDivision. Te remnants o Kampgruppe Cochenhausennally received permission to withdraw. Abandoning alltheir equipment about 600 men made it back to their own

lines on the night o 26 December.2. Panzerdivision was nolonger combat eective. Te Ardennes oensive had ailed.

In 1945 the remnants o2. Panzerdivision ought in theMosel region and along the Rhine. When the war ended inMay 1945, the division surrendered to American orces atPlauen.


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Panzer Lehr divisionthe retreatfroM franceTe massive carpet-bombing at the start o Operation Cobrashattered the already weakened Panzer Lehr Division. Onlysmall pockets o resistance remained which were quickly

eliminated by the attacking American units. Te commandero the division, GeneralleutnantFritz Bayerlein was orced toretreat on oot.

While Hitler ordered Unternehmen (Operation) Lttich, thedoomed attack towards Mortain and Avranches, all combat-

worthy elements oPanzer Lehr Division where ormed intosmall Kampgruppen (ask Forces) which guarded the anksoUnternehmen Lttich.

Te remainder o the division was sent to the rear to receivereplacements and returning stragglers, enabling the orma-tion o another Kampgruppe. Finally on 18 August, the

division was sent to Laon, near Paris, or reconstitution, butthe arriving reinorcements and tanks where just enough tobring the division to roughly 25% strength o its inantryand about 20 tanks.

Te uprising in Paris triggered the dispatch o a smallKampgruppe towards Paris, but it was unable to enter theCity, and was surrounded by French resistance orces andhad to break out with heavy losses. Te rapid Allied advanceorced Panzer Lehr Division, no longer unctioning as adivision, to retreat across France towards the Westwall onthe German border.

Tere, Kampgruppe von Hauser played an admirable part

in halting the American 5th Armored Divisions penetrationo the Westwall at Wallendor, southwest o Bitburg. Testrained Allied logistic situation and the decision to ocuson Montgomerys Operation Market Garden, orced the

American orces to withdraw rom their little bridgehead.In October an order was received to redeploy to the trainingarea Sennelager or reconstitution. Te remaining tanks andheavy weapons were turned over to2. Panzerdivision.

reconstitUtionandpreparationsforthe ardennes offensivePanzer Lehr Division was to be reconstituted as a standardPanzer-Division 44. However, a lot o the equipmentrequired or this organisation was not available to thedivision at the time.

Panzergrenadier-Lehr-Regiment 901 had its sta and therst battalion mounted on armoured haltracks, the secondbattalion and Panzergrenadier-Lehr-Regiment 902 receivedtrucks, mainly Steyr 1500 troop-carriers.

I. Abteilung/Panzer-Lehr Regiment 130had been attached toPanzer-Brigade 113, while I. Abteilung/Panzer-Regiment 6,

which had served the division in Normandy, returned to itsparent3. Panzerdivision, leavingPanzer Lehrwith only one

mixed battalion o panzers.

Replacements arrived only slowly. rucks where in shortsupply and in November the division still had no tankdestroyers, the artillery regiment was lacking guns and

prime-movers, and the lack o uel and experienced NCOshampered training.

lorraine

Panzer Lehr Division was earmarked or the plannedArdennes Oensive, but despite strict orders not to employthe division or any reason prior to the Ardennes Oensive,the November breakthrough o Pattons XII Corps in theLorraine orced the OKW (German high command) tomove Panzer Lehr to counter this threat to the vital Saarindustrial region.

At rst the German orces were successul and pushedelements o the American 106th Cavalry Group back, butcounterattacks by the 4th Armored Division orced PanzerLehr Division to all back and establish a deensive position.Te arrival o the Panzerjger Lehr Abteilung with 21 new

Panzerjger IV/70enabled the division to repulse all attackson 27 November.

Unexpectedly on 4 December orders arrived or the divisionto immediately load up on trains and head north, just 12days beore the start o Hitlers Ardennes Oensive.

the Battleofthe BUlgeFor the Ardennes Oensive Panzer Lehr Division was attachedtoXLVII Panzer Korps(47th Armoured Corps) which consist-ed o2. Panzerdivision and26. Volksgrenadierdivision. PanzerLehr Division was placed in Army Reserve and ordered to

stand by to support 26. Volksgrenadierdivision and to latertake Bastogne in acoup de main i possible.

26. Volksgrenadierdivision was assigned with securing bridge-heads over the Our and Cler Rivers, and thus enabling the twoPanzer divisions to breakthrough towards Bastogne. However,the American 28th Inantry Division stubbornly deended itspositions, denying the Germans use o the vital roads leadingtowards Bastogne. Kampgruppe 901 was ordered towardsConsthum in order to help the Volksgrenadiers capture thevillage. By the morning o 18 December American resist-ance aded away, allowingKampgruppeFallois to resume theadvance, ollowed byKampgruppe902. Leading elements o

Kampgruppe 902 reached Nieder-Wampach at about 1900hours on 18 December. Tere Generalleutnant Bayerleindecided to continue on the shorter and more direct sideroad towards Bastogne instead o the paved, but longer mainroad, believing it easible or armour. But the tank trackschurned the road into a muddy quagmire and trucks andprime movers bogged down. It was only at 0200 hours on 19December that the main road at Magret was reached.

Here, a Belgian civilian told Bayerlein about an Americanarmoured orce o at least ty tanks, that had passedthrough Margret only two hours earlier. Concerned aboutsuch a strong enemy orce behind his lines, Bayerlein set up

a roadblock and waited or the bulk o his orces to close up.In act the enemy orce was only a small detachment romCombat Command B o the 10 th Armored Division. Whenthe advance was nally resumed, precious time had been lost.


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Dasburg

Marnach

ClerfNoville

Bourcy

AllerbornLongvilly

BertogneChampion

Ortheuville

Ortho

Hargimont

Marche-en-Famenne

Bande

Nassogne

Celles

Foy-Notre-Damme

Ciney

Wellin

Hotton


Houffaize

Heinerscheid

0 5 10 15 miles

0 10 20 kilometres

Woods

River

Roads

owns&Villages

Panzer Lehr

Division advanceEngagements

Hosingen

Eschweiler

Wiltz

BASTOGNE

Sibret Marvie

Vauz-lez-Rosieres

Rochefort

Saint-Hubert

Ciergnon

Humain

Wardin

Mageret

At Nee, only 2 km east o Bastogne, the Panzergrenadiersclashed with the Paratroopers o the 101st Airborne Division,

which had just arrived. Te advance oPanzer Lehr Divisionwas stopped again and the race or Bastogne lost. Furthersouth, in Wardin the paratroopers were orced back in bitterhouse-to-house ghting, but KampgruppeFallois was too ex-hausted to advance urther towards Marvie. Te Americans

were able to established a strong deensive position.

Bayerlein urged an immediate attack on Bastogne withall divisions o XLVII Korps, but General von Manteueldeclined, believing that such a diversion o all corpss orces

would endanger the oensive thrust to the Meuse. All attackson the 20 December ailed and on 21 December the division

was ordered to leave Kampgruppe901 in position southeasto Bastogne and resume the westward advance past the southside o Bastogne.

In the ollowing days Kampgruppe 901 supported theattacks o26. Volksgrenadierdivision, but only small gains

were achieved. Parts o Marvie where captured in extremelyheavy ghting with the Germans holding the south and the

Americans holding the north o the village.

Casualties where high and when the 4th Armored Divisionlinked up with the deenders o Bastogne on 26 December,all notions o taking the town were gone.

Meanwhile, the main body o Panzer Lehr Division hadmoved out toward St. Hubert. Overcoming light oppositionthe division made at rst rapid progress, but on 22 Decemberuel shortages delayed the advance.

By nightall on the 23 December the division had reachedRochort. Tere the advance was delayed again, as thetown was deended by a reinorced battalion o the US 84 th

Inantry Division, which only withdrew ater a night ohouse-to-house ghting.

