The following is the German hex-by-hex deployment at the beginning of the Allied player turn of Jun I 44. It is intended for use in the accompanying battle scenarios "Operation OVERLORD" and "Victory in the West."

Deployments and notes set off by brackets [ ], are for historical interest or for counters (such as Army HQ) currently with no standard game function.

Unit placements followed by a question mark are uncertain and vary in accuracy from "somewhere within the corps boundaries" to "somewhere in Western Europe" Their exact placement hex is based on available information plus rational game play.

Initial Forces, Jun 1 44

Initial Conditions

Capitals.Place as indicated:

Capital of Germany: Berlin hex 16A: 1902.

Fortifications.

Unimproved Ouvrages: In France, per the map. All ouvrages are unimproved.

Improved Fortresses: All fortresses in Germany: Westerland (16A:0109), Helgoland (16A:0311), Wangerooge (16A:0412), Borkum (16A:0414), Brunsbuttel (16A:0509), Wilhelmshaven (16A:0612).

Unimproved Fortresses: All fortresses in Belgium and France: Eben Emael (16A: 1423), Namur (16A: 1426), Metz (16A:2225), Belfort (16A:3129), Savoie (17A:3902), Maurienne (17A:4103), Briancon (17A:4203), Ubaye (17A:4504), Tinee-Vesubie (17A:4704), Sospel-Roya (17A:4803), and Toulon (17A:4909).

Westwall: Per the map. All hexes of the Westwall are unimproved.

Fortified Hexsides: In France, per the map. All fortified hexsides are unimproved.

Naval Defenses. In addition to the items listed below, see the coast defense summary table for Axis coast defenses. Greater Germany: Place in the Denmark holding box.

1x 2-5-0* port fortif. (AA=2) (KM)

2x forts

West: Place in the hexes as listed:
16A:0523 (Haarlem) 1x 0-5-0* port fortif. (AA=2) (KM)
16A:0624 (Gravenhaage) 1x 0-5-0* port fortif. (AA=2) (KM)
16A:0727 (Vlissingen) 1x 0-5-0* port fortif. (AA=2) (KM)
16A:0732 (Calais) 1x 0-5-0* port fortif, (AA=2) (KM)
16A:0828 (Ostend) 1x 0-2-0 * port fortif (AA=2) (KM)
16A:0830 (Dunkerque) 1x 0-5-0* port fortif. (AA=2) (KM)
17A:0414 (Guernsey) 1x 0-5-0* port fortif. (AA=2) (KM)
17A:0513 (Alderney) 1x 0-2-0* port fortif, (AA=1) (KM)
17A:0522 (Brest) 1x 0-5-0* port fortif. (AA=2) (KM)
17A:0611 (Cherbourg) 1x 0-5-0* port fortif. (AA=2) (KM)
17A:0614 (Jersey) 1x 0-2-0* port fortif. (AA=1) (KM)
17A:0617 (St.Malo) 1x 0-2-0* port fortif. (AA=1) (KM)
17A:0702 (Boulogne) 1x 0-5-0* port fortif. (AA=2) (KM)
17A: 1005 (Dieppe) 1x 0-2-0* port fortif. (AA=2) (KM)
17A: 1007 (Le Havre) 1x 0-5-0* port fortif. (AA=2) (KM)
17A:1021 (Lorient) 1x 0-5-0* port fortif. (AA=2) (KM)
17A: 1420 (St. Nazaire) 1x 0-5-0* port fortif. (AA=2) (KM)
17A:2220 (La Rochelle) 1x 0-5-0* port fortif, (AA=2) (KM)
17A:2321 (Rochefort) 1x 0-2-0* port fortif. (AA=1) (KM)
17A:2422 (La Verden) 1x 0-2-0* port fortif. (AA=1) (KM)
17A:3129 (Bayonne) 1x 0-2-0* port fortif. (AA=1) (KM)
17A:4611 (Port de Bouc) 1x 0-2-0* port fortif. (AA=1) (KM)
17A:4909 (Toulon) 1x 0-2-0* port fortif. (AA=1) (KM)

Place forts in the following hexes:
16A:0321 (Den Heider) 17A:0907 (Fecamp)
16A:0522 (Wyk aan Zee) 17A:0908
16A:0725 17A:0910
16A:0731 17A: 1003 (Le Treport)
16A:0733 17A: 1004
16A:0733 17A: 1008 (Deauville)
16A:0827 17A: 1009
16A:0829 17A: 1621 (Noirmoutier)
17A:0802 17A:2121 (Re)
17A:0810 17A:2221 (Oleron)
17A:0822 (Quimper) 17A:2421 (Royan)
17A:0903 17A:4315 (Sete)
17A:0906 17A:4618 (Port Vendres)

Atlantic Ocean: German North Sea Coast Barrage: Place 3 mine points each in hexes 16A:0111, 16A:0211, 16A:0312, 16A:0313, and 16A:0314.

Atlantic Ocean: Dutch Coast Barrage: Place 1 mine point each in hexes 16A:0222, 16A:0323, 16A:0324, 16A:0424, 16A:0425, 16A:0526, 16A:0527, 16A:0528, 16A:0628, and 16A:0629.

Atlantic Ocean: English Channel Barrage: 1 mine point each in hexes 17A:0602, 17A:0703, 17A:0704, 17A:0705, 17A:0706, 17A:0707, 17A:0708, 17A:0709, 17A:07 10, and 17A:06 10.

Air Forces

See the separate air orders of battle.

Miscellaneous

Rail Capacity The Axis player has the following rail capacities for these rail nets:
Western Europe 50
Greater Germany 60

Intrinsic AA: Per chart.

Resource Points: West: 55

Accumulated Replacements:

West: 19 German inf RPs, 30 German arm RPs

Conditional Reinforcements: The Axis player has received the following conditional reinforcements: General Invasion Alarm (to the South theater) and Italian Occupation Turns I through 17. Jun I 44 is Turn 19 of the Italian Occupation.

Available for Assembly (in Breakdown Box):
Inf XX A 1x 5-7-6 Inf XX 91

Airfields Place one 6 point capacity permanent airfield at:
16A:1022/6 [Gilze-Rijen]

Place one 3 point capacity permanent airfield at:
16A:1721 (Amersfoot)
16A:0820
16A:0831 (St. Omer) with 2 hits
16A:0919 with 1 hit
16A:0931 with 2 hits
16A:1016 (Rheine)
16A:1131 (Douai)
16A:1207 (Uelzen)
16A:1209
16A:1326
16A:1331 (Cambrai)
16A:1221
16A:1526
16A:2125 (Thionville)
16A:2225 (Metz)
17A:0916 (Dinard) with 3 hits
17A1002 (Abbeville) with 3 hits
17A:1003 (Lo Treport) with2 hits
17A:1010 (Caen) with 3 hits
17A:1207 with 2 hits
17A:1209 with 2 hits
17A:1216 (Rennes)
17A:1220 (Vannes)
17A:1302 [Rosieres-en-Santerre]
17A:1307 (Evereux) with 3 hits
17A:1403 (Beauvais) with 1 hit
17A:1407 with 1 hit
17A:1411 (Alencon) with 1 hit
17A:1504 [Cormeilles-en-V1xen)
17A:1608 (Chartres)
17A:1705
17A:1709
17A:2512 (Chateauroux)
17A:3224 (Mont de Marsan)
17A:4211 (Nimes)
17A:4310 (Avignon)
17A:4510 (Salon-en-Provence)

Oberbefehlshaber West

(Generalfeldmarshall Gerd von Rundstedt)

[17A: 1605 (Paris) 1x XXXXXX HQ West]
16A:1631 (Laon) 1x 3-2-8 Art III 761
16A:0928 (Brugge) 1x 1-10 mot AT II 668
17A: 1605 (Paris) ? 1x 7-3-10 mot Rkt Art X 4
17A:0914 (Granville) ? 1x 7-3-10 mot Rkt Art X 7
17A: 10 10 (Caen) ? 1x 7-3- 10 mot Rkt Art X 8
16A:0332 ? 1x 7-3-10 mot Rkt Art X 9
16A: 1131 (Douai) ? 1x 0-6 RR Eng X West
17A: 1605 (Paris) ? 1x 4-3-6 Art X 502

Place in any city hex in the West Theater: 2 pts pos AA

5th Panzer Army

1st SS Panzer Corps (SS-Obergruppenfuhrer Josef "Sepp" Dietrich)
[17A:1406(Septeuil) 1x Pz XXX HQ 1 SS (SS)]
16A: 1124 (Turnhout) 1x 20-10 Pz XX 1(SS)
17A: 1307 (Evreux) 1x 19-10 Pz XX 12 HJ (SS)
17A: 1916 1x 15-10 PzG XX 17 GvB (SS)
16A: 1403 (Beauvais) 1x 4-3-8 Pz II 101(SS)

47th Panzer Corps (Gen. der Panzertruppen Hans Freiherr von Funk)
[17A: 1404 1x Pz XXX HQ 47
17A: 1404 1x 2-8 Eng III 747
17A: 15 10 1x 20-10 Pz XX Lehr