Further north, 2. Panzerdivision had advanced throughHumaine and Buissonville and the leading elements had

reached Celles, only six miles rom the Meuse crossings inDinant beore daylight on 24 December. Tere its leadingKampgruppen were cut o by the American 2nd ArmoredDivision. Panzer Lehr Division was ordered to recaptureHumaine and Buissonville and reopen 2. Panzer divi-sions line o communication along Highway N4. WhileKampgruppe902 was able to retake Humaine, KampgruppeFallois was stopped beore Buissonville by the US 2nd

Armoured Divisions CCA. Te Highway N4 remainedblocked and Kampgruppen von Bhm and Cochenhauseno2. Panzerdivision were annihilated by the 2nd ArmoredDivision on 25 and 26 December. Te German oensive inthe Ardennes had reached its highwater mark.

retreatfroMthe ardennesandthefinalBattles

With Kampgruppe 901 still at Bastogne, both remainingKampgruppen oPanzer Lehr Division established a strongdeensive positions. Te divisional pioneers set about ellingtrees across the roads and laying mines. Panzergrenadier-

Lehr-Regiment902 received support rom severalJagdpantherheavy tank-hunters o 559. Schwere Panzerjger Abteilung.Additional support came rom the divisional artillery, theheavy batteries o the Volks-Artillerie-Korpsand Heeres-Flak-

Abteilung 311.

Although most o Panzer LehrDivisions orces were mereshadows o their ormer strength, the deensive line heldagainst several American attacks until 11 January, when ageneral retreat began, with Panzer Lehr Division acting asrearguard. Snow storms and ice covered roads hindered

Allied pursuit. Panzer Lehr Division acquitted itsel admi-rably during the ghting withdrawal. Finally on 26 January

Panzer Lehr Division crossed the Our River towards theGerman side, thus ending the divisions involvement in theBattle o the Bulge.

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Panzer Lehr division KamPfgruPPen

During Operation Wacht am Rhein (Watch on the Rhine)Panzer Lehr Division was divided into a number oKampgruppen (Battle Groups) or the oensive. Tese were:

kaMpfgrUppevon falloisCommander: Major Gerd von Fallois (130. Auklrungs Lehr

Abteilung)

Units: 130. Auklrungs Lehr Abteilung; 8th Company o130. Panzer Lehr Regiment with Panzer IV J tanks; 3rdCompany o 130. Panzerjager Lehr Abteilungwith PanzerIV/70 (V) tank-hunters; 4th Battery o130. Panzerartillerie-Regiment; one company o130. Panzerpionier-abteilung.

Kampgruppe von Fallois led the advance o Panzer LehrDivision.

You can eld a orce based on Kampgruppevon Fallois as eithera Panzerkompanie or a Gepanzerte Auklrungsschwadron.

kaMpfgrUppe 901Commander: Oberst Paul Freiherr von Hauser

Units: 901. Panzergrenadier Lehr Regiment (armoured); 6thCompany o 130. Panzer Lehr Regiment with Panzer IV Jtanks; II. Bataillon/130. Panzerartillerie-Regimentwith towedguns;243. StuG-Brigade(18 StuG G).

When Panzer Lehrwas directed to continue to advance onthe Meuse on 22 December, Kampgruppe901 was attachedto26. Volksgrenadierdivision to continue the attempts to takeBastogne.

You can eld a orce based on Kampgruppe 901 as aPanzerkompanie, a Gepanzerte Panzergrenadierkompanie,or a Panzergrenadierkompanie.

kaMpfgrUppe 902Commander: Oberstleutnent Joachim von Poschinger

Units: 902. Panzergrenadier Lehr Regiment (motorised); 5thand 7th Companies oII. Abteilung/130. Panzer Lehr Regiment

with Panther G tanks; I. Bataillon/130. Panzerartillerie-Regimentwith towed guns.

Kampgruppe 902 attacked with Kampgruppe von Falloiswestwards, skirting south o Bastogne.

You can eld a orce based on Kampgruppe 902 as aPanzerkompanie, or a Panzergrenadierkompanie.

divisional reserve130. Panzerjger Lehr Abteilungwith Panzer IV/70 (V) tank-hunters. 559. Schwere Panzerjger Abteilung was assignedto the division or the oensive, but did not arrive at thedivision until 25 December 1944.

Panzer sPeciaL ruLes2. Panzerdivision and Panzer Lehr Division companies use allo the normal German special rules ound on pages 241 to

245 o the rulebook. In addition, it also uses the ollowingspecial rules.

pUshtothe MeUseBoth divisions used their Panzers andAuklrungsarmouredinantry to lead the push westwards, bypassing centres oresistance like Bastogne.

A player commanding an Auklrungsscwadron or aPanzerkompanie supported by one or more Gepanzerte

Auklrungs Platoons must Always Attacks (see page 257o the rulebook).

An Auklrungsscwadron or a Panzerkompanie supportedby one or more Gepanzerte Auklrungs Platoons uses theSpearhead Deployment rule (see page 261 in the rulebook)with all o their Gepanzerte Auklrungs Platoons (includ-ing attached teams), 2. Panzerdivision Panther Platoons orPanzer Lehr Division Panzer Platoons.

Panzerdivision, mounted an unsuccessul counter-attackagainst the Canadian Royal Hamilton Light Inantryentrenched at the Kalkar-Goch road, west o the LowerRhine. In March, the division ought against units rom the

American Ninth Army, which had just launched OperationGrenade. Te weak German orces in the area were quicklyorced to withdraw, and on 7 March the Panzer Lehr Division

crossed the Rhine at Wesel to the east bank. On the sameday, American orces captured the intact Remagen bridge. AKampgruppe rom Panzer Lehr Division was rushed againstthe American bridgehead at Remagen, but again it could nothalt the Allied advance. Panzer Lehr Division was orced toall back and was trapped in the Ruhr pocket where it sur-rendered on 15 April 1945.


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

Your force must be either 2. Panzerdivision (marked ) or Panzer Lehr Division (marked ). Ifa platoon has either of these symbols, you can only take equipment and options marked withyour selected symbol. If the platoon does not have either symbol, you can take equipment andoptions marked with any symbol, or no symbol.

Divisional support platoons

Com

batplatoons

HeaDquarters

Panzerkompanie HQ

HeaDquarters

9

Weap

onsplatoons

armour

9Panther Platoon Panzer Anti-aircraft

Gun Platoon

anti-airCraft

10

anti-airCraft

32Self-propelled Anti-aircraft Gun Platoon

infantry

13

23

GepanzertePanzergrenadier Platoon

Panzergrenadier Platoon

airCraft

34Air Support

reConnaissanCe

18Panzersph Platoon

28

17Gepanzerte

Aufklrungs Platoon

GepanzertePanzerpionier Platoon

10Panzer Platoon

armour

9Panther Platoon

10Panzer Platoon

armour

9Panther Platoon

10Panzer Platoon

artillery

31

30

Armoured ArtilleryBattery

Motorised ArtilleryBattery

artillery

31

30

Armoured Artillery

BatteryMotorised ArtilleryBattery

3

1

30

Armoured HeavyArtillery Battery

Motorised HeavyArtillery Battery

29

29VolksgrenadierSchtzen Platoon

VolksgrenadierSturm Platoon

infantry

23

28


19

Panzerpionier Platoon

Aufklrungs Platoon

19Half-trackedPanzersph Platoon

13GepanzertePanzergrenadier Platoon

17Gepanzerte AufklrungsPlatoon

34Anti-aircraft GunPlatoon29Volksgrenadier

Sturm Platoon

32

32

Panzer RocketLauncher Battery

Volks Heavy ArtilleryBattery

33Volks RocketLauncher Battery

PanzerKomPanietanK C

armoureD Company

armour

27

Tank-hunter Platoon27

Assault Gun Platoon


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Panzerkompanie HQ

HAUPTmann

Recovery Section

Unteroffizier

Recovery vehicle

HAUPTMANN

Company Command tank

Company HQ

2iC Command tank

Panther Platoon

LeutnantLeutnant

HQ Tank

Command Panther G

Tank

Unteroffizier Unteroffizier

Tank

Panther G Panther G

Tank

Unteroffizier

Panther G

Motivationand skill2. Panzerdivision and Panzer Lehr Division are vastly experienced divisions. Tey have beenghting non-stop since the Allied Normandy invasion, except or the odd brie respite or ret-ting. A Panzerkompanie is ratedConfdent Veteran.

combat PLatoons

headquarters

headqUarters

2 Panther G 375 points 375 points


2 Panzer IV J 175 points 175 points


2 StuG G (late) 195 points -


optionAdd a Bergepanzer III recovery vehicle or +10 pointsor a Bergepanther recovery vehicle or +15 points.

panzerkoMpanie hq

platoon



pantherplatoon

Te best panzers available to both 2. Panzerdivision andPanzer Lehr Division in the Panther G tank. It combinedexcellent armour with a powerul guns and good mobility.

You must eld at least one Panzer Platoon or PantherPlatoon entirely equipped with the same model o tank asthe Company HQ.

reluCtant

ConfiDent

fearless

ConsCript

traineD

veteran

Te panzers are always ound leading the way in a Germanoensive, oten with close cooperation rom the armouredinantry o the division, either rom the panzergrenadierregiments or the Auklrungs Abteilung (reconnaissancebattalion).


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Leutnant

Panzer Anti-aircraft gun platoon

Command Anti-aircraft tank

HQ Section

Leutnant

Anti-aircraft tank

Anti-aircraft tank

Anti-aircraft section

Unteroffizier

Anti-aircraft tank

Panzer Platoon

Leutnant

Leutnant

HQ Tank

Command tank

Tank

Unteroffizier Unteroffizier

Tank

Tank Tank

Tank

Unteroffizier

Tank

panzeranti-aircraftgUn platoon

platoon

4 Mbelwagen 220 points 220 points



4 Wirbelwind 220 points 220 points



3 Flakpanzer 38(t) 120 points -

2 Flakpanzer 38(t) 80 points -

platoon





panzerplatoon

Te panzer regiments usually had a mix o Panther andPanzer IV tanks, as was the case with the Panzer LehrDivision. However,2. Panzerdivision also had two companieso StuG G assault guns instead o Panzer IV J tanks in itPanzer IV battalion.

o protect the panzers rom Allied air power each panzer

regiment was also equipped with anti-aircrat tanks.


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BASTOGNE

Sibret

Ortho

Rochefort

Marche-en-Famenne

Bande

Nassogne

Ciergnon

Ciney

Humain

Saint-Hubert


Houffaize

Heinerscheid

0 5 10 15 miles

0 10 20 kilometres

Woods

River

Roads

owns&Villages

116. Panzer-

division advance

Engagements

ClerfDasburg

Noville

Bourcy

AllerbornLongvilly

Champion

Ortheuville

Hargimont

Celles

Foy-Notre-DammeSamre

Soy

Bertogne

Hotton

Marenne &Verdenne

116. Panzerdivision16. Panzergrenadierdivision was ormed rom 16. Inanterie-division (Mot) on 23 June 1943, but its organisation wasntchanged until October 1943. It was eectively destroyedon the eastern ront at Uman in March 1944, and theremnants were used to begin orming 116. Panzerdivisionon 28 March in France. Further personnel came rom179. Reserve-Panzerdivision.

Ater heavy losses with the 7th Army in Normandy, thedivision was moved to the Eiel region in Germany torebuild. It was reinorced with personnel rom Lutwaeortress battalions XII, XIII and XIX. On 13 October 1944,108. Panzer Brigadewas incorporated in to the division.

116. Panzerdivision and 560. Volksgrenadierdivision werepart o the LVIII Panzerkorpso5. Panzer Armeeduring the

Ardennes campaign. 116. Panzerdivisions initial attack wasagainst the US 112th Inantry Regiment o 28th Inantry

Division at Lutzkampen.

On 17 December they captured a bridge over the Our River atOuren, but it was too damaged to support heavy equipment,so 16. Panzer-Regiment(Kampgruppe Bayer) was orced toretrace their steps and cross the Our at Dasburg. Havingreassembled at Heinerscheid on 18 December the divisionspearhead captured Bertogne on 19 December. However, theOurthe River bridge there had been destroyed. Instead they

withdrew to Houalize and continued west on the northside o the Ourthe and captured Samree in the evening o20 December. On 21 December 116. Panzerdivision crossedthe Soy-Hotten road and attacked Hotten. Teir attack on

Hotten meet erce US resistance and was repulsed.

Tey were ordered to again retrace their steps and return toLa Roche where they crossed to the south side o the Ourtheand continue westward. For the next several days the division

was completely worn down in continuous combat againstthe US 84th Inantry Division in the area o Verdenne andMarenne, between Hooton and Marche-en-Famenne. Tedivision switched over to the deensive by the months end.

116. panzerdivision windhUnd(Generalmajor Siegried von Waldenberger)

16. Panzer-Regiment (Oberst Johannes Bayer)

60. Panzergrenadier-Regiment (OberstleutnantHelmuth Zander)

156. Panzergrenaider-Regiment (Oberst HeinrichVoightsberger)

146. Panzerartillerie-Regiment

116. Panzerauklrungsabteilung (HauptmannEberhard Stephen)

228. Panzerjagerabteilung

281. FlaK Abteilung

675 Panzerpionier-Bataillon

in flaMes of warYou can eld 116. Panzerdivision using the2. Panzerdivisionoptions with the ollowing option changes:

1: You can take the Panzer IV/70 (V) equipped ank-hunterPlatoon marked with the Lehr symbol.

3: You cannot take Panzersph Platoons, but may take Lehrmarked Hal-tracked Panzersph Platoons.

4: Panzer Anti-aircrat Gun Platoon may only be armed withtwo or three Mbelwagens.

5: You may not take Assault Gun Platoons in your orce.

On a historical note, 146. Panzerartillerie-Regimentonly had3 Wespe sel-propelled guns during the Ardennes oensive,so you may like to take just one section o three Wespe sel-propelled guns i you take an Armoured Artillery Battery.


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Combatplatoons

HeaDquarters

Gepanzerte Panzer-grenadierkompanie HQ

HeaDquarters

13

Weaponsplatoons

artillery

31

30



armour

9

10

Panther Platoon

Panzer Platoon

airCraft

34Air Support

27Assault Gun Platoon

infantry

23Panzergrenadier Platoon

artillery

31

30




infantry

13


infantry

13


infantry

13

Gepanzerte HeavyPlatoon

infantry

14

regimentalsupportplatoons


31

30



27Tank-hunter Platoon

infantry

28Panzerpionier Platoon

anti-airCraft

33

10

Self-propelled Anti-aircraft Gun Platoon

Panzer Anti-aircraftGun Platoon

34Anti-aircraft GunPlatoon

Panzer Platoon10

Panther Platoon9

Assault Gun Platoon25

32Volks Heavy ArtilleryBattery

gePanzertePanzergrenadierKomPanie

meCHaniseD C

armoureD infantry Company

artillery

14Gepanzerte HeavyMortar Platoon

artillery

15Self-propelled InfantryGun Platoon

armour

15Cannon Platoon

flame-tHroWer

15Armoured Flame-thrower Platoon

infantry

28Gepanzerte


reConnaissanCe

PanzergrenadierScout Platoon

24

Sd Kz 251/1 hal-track o116. Panzerdivision.


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Gepanzerte PanzergrenadierKompanie HQ

HAUPTmann

HAUPTMANN

Company HQ

Company CommandPanzerfaust SMG team

2iC CommandPanzerfaust SMG team

Sd Kfz 251/1 half-trackSd Kfz 251/1 half-track

Gepanzerte Panzergrenadier platoon

Leutnant or oberfeldwebel

Unteroffizier

Panzergrenadier Squad

Sd Kfz 251/1 half-track

Unteroffizier

PanzergrenadierSquad


PanzerfaustMG team

PanzerfaustMG team

PanzerfaustMG team

PanzerfaustMG team

Unteroffizier


Leutnant or Oberfeldwebel

HQ Section

Command PanzerfaustMG team



PanzerfaustMG team

PanzerfaustMG team

Tank-hunter team

Motivationand skill2. Panzerdivision and Panzer Lehr Division are vastly experienced divisions. Tey have beenghting non-stop since the Allied Normandy invasion, except or the odd brie respite or ret-ting. A Gepanzerte Panzergrenadierkompanie is ratedConfdent Veteran.

combat PLatoons

headquarters

headqUarters

Company HQ 80 points

gepanzertepanzergrenadierkoMpanie hq

platoon

HQ Section with:

3 Panzergrenadier Squads 285 points


option

Replace Command Panzeraust MG team withCommand Panzeraust SMG team at no cost.

Add Tank-hunter team or +20 points.

gepanzerte

panzergrenadierplatoon

Te Gepanzerte Panzergreandier Platoon provide excellentattacking and deensive capabilities. With plenty o machine-guns and Panzerausts, both enemy inantry and tanks mustthink twice beore attacking them. On attack the repower,mobility and armoured protection o their Sd Kz 251/1 Dhal-tracks allows them to quickly approach enemy inantryand launch a devastating mounted assault.

Te Company HQ o a Gepanzerte Panzergrenadierkompaniemay use the Mounted Assault special rule.

reluCtant

ConfiDent

fearless

ConsCript

traineD

veteran

Gepanzerte Panzergrenadier Platoons may use the MountedAssault special rule.

During the Ardennes campaign armoured panzergrena-diers o 901. Panzergrenadier Lehr Regiment under OberstPaul Freiherr von Hauser ormed the core o Kampgruppe901. Tey were urther supported by the 6th Companyo 130. Panzer Lehr Regiment with Panzer IV J tanks,

II. Bataillon/130. Panzerartillerie-Regiment.

2. Panzerdivision used Kampgruppe Gutmann made up o2. Panzergrenadier-Regiment supported by one companyo38. Panzerjger Abteilung (StuG G) and 1st Company,I. Abteilung/3. Panzer-Regiment (Panther G) as a strongreserve.


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Gepanzerte Heavy Platoon

Leutnant

Leutnant

HQ Section

Command SMG team


Unteroffizier

Machine-gunSection

MG42 HMG

MG42 HMG

Sd Kfz 251/1(HMG) half-track

Unteroffizier

Machine-gunSection

MG42 HMG

MG42 HMG

Sd Kfz 251/1(HMG) half-track

Unteroffizier

Mortar Section

ObserverRifle team

Kbelwagen

Sd Kfz 251/2(8cm) half-track Sd Kfz 251/2(8cm) half-track

Sd Kfz 251/2(8cm) half-track


Unteroffizier

Gun Section

Sd Kfz 251/9 (7.5cm) half-track


Gepanzerte Heavy Mortar Platoon

WeaPons PLatoons

platoon

HQ Section and2 Machine-gun Sections with:

4 MG42 HMG 165 points 165 points




HQ Section with:

No Machine-guns 15 points 15 points

options

Add Gun Section with:

2 Sd Kz 251/9 (7.5cm) - +80 points

Add Mortar Section with:

4 Sd Kz 251/2 (8cm) +155 points -

3 Sd Kz 251/2 (8cm) +120 points -

2 Sd Kz 251/2 (8cm) +85 points +85 points

Replace Command SMG team with CommandPanzeraust SMG team or +10 points.

A Gepanzerte Heavy Platoon must have a Gun orMortar Section if it has no Machine-gun Sections.

gepanzerte heavyplatoon

Te concentrated repower o the heavy platoon gives thearmoured Panzergrenadiers the ability to orm aSchwerpunkt(ocus o eort) in on attack or deence. With mortars topin the enemy, machine-guns to cut down enemy counter-attacks and Sd Kz 251/9 assault guns to knockout machine-gun nest, you have a tool or every task.

Gepanzerte Heavy Platoons may make Combat Attachmentsto Gepanzerte Panzergrenadier Platoons.

platoon

HQ Section with:2 Mortar Sections 165 points

1 Mortar Section 85 points

options

Add Sd Kz 251/1 hal-tracks or +5 points perhal-track.

Replace Command MG team with CommandPanzeraust SMG team or +10 points.

gepanzerteheavyMortarplatoon

Te heavy mortar platoon provides Panzergrenadiers withthe highly accurate and responsive re o a mortar combined

with a large payload o high explosive. Te 12cm sGW43mortars are able to blast away dug in troops and guns to giveyour troops deadly re support.


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Cannon Platoon

Leutnant

Leutnant

Gun Section

Command Sd Kfz 251/9 D(7.5cm) half-track

Sd Kfz 251/9 D(7.5cm) half-track

Unteroffizier

Gun Section

Sd Kfz 251/9 D (7.5cm) half-track


Unteroffizier

Gun Section



Self-propelled Infantry gun Platoon

Leutnant

Leutnant

HQ Section

CommandSMG team

Sd Kfz 251/1half-track

ObserverRifle team

Motorcycleand sidecar

Unteroffizier

Grille K Grille K

Unteroffizier

Gun Section

Grille K

Unteroffizier

Gun Section

Gun Section

Armoured Flame-thrower Platoon

Leutnant

Leutnant

Flame Section

Unteroffizier

Flame Section

Sd Kfz 251/16(Flamm) half-track


Command Sd Kfz 251/16(Flamm) half-track


platoon

6 Sd Kz 251/9 D 240 points



cannon platoon

Te Sd Kz 251/9 (7.5cm) assault guns o the cannon platoonprovide the Panzergrenadiers their own direct re support.With the same gun as the older models o StuG assault gun,they target enemy mortars, machine-guns and guns to clearthe way or your inantry.

Do not expect them to ght as tanks, as their light armourwill lead them only to a ery doom.

regimentaL suPPort PLatoons

platoon

HQ Section with:

3 Grille K 240 points

2 Grille K 170 points

self-propelled infantrygUnplatoon

Grille K sel-propelled inantry guns are ar more exiblethan the towed models. Tey can still operate as artillery,

but when needed can drive orward, using the protection otheir armour, to bring the enemy under direct re or asterresults.

2. Panzerdivision and Panzer Lehr Division were issuedplatoons o three, making the repower o their sel-pro-pelled inantry guns more eective, especially when used tore as artillery.

platoon

4 Sd Kz 251/16 (Flamm) 210 points -



arMoUred flaMe-thrower

platoon

Flame-throwers are oensive weapons designed to take theinitiative away rom the enemy and provide deadly supportto attacking Panzergrenadiers.


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Weapons platoons

Combatplatoons

HeaDquarters

Gepanzerte Aufklrungs-schwadron HQ

HeaDquarters

17

Divisionalsupportplatoons

artillery

31

30



airCraft

34Air Support

artillery

31

30


Motorised Artillery

Battery

Gepanzerte AufklrungsPlatoon

infantry

17


infantry

17


infantry

17

Gepanzerte AufklrungsHeavy Platoon

infantry

18 31

30



armour

9

10

Panther Platoon

Panzer Platoon

27Tank-hunterPlatoon

9

10

27

Panther Platoon

Panzer Platoon

Tank-hunterPlatoon


gePanzerteaufKLrungsschWadron

meCHaniseD C

armoureD reConaissanCe squaDron

reConnaissanCe

18Panzersph Platoon

armour

197.5cm Armoured CarPlatoon

infantry

19Aufklrungs Platoon


reConnaissanCe

18Panzersph Platoon


infantry

28GepanzertePanzerpionier Platoon

armour

20Aufklrungs CannonPlatoon

artillery

20Aufklrungs MortarPlatoon


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Gepanzerte Aufklrungsschwadron HQ

HAUPTmann

HAUPTMANN

Company HQ



Sd Kfz 250 half-track Sd Kfz 250 half-track

Gepanzerte Aufklrungs platoon


Unteroffizier

Aufklrungs Squad

Unteroffizier

Panzerfaust

MG team

Panzerfaust

MG team

Panzerfaust

MG team

Panzerfaust

MG team

Unteroffizier


HQ Section

Command PanzerfaustMG team

Sd Kfz 250

half-track

Sd Kfz 250

half-track

Panzerfaust

MG team

Panzerfaust

MG team

Sd Kfz 250

half-track

Sd Kfz 250

half-track

Sd Kfz 250 half-trackTank-hunterteam

Sd Kfz 250

half-track

Sd Kfz 250

half-track

Aufklrungs Squad Aufklrungs Squad

Motivationand skill2. Panzerdivision and Panzer Lehr Division are vastly experienced divisions. Tey have beenghting non-stop since the Allied Normandy invasion, except or the odd brie respite or ret-ting. Gepanzerte Auklrungsschwadron is ratedConfdent Veteran.

combat PLatoons

headquarters

headqUarters


gepanzerteaUfklrUngsschwadron hq

platoon

HQ Section with:

3 Auklrungs Squads 285 points


options



Add an additional Sd Kz 250 hal-track to eachsquad or +10 points per hal-track.

gepanzerteaUfklrUngs platoon

Te Gepanzerte Auklrungs Platoons were used to lead theway in the Ardennes oensive because o their outstandingattack and deensive capabilities. With all their machine-guns, enemy inantry will have trouble getting close, espe-cially i their hal-tracks are nearby as a mobile base o re.

Te dismounted inantry are a ormidable orce themselveswith two MG42 machine-guns per squad. Bristling withPanzeraust and Panzerschreck anti-tank weapons, it wouldbe a brave enemy tank indeed that would approach them toclosely.

Te Company HQ o a Gepanzerte Auklrungsschwadronmay use the Mounted Assault special rule.

reluCtant

ConfiDent

fearless

ConsCript

traineD

veteran

Gepanzerte Auklrungs Platoons may use the MountedAssault special rule.

Both 2. Panzerdivision and Panzer Lehr Division led theiradvance on the Muese River duirng the Ardennes oensive

with the armoured inantry o their Auklrungs-abteilung(reconnaissance battalion) supported by panzers.

Kampgruppevon Bhm o2. Panzerdivision was supportedby a company o 14 Panther G tanks. Kampgruppe vonFallois oPanzer Lehr Divisionwas supported by a companyo Panzer IV J tanks and a company o Panzer IV/70 (V)tank-hunters.


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Sd Kfz 250/7 (8cm) half-track

Sd Kfz 250/7 (8cm) half-track





Gepanzerte Aufklrungs Heavy Platoon

Panzersph Patrol

Panzersph Patrol

Panzersph Patrol

Panzersph Patrol

Panzersph Platoon

Feldwebel

Feldwebel

Command Sd Kfz 234 Sd Kfz 234



Feldwebel


platoon

HQ Section with:

Mortar and Gun Sections 180 points

Mortar Section 100 points

Gun Section 95 points

option


gepanzerte aUfklrUngsheavyplatoon

Te heavy platoon is equipped with mortars and 7.5cmcannons to give the Gepanzerte Auklrungs Platoons im-mediate support.

Gepanzerte Auklrungs Heavy Platoons may make CombatAttachments to Gepanzerte Auklrungs Platoons.

WeaPons PLatoons

platoon

With Sd Kz 234/2 Puma:

4 Panzersph Patrols 400 points



1 Panzersph Patrol 100 points

options

Replace all Sd Kz 234/2 Puma armoured cars in onePanzersph Patrol with Sd Kz 231 (8-rad) armouredcars or -20 points.

Replace all Sd Kz 234/2 Puma armoured cars in onePanzersph Patrol with Sd Kz 234/1 armoured carsor -15 points.

Replace all Sd Kz 234/2 Puma armoured cars in anyPanzersph Patrols with Sd Kz 234/1 armoured carsor -15 points per patrol.

panzersph platoon

By the time o the Ardennes oensive the Sd Kz 234/2Puma armoured car was in use by both 2. Panzerdivisionand Panzer Lehr Division. Additionally the 2cm armed SdKz 234/1 armoured car had entered service with both divi-sions. A ew older Sd Kz (8-rad) armoured cars were also inservice.

Panzersph Patrols are Reconnaissance Platoons.

Panzersph Patrols operate as separate platoons, each withtheir own command team.


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7.5cm Armoured Car Platoon

7.5cm armoured car 7.5cm armoured car

Command 7.5cm armoured car

Aufklrungs Platoon

KbelwagenPanzerfaust MG team

Command KbelwagenPanzerfaust MG team






Kbelwagentank-hunter team

Panzersph Patrol

Panzersph Patrol

Sd Kfz 250/9 (2cm) Sd Kfz 250/9 (2cm)CommandSd Kfz 250 (Recce)

Half-tracked Panzersph Platoon

Feldwebel

Sd Kfz 250/9 (2cm) Sd Kfz 250/9 (2cm)CommandSd Kfz 250 (Recce)

platoon

3 Sd Kz 233 (7.5cm) 145 points -

2 Sd Kz 233 (7.5cm) 95 points -

3 Sd Kz 234/3 (7.5cm) - 150 points

2 Sd Kz 234/3 (7.5cm) - 100 points

7.5cM arMoUred carplatoon

For re support the 7.5cm armed armoured cars clears theway or the other armoured cars by knocking out anti-tankguns and entrenched inantry.

platoon

HQ Section with:



option

Replace the Command Kbelwagen Panzeraust MGteam with a Command Panzeraust KbelwagenSMG team at no cost.

Add Kbelwagen Tank-hunter team or +20 points.Replace all Kbelwagen teams with the equivalentSchwimmwagen teams or +5 points or the platoon.

aUfklrUngs platoon

3. Kompanie, Panzer Auklrungsabteilungs 2(2. Panzerdivison)were meant to be mounted in Sd Kz 251 hal-tracks, but onlyhad bicycles or the Ardennes oensive. However, they quicklyutilised captured American jeeps to motorise themselves onceagain.

Auklrungs Platoons use the Motorcycle Reconnaissancerules on pages 196 and 197 o the rulebook and areReconnaissance Platoons while mounted.

platoon

2 Panzersph Patrols - 230 points

1 Panzersph Patrol - 115 points

half-trackedpanzersph platoon

As well as 8-wheeled armoured cars, Panzer Lehr Divisionalso utilised hal-tracked Sd Kz 250/9 hal-tracks or recon-naissance work.

Panzersph Patrols are Reconnaissance Platoons.

You can model your Kbelwagen teams with captured USJeep models.

Panzersph Patrols operate as separate platoons, each withtheir own command team.


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Aufklrungs Mortar Platoon

Leutnant

Leutnant

HQ Section

Unteroffizier

Mortar Section



ObserverRifle team

Kbelwagen

Unteroffizier

Mortar Section

Command SMG team Sd Kfz 251/1 half-track

Unteroffizier

Mortar Section

ObserverRifle team



Kbelwagen



ObserverRifle team

Kbelwagen

Aufklrungs Cannon Platoon

Leutnant

Leutnant

Gun Section

Command Sd Kfz 251/9 D(7.5cm) half-track

Sd Kfz 251/9 D(7.5cm) half-track

Unteroffizier

Gun Section

Sd Kfz 251half-track


Unteroffizier

Gun Section



platoon

HQ Section and:

3 Mortar Sections with:

6 Sd Kz 251/2 - 240 points

2 Mortar Sections with:

4 Sd Kz 251/2 - 175 points

1 Mortar Section with:

2 Sd Kz 251/2 - 90 points

aUfklrUngsMortarplatoon

Te 4th heavy company o Panzer Auklrungs LehrAbteilungs included a mortar platoon o 8cm mortarsmounted in Sd Kz 251 hal-tracks. However, Panzer

Auklrungsabteilungs 2 only had two mortar hal-tracks inits heavy company and these were elded in a combined

heavy platoon with their other weapons hal-tracks.

platoon

6 Sd Kz 251/9 D - 240 points

4 Sd Kz 251/9 D - 160 points

2 Sd Kz 251/9 D 80 points 80 points

2 Sd Kz 251/9 D,2 Sd Kz 251/21 D

(Triple 15mm), &

2 Sd Kz 251/2 D (8cm) 240 points -

2 Sd Kz 251/9 D &

2 Sd Kz 251/21 D

(Triple 15mm) 170 points -

aUfklrUngscannon platoon

Te 4th company o a Panzer Auklrungsabteilungs wasa heavy company with supporting weapons. Te heavycompany o Panzer Auklrungs Lehr Abteilungs was usto strength and they elded a ull platoon o six Sd Kz251/9 D assault guns in their cannon platoon. However,Panzer Auklrungsabteilungs 2 only had two assault guns

and combined them with their small numbers o otherweapons hal-tracks into a combined heavy platoon.Tis gives them a unique weapons platoons o two SdKz 251/9 D (7.5cm) assault guns, two Sd Kz 251/21 D(riple 15mm) anti-aircrat and two Sd Kz 251/2 D 8cmmortar hal-tracks.


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9. Panzerdivision9. Panzerdivision was on raised on 3 January 1940 rom4. Leichte Division (4th Light Division). It then played amajor role in the 1940 campaign, advancing through TeNetherlands, Belgium and into France withArmeegruppe B.Te division travelled urther than any other Germandivision during the 1940 campaign. In April 1941 thedivision took part in the invasions o Yugoslavia and Greece.It then ought with Armeegruppe Sd(Army Group South)during Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion o theSoviet Union. It ought in the encirclement battles on theDniepr River bend around Kiev. In the summer o 1942the division took part in the drive or the Caucasus oileldsthat resulted in the Battle or Stalingrad. 9. Panzerdivisionavoided being caught in the Stalingrad encirclement by beingtranserred toArmeegruppe Mitte(Army Group Centre). In1943 it took part in the battle o Kursk, and ater the ailureo the oensive spent the rest o 1943 on deence. It was

withdrawn to France or rebuilding in May 1944 and byAugust it had been sent to Normandy to help halt the Alliedinvasion. Despite dwindling strength the division was keptin the line until September, by which time it had retreated to

Aachen in Germany. It was rebuilt once again, incorporating2105. Panzerabteilungand other units rom the 105. Panzer-Brigade, and was back in the line at Aachen in mid-October1944.

Te division initially wasnt going to be part o the Ardennesoensive o December 1944, instead it was earmarked totake part in an attack in the Venlo Region. However, as the

Ardennes oensive made slow progress 9. Panzerdivision

was transerred to the reserve o the Fiteenth Army on 18December. It was then moved to theXLVII Korpsto ollowbehind 2. Panzerdivision as it made its thrust towards theMeuse River. Lack o uel and the congested roads meantthat 9. Panzerdivision didnt catch up with the main body o

2. Panzerdivision near Rocheort until 25 December. SomePanther tanks o33. Panzer-Regiment joined KampgruppeHoltmeyer (2. Panzerdivision) as they tried to relieveKampguppen Von Bhm and von Cochenhausen. Onceagain lack o uel, US artillery re and domination o thesky by American and British ghter-bombers halted therelieving attack. It was decided to withdraw rather then risk

the encirclement o the rest o2. Panzerdivision. Te rest o9. Panzerdivision meanwhile set about securing the northernank by taking Humain on 26 December. wo days laterthey were pushed out by Combat Command A o the US 2nd

Armored Division.

Te division was reassigned to the LVIII Korps on 29December. Tey continued to ght in the line until 14

January 1945, retiring to the Eiel Region in Germany,

where the division distinguished itsel. It ought against theAllied bridgehead at Remagen in February, by which time itwas just a battalion-sized kampgruppe o 600 men and 15tanks. It was orced to retreat in March and was encircledand captured in the Ruhr Pocket in April 1945.

9. panzerdivision(Generalmajor Freiherr Harald von Elvereldt)

33. Panzer-Regiment (Oberst Werner Streit)

10. Panzergrenadier-Regiment (Oberstleutnant Dr.Johann Reich)

11. Panzergrenadier-Regiment

102. Panzerartillerie-Regiment

9. Panzerauklrungsabteilung (Hauptmann HeinrichVoutta)

50. Panzerjgerabteilung287. FlaK Abteilung (Hauptmann Rol Schmidt)

86. Panzerpionier-Bataillon

in flaMes of warYou can eld 9. Panzerdivision using the 2. Panzerdivisionoptions with the ollowing changes:

1: You can take the Panzer IV/70 (V) equipped ank-hunterPlatoon marked with the Lehr symbol.

2: You cannot take an Armoured Artillery Battery. 102.Panzerartillerie-Regimenthad no Wespe sel-propelled gunsavailable during the Ardennes oensive. Tey did have nineHummel sel-propelled heavy howitzers, so you can still takea Armoured Heavy Artillery Battery.

3: You can only take Panzersph Platoons armed with Sd Kz231 (8-rad) or Sd Kz 234/1 armoured cars.

4: Panzer Anti-aircrat Gun Platoon may not be armed withFlakpanzer 38(t).

5: You may not take Assault Gun Platoons in your orce.


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Com

batplatoons

HeaDquart

ers

Panzergrenadier-kompanie HQ

HeaDquarters

23

Weap

onsplatoons

artillery

31

30



armour

9

10

Panther Platoon

Panzer Platoon

airCraft

34Air Support


infantry

13GepanzertePanzergrenadier Platoon

artillery

31

30

Armoured Artillery

Battery



infantry

23


infantry

23


infantry

23

Panergrenadier HeavyPlatoon

infantry

24

regimentalsupportplatoons

armour

9

10

Panther Platoon

Panzer Platoon


3

1

30



27Tank-hunter Platoon

infantry

28GepanzertePanzerpionier Platoon


anti-tanK

27Anti-tank Gun Platoon

anti-airCraft

34Heavy Anti-aircraftGun Platoon

29VolksgrenadierSturm Platoon

29VolksgrenadierSchtzen Platoon

32Volks HeavyArtillery Battery


anti-airCraft

33

10

Self-propelled Anti-aircraft Gun Platoon

Panzer Anti-aircraftGun Platoon

34Anti-aircraft GunPlatoon

32Panzer RocketLauncher Battery

PanzergrenadierKomPanie

i C

md i Company

artillery

14Self-propelled InfantryGun Platoon

flame-tHroWer

14Armoured Flame-thrower Platoon

anti-airCraft

26PanzergrenadierAnti-aircraft Gun Platoon

armour

15Cannon Platoon

artillery

25PanzergrenadierInfantry Gun Platoon

14Heavy Infantry GunPlatoon

artillery

24PanzergrenadierHeavy Mortar Platoon

2

3PanzergrenadierMortar Platoon

infantry


captUred vehicles

In the rst days o theoensive Panzer LehrDivision captured approx-imately 120 undamaged

jeeps and over 150 intacttrucks. 2. Panzerdivisionhad also captured largenumbers o Americanvehicles, including trucks,

jeeps, and hal-tracks,enough to motorise botho its bicycle battalions.

Since the only dierenceis a visual one, eel ree tomodel any or all o yourKbelwagen jeeps with

American Jeeps and your3-ton trucks with American2-ton trucks.

reConnaissanCe

PanzergrenadierScout Platoon

26


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PanzergrenadierKompanie HQ

HAUPTmann

HAUPTMANN

Company HQ



Kbelwagen Kbelwagen

Panzergrenadier platoon



HQ Section

Command Panzerfaust MG team

Unteroffizier

Panzergrenadier Squad

Unteroffizier

Panzerfaust

MG team

Panzerfaust

MG team


Unteroffizier


Panzerfaust

MG team

Panzerfaust

MG team

Panzerfaust

MG team

Panzerfaust

MG team

3-ton truck 3-ton truck

3-ton truck

Tank-hunter team

Motivationand skill2. Panzerdivision and Panzer Lehr Division are vastly experienced divisions. Tey have beenghting non-stop since the Allied Normandy invasion, except or the odd brie respite or ret-ting. A Panzergrenadierkompanie is ratedConfdent Veteran.

combat PLatoons

headquarters

headqUarters


options

Add Kbelwagen jeeps or +5 points.

Replace Kbelwagen jeeps with Sd Kz 251/1 hal-tracks or +10 points per hal-track.

panzergrenadierkoMpanie hq

platoonHQ Section with:



options


Replace all the Panzeraust MG teams with PanzeraustAssault Rife teams in two Panzergrenadier Squadsand the HQ Section or +25 points.


Add 3-ton trucks or +5 points or the platoon.

Replace 3-ton trucks with captured US M3 hal-tracks or +5 points per hal-track.

panzergrenadierplatoon

Despite their name, most Panzergrenadiers are motorised intrucks rather than mounted in armoured hal-tracks. Teyare the core o the Panzer divisions and are well armed withtwo MG-42 machine-guns in each section. Tey are addi-tionally armed with Panzeraust and Panzerschreck anti-tank

weapons. Some units may have begun to adopt the later or-ganisation equipping two squads with StG44 assault ries.

reluCtant

ConfiDent

fearless

ConsCript

traineD

veteran

Te bulk o the inantry o both2. Panzerdivision and PanzerLehrDivisions is made up o motorised Panzergrenadiers.

Tey made up the bulk o2. PanzerDivisions Kampgruppe

Panzergrenadier Platoons mounted in captured US M3hal-tracksdo notuse the Mounted Assault special rule.

Te Company HQ o a Panzergrenadierkompanie mountedin Sd Kz 251/1 hal-tracks may use the Mounted Assaultspecial rule.

Cochenhausen, Kampgruppe Holtmeyer and KampgruppeGutmann. Tey also ormed most oPanzer LehrDivisionsKampgruppe 902. Panzer Lehr Divisions motorisedPanzergrenadierkompanieheadquarters were oten mountedin Sd Kz 251 hal-track, even though most o the panzer-grenadiers themselves were not.


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Panzergrenadier Heavy Platoon

Leutnant

Leutnant

HQ Section

Command SMG team

Unteroffizier

Machine-gunSection

MG42 HMGMG42 HMG

Unteroffizier

Machine-gunSection

Unteroffizier

Mortar Section

GW34 mortarGW34 mortar

GW34 mortarGW34 mortar

Observer Rifle team

Kbelwagen

Kbelwagen

MG42 HMGMG42 HMG


3-ton truck3-ton truck

Panzergrenadier Heavy Mortar Platoon

3-ton truck

3-ton truck

3-ton truck

3-ton truck

platoon


4 MG42 HMG 135 points -

3 MG42 HMG 105 points -



HQ Section with:

No Machine-guns 10 points 10 points

options

Add Mortar Section with:

4 8cm GW34 +115 points +115 points

3 8cm GW34 +90 points +90 points2 8cm GW34 +65 points +65 points


Add Kbelwagen jeeps and 3-ton trucks or +5 pointsor the platoon.

A Gepanzerte Heavy Platoon must have a Gun orMortar Section if it has no Machine-gun Sections.

panzergrenadierheavyplatoon

Te Panzergrenadier Heavy Platoon operates orward withthe Panzergrenadiers on attack, providing mortars to engage

enemy guns and machine-gun positions and machine-gunspin down enemy inantry.

Panzergrenadier Heavy Platoons may make CombatAttachments to Panzergrenadier Platoons.

WeaPons PLatoons

platoon

HQ Section with:

2 Mortar Sections 165 points

1 Mortar Section 85 points

options


Add Kbelwagen Jeeps and 3-ton trucks or +5 pointsor the platoon.

panzergrenadierheavyMortarplatoon

Tough part o the ofcial organisation o the SchwereKompanie (heavy company) o a Panzergrenadier battalionor some time, it is only in late 1944 that most regimentshave their allocation o 12cm sGW43 heavy mortars, sup-

plementing the old 8cm medium mortars. Tese are asexible as the 8cm mortar, but with more hitting power todig enemy guns and inantry out o prepared positions.


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Panzergrenadier Mortar Platoon

Leutnant

Leutnant

HQ Section

Command SMG team

Unteroffizier

Mortar Section

ObserverRifle team

8cm GW34mortar

8cm GW34mortar

Kbelwagen

Kbelwagen

3-ton truck

3-ton truck

Unteroffizier

Mortar Section

ObserverRifle team

8cm GW34mortar

8cm GW34mortar

Kbelwagen

3-ton truck

3-ton truck

Unteroffizier

Mortar Section

3-ton truck

8cm GW34 mortar

3-ton truck

8cm GW34 mortarObserver Rifle team

Kbelwagen

Panzergrenadier Infantry Gun Platoon

Leutnant

Unteroffizier

Infantry gun

Infantry gun

Unteroffizier

Infantry gun sectionInfantry gun section

Leutnant

HQ Section

CommandSMG team

ObserverRifle team

Infantry gun

Infantry gun

Kbelwagen Kbelwagen

3-ton truck3-ton truck


platoon

HQ Section with:

3 Mortar Sections 180 points -

2 Mortar Sections 125 points -

1 Mortar Section 65 points -

options



panzergrenadierMortarplatoon

Some 2. Panzerdivision panzergrenadier battalions still hadthe older 8cm GW34 medium mortars. Tese continued toplay an important role in support o the Panzergrenadiers.

Tey can be used in mass to deliver disrupting barrages tohalt enemy attacks or pin them down beore an assault.Tey can be used to drop smoke on the enemy to obscuretheir shooting. Tey can also be used individually in directre to knock out guns and machine-guns protected byentrenchments.

platoonHQ Section and2 Inantry Gun Sections with:

4 7.5cm PaK50 140 points -

4 7.5cm IG37 120 points -

HQ Section and1 Inantry Gun Section with:

2 7.5cm PaK50 75 points -

2 7.5cm IG37 65 points -

options



panzergrenadierinfantrygUn platoon

Te Panzergrenadiers o2. Panzerdivision were also sup-ported by some o the new light inantry guns. Te 7.5cmleIG37 gun is a modernised gun on a light 3.7cm PaK36trail. Te 7.5cm PaK50 is a more sophisticated gun based

on a cut down 7.5cm PaK40 on a light 5cm PaK38 trail. Ithas almost the same power as the 7.5cm PaK40, but uses alarge muzzle brake to prevent the weapon being ripped apartevery time it res.


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Panzergrenadier Anti-aircraft gun Platoon

Leutnant

Leutnant

HQ Section

Command SMG team

Unteroffizier

Anti-aircraftSection

2cm FlaK38 gun

3-ton truck

Unteroffizier

Anti-aircraft Section

3-ton truck2cm FlaK38 gun

Unteroffizier

Anti-aircraftSection

2cm FlaK38 gun

3-ton truck

Kbelwagen

Panzergrenadier Heavy Infantry gun Platoon

Leutnant

Leutnant

HQ Section

CommandSMG team

ObserverRifle team

UnteroffizierUnteroffizier

gun section gun section

15cm sIG33 gun Sd Kfz 11half-track

Kbelwagen Kbelwagen

15cm sIG33 gun Sd Kfz 11half-track

Panzergrenadier Scout Platoon


Command KbelwagenPanzerfaust MG team


Scout Squad Scout Squad


Scout Squad

regimentaL suPPort PLatoons

platoon

HQ Section with:

3 2cm FlaK38 75 points

options



panzergrenadieranti-aircraft gUn platoon

Te motorised Panzergrenadiers need their own anti-aircratweapons to protect them rom the Allied air orces. Te 2cmFlaK38 gun has to be carried or towed by a truck, but it canbe hidden with ease once dismounted.

Usually the troops o a Panzer division can call on sel-pro-pelled guns, shortages meant both divisions were not able

to get new anti-aircrat hal-tracks beore the launch o theArdennes oensive.

platoon

HQ Section with:

2 15cm sIG33 145 points -

options


Add Kbelwagen jeeps and Sd Kz 11 hal-tracks or+5 points or the platoon.

panzergrenadierheavyinfantrygUn platoon

Heavy inantry guns can and will destroy any enemynest o resistance. Even bunkers are not immune. TePanzergrenadiers use them to reinorce the centre o gravityo their attacks to quickly eliminate enemy weapons that are

holding them up. Tey are oten most eective red directlyat dug-in guns, nests and bunkers.

platoon

HQ Section with:

3 Scout Squads 180 points 180 points

2 Scout Squads 135 points 135 points

panzergreandierscoUtplatoon

Each Panzergrenadier Regimenthad its own reconnaissanceplatoons to scout ahead o the regiments battalions as theyadvance to attack the enemy. Tese scouts were mountedon light transport such as the Kbelwagen jeep, motorcycle

sidecar combination or Kettenkradhal-track motorcycles.

Panzergrenadier Scout Platoons use the MotorcycleReconnaissance rules on pages 196 and 197 o the rulebookand are Reconnaissance Platoons while mounted.


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Assault Gun Platoon

Leutnant

LEUTNANT

Command Assault Gun

HQ Assault Gun


Assault Gun Assault Gun

Assault Gun Assault Gun

Tank-hunter Platoon

Leutnant

LEUTNANT

Command Tank-hunter

HQ Tank-hunter


Tank-hunter Tank-hunter

Tank-hunter Tank-hunter

Anti-tank gun Platoon

Leutnant

Leutnant

HQ Section

Command SMG team

Unteroffizier

Anti-tankgun Section

Unteroffizier

Anti-tankgun Section

Unteroffizier

Anti-tank gun Section

7.5cm PaK40 gun

7.5cm PaK40 gun

3-ton truck

3-ton truck

7.5cm PaK40 gun

3-ton truck

Kbelwagen

german divisionaL suPPortMotivationand skill

2. Panzerdivision and Panzer Lehr Division are vastly experienced divisions. Tey have beenghting non-stop since the Allied Normandy invasion, except or the odd brie respite or ret-ting. Divisional Support Platoons are ratedConfdent Veteran, unless otherwise noted.

reluCtant

ConfiDent

fearless

ConsCript

traineD

veteran

assaUlt gUn platoonplatoon

3 StuG G 285 points

2 StuG G 190 points

3 StuG G (late) 295 points

2 StuG G (late) 195 points

option

Replace one StuG G or StuG G (late) assault gun

with a StuH42 assault gun at no cost.

tank-hUnterplatoonplatoon

3 Panzer IV/70 (V) - 450 points

2 Panzer IV/70 (V) - 300 points

3 Jagdpanther - 705 points

2 Jagdpanther - 470 points

platoon

HQ Section with:

3 7.5cm PaK40 155 points 155 points

2 7.5cm PaK40 105 points 105 points

options



anti-tankgUn platoon

38. Panzerjger Abteilung o2. Panzerdivision also had a

towed company o 7.5cm PaK40 anti-tank guns. However,Panzer Lehr Division was very short on 7.5cm PaK40 anti-tank guns and only had three available in 130. PanzerjgerLehr Abteilungand none at all available in its PanzergrenadierRegiments.

38. Panzerjger Abteilungo2. Panzerdivision had 21 StuGG assault guns. 243. StuG-Brigade supported Panzer LehrDivision with 18 assault guns.

130. Panzerjger Lehr Abteilung with Panzer IV/70 (V)tank-hunters. 559. Schwere Panzerjger Abteilung with

Jagdpanther heavy tank-hunters was assigned to the divisionor the oensive, but did not arrive at the division until 25December 1944.


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Gepanzerte pionier Platoon

Leutnant

Unteroffizier

Pionier Squad


PioneerMG team


PioneerMG team

Leutnant

HQ Section

Command PioneerMG team

Pioneer Supply3-ton truck


Unteroffizier

Pionier Squad


PioneerMG team


PioneerMG team

Unteroffizier

Pionier Squad

PioneerMG team


PioneerMG team



Leutnant

Leutnant

HQ Section

Command PioneerRifle/MG team

Pioneer Supply3-ton truck

Kfz 15 field car

Unteroffizier

Pionier Squad

Pioneer

Rifle/MG team

Pioneer

Rifle/MG team

Kfz 70 truck

Unteroffizier

Pionier Squad

Pioneer Rifle/MG team Pioneer Rifle/MG team Kfz 70 truck

Unteroffizier

Pionier Squad

Pioneer

Rifle/MG team

Pioneer

Rifle/MG team

Kfz 70 truck

platoon

HQ Section with:

3 Pioneer Squads 265 points

2 Pioneer Squads 190 points

options

Replace Command Pioneer MG team with CommandPanzeraust Pioneer SMG team or +10 points. I youdo this you may also replace all remaining PioneerMG teams in the platoon with Panzeraust PioneerMG teams or +10 points per team.

Add an additional Sd Kz 251/7 hal-track to eachsquad or +10 points per hal-track.

Add Pioneer Supply 3-ton truck or +25 points orPioneer Supply Maultier or +30 points.

gepanzerte panzerpionierplatoon

Te Panzerpionier Abteilung (armoured engineer battalion)o both 2. Panzerdivision and Panzer Lehr Division had anumber o armoured pioneers mounted in Sd Kz 251/7hal-tracks.

In addition to their armoured hal-tracks they are also heavyequipped to deal with any eld ortications they may berequired to storm with ame-throwers and demolitioncharges.

Tey can also lay mineelds or set-up barbed wire barriers toaid a companies deensive positions.

platoon

HQ Section with:

3 Pionier Squads 205 points

2 Pionier Squads 145 points

options

Replace Command Pioneer Rife/MG team withCommand Panzeraust Pioneer SMG team or+10 points. I you do this you may also replace all

remaining Pioneer Rife/MG teams in the platoonwith Panzeraust Pioneer Rife/MG teams or +10points per team.

Add Pioneer Supply 3-ton truck or +25 points orPioneer Supply Maultier or +30 points.

panzerpionierplatoon

Not all o the pioneers o the Panzerpionier Abteilung areequipped with armoured hal-tracks, most travel into battlein trucks. Tey then dismount to ght.

However, they are just as eective against enemy eld or-tications by suppressing and knocking out bunkers, nests

and entrenchments with ame-throwers and demolitioncharges. You many replace up to one Pioneer Rife/MG team perPionier Squad with a Flame-thrower team at the start o the game beore deployment.

You many replace up to one Pioneer MG team per PionierSquad with a Flame-thrower team at the start o the gamebeore deployment.

Gepanzerte Panzerpionier Platoons may use the MountedAssault special rule.


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Volksgrenadier Schtzen Platoon



HQ Section

Command Panzerfaust Rifle/MG team

Unteroffizier

Grenadier Squad

Panzerfaust Rifle/MG team


Unteroffizier

Grenadier Squad



Unteroffizier

Grenadier Squad

Panzerfaust Rifle/MG teamPanzerfaust Rifle/MG team

Panzerschreck team

Volksgrenadier Sturm Platoon



HQ Section

Unteroffizier

MG Squad

Unteroffizier

Assault Squad

Unteroffizier

Assault Squad

Panzerfaust MG teamPanzerfaust MG team

Command Panzerfaust Assault Rifle team

Panzerfaust

Assault Rifle

team

Panzerfaust

Assault Rifle

team

Panzerfaust

Assault Rifle

team

Panzerfaust

Assault Rifle

team

Panzerschreck team

volksgrenadierschtzen platoon

platoon

HQ Section with:

3 Grenadier Squads 220 points

2 Grenadier Squads 155 points

Add:

1 Panzerschreck team +25 points

optionReplace Command Panzeraust Rife/MG team witha Command Panzeraust SMG team at no cost.

Te third platoon o the company, the Schtzen (Rie)Platoon, is armed with K98 ries and MG42 machine-guns.Tey provide support and longer ranged repower to back-up the Sturm Platoons.

volksgrenadierstUrM platoon

platoon

HQ Section with:

2 Assault Squadsand 1 MG Squad 270 points

2 Assault Squads 200 points

Add:

1 Panzerschreck team +25 points

AVolksgrenadierkompanie(Peoples Grenadier Company) ismade up o three platoons, two o which are Sturm (Assault)Platoons. wo squads are armed with StG44 (Sturmgewehr 44)assault ries giving them great repower on the move, whilethe last section is armed with two MG42 machine-guns orsupporting re. Tey are also equipped with PanzeraustandPanzerschreckanti-tank weapons.


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Hauptmann

MOTORISED Artillery Battery

Hauptmann

Leutnant Leutnant

10.5cm leFH18/40 howitzer

Sd Kfz 11 half-track







Hauptmann

Motorised Heavy Artillery Battery

Hauptmann

Leutnant Leutnant

Gun or howitzer

Sd Kfz 7 (8t) half-track

Gun or howitzer


Gun or howitzer


Gun or howitzer


Motorised artilleryBatteryplatoon

HQ Section and two Gun Sections with:

4 10.5cm leFH18/40 215 points

HQ Section and one Gun Section with:

2 10.5cm leFH18/40 120 points

options

Add Kz 68 radio truck, Kbelwagen jeeps andSd Kz 11 hal-tracks or +5 points or the battery.

Replace one Observer Rife team and Kbelwagenjeep with Panzer IV OP or +15 points.

Te 10.5cm leFH18/40 howitzer is a lighter version thatmounts the standard howitzer on a light weight modiedPaK40 trail. o save the trail rom shaking apart a largemuzzle brake has been tted to reduce its recoil.

Because Panzer Lehr Division had no armour artillery avail-able during the Ardennes oensive they allocated their newPanzer IV OP tanks to the towed artillery.

Motorised heavyartilleryBattery

platoon

HQ Section and

two Gun Sections with:4 15cm sFH18 310 points 310 points

4 s10cm K18 395 points -

HQ Section andone Gun Section with:

2 15cm sFH18 160 points 160 points

2 s10cm K18 205 points -

options

Add Kz 68 radio truck, Kbelwagen jeeps and Kz 7

hal-tracks or +5 points or the battery.Replace one Observer Rife team and Kbelwagen

jeep with Panzer IV OP or +15 points.

Both 2. Panzerdivision and Panzer Lehr Division had theirheavy repower is supplied by a heavy artillery battalionarmed with 15cm sFH18 howitzers and s10cm K18 guns.

Te 15cm howitzer provided the hard hitting power to dealwith enemy entrenchments and bunkers, while the longrange 10cm guns are ideal or knocking out the enemysartillery with counter battery re.


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Hummel Hummel

Hummel

ObserverRifle team

SdKfz 250

Sd Kfz 9recovery half-track

Panzer IV OP

Armoured Heavy Artillery Battery

Hummel Hummel

Hummel

Armoured Artillery Battery

ObserverRifle team

SdKfz 250

Sd Kfz 9recovery half-track

Panzer IV OP

arMoUred heavyartilleryBattery

platoon

HQ Section and 2 Gun Sections with1 Panzer IV OP, Observer

Rife team, Sd Kz 250 and:

6 Hummel 580 points -


HQ Section and 1 Gun Section with1 Panzer IV OP and:



option

Add Sd Kz 9 recovery hal-track or +5 points.

All six Hummel sel-propelled 15cm heavy howitzers o2. Panzerdivision allocated to KampgruppeBhm.

arMoUred artilleryBatteryplatoon

HQ Section and 2 Gun Sections with1 Panzer IV OP, ObserverRife team, Sd Kz 250 and:

5 Wespe 400 points -


HQ Section and 1 Gun Section with1 Panzer IV OP and:


2 Wesp

2 and lehr panzerdivisons

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