Army Group B

25th Army

88th Infantry Corps [General der Infanterie Hans Reinhard)]
[16A:0722 (Utrecht) 1x Inf XXX 88]
16A:0522 1x 4-5 Static XX 34
16A:0623 1x 4-6-5 Static XX 16 L
16A:0823 (Doordrecht) 1x 4-5* Static XX 719

15th Army

89th Army Corps (General der Panzertruppen Alfred Ritter von Hubicki) [
16A: 1025 (Antwerp) 1x Inf XXX HQ 89]
16A:0727 (Vlissingen) 1x 4-5 Res XX 165
16A:0827 1x 4-5 * Static XX 712
16A:0828 (Ostend) 1x 4-6-5 Static XX 49
16A:0827 ? 1x 3-8 Art X 189

82nd Army Corps (General der Artillerie Sinnhuber)
[16A:0831 1x Inf XXX 82]
16A:0733 1x 2-1-R RR Art II 702
16A:0733 1x 2-1-R RR Art II 725
16A:0830 (Dunkerque) 1x 4-6-5 Static XX 18 L
16A:0732 (Calais) 1x 4-6-5 Static XX 47
16A:0802 (Montreuil) 1x 4-6-5 Static XX 49
16A:0802 (Montreuil) 1x 4-3-8 Art X 14

67th Army Corps (?)
[17A: 1202 (Amiens) 1x Inf XXX HQ 61
16A:0903 1x 4-5 Static XX 344
16A: 1003 1x 4-5 Static XX 348

81st Army Corps (General der Panzertruppen Adolf Kuntzen)
[17A: 1205 (Rouen) 1x Inf XXX HQ 81]
17A: 1005 (Dieppe) 1x 5-5 Static XX 245
17A:0907 (Frecamp) 1x 4-6-5 Static XX 17L
17A: 1007 (Le Havre) 1x 4-5 Static XX 346
17A: 1009 1x 4-5* Static XX 711
17A: 1004 1x 2-3-6 Inf X 703 (ET
17A: 1008 1x 2-3-6 Inf X 721 (EI)
17A: 1008 1x 3-6 Art X 117

7th Army

2nd Parachute Corps (Generalleutnant Eugen Meindl)
(17A: 1216 (Rennes) 1x Para XXX HQ 2 (LW)]
17A:0720 (Huelgoat) 1x 8-10-8 Para-Inf XX 3 (LW)
17A: 1216 (Rennes) 1x 7-9-8 Para-Inf XX 5 (LW)
17A:0817 (St. Brieuc) ? 1x 3-8 Art III 12 Fs (LW)
17A:0817 (St. Brieuc) ? 1x hv mot AA III (AA=4) 12 Fs (LW)
17A:0817 (St. Brieuc) ? 1x 2-1-10 Recon 11 12 Fs (LW)

84th Corps [(General der Artillerie Erich Marcks)]
[17A:0912 (St.LO) 1x Inf XXX HQ 84]
17A:0910 1x 4-5* Static XX 716
17A:0810 1x 5-7-6 Inf XX 352
17A:0711 1x 4-5* Static XX 709
17A:0712 1x 4-5 Static XX 243
17A:0811 1x 1-2-6* Inf XX A
17A:0811 1x 2-6* Inf XX A
17A:0811 1x 2-6* Inf XX A
17A:0614 (Jersey) 1x 2-4-4* Static III 319/582
17A:0414 (Guernsey) 1x 2-4-4* Static III 319/583
17A:0513 (Alderney) 1x 2-4-4* Static III 319/584
17A:0414 (Guernsey) 1x 1-6 Pz II 213
17A:0614 (Jersey) ? 1x 1-6 MG II 16

74th Army Corps (?)
[17A:0917 (St. Maio) 1x Inf XXX HQ 74]
17A:0915 (St.Malo) 1x 5-7-6 Inf XX 77
17A:0617 (Paimpol) 1x 4-5 Static XX 266

25th Army Corps (General der Infanterie Wilhelm Farmbacher)
17A:0522 (Brest) 1x Inf XXX HQ 25]
17A: 1021 (Lorient) ? 1x 2-8 Cav X Ost (ET)
17A:0522 (Brest) 1x 4-5 Static XX 343
17A:0521 (Morla1x) 1x 5-7-6 Inf XX 353
17A:0822 (Quimper) 1x 4-5 Static XX 265
17A: 1220 (Vannes) 1x 5-7-6 Inf XX 275
17A:0522 (Brest) ? 1x 5-3-6 Art X 115

Army Group G

63rd Reserve Corps (Panzer)
[17A:3210 (Clermont-Ferrand) 1x Pz XXX HQ 63]

58th Panzer Corps (General der Panzertruppen Walter Kruger)
[17A:3720 (Toulouse) 1x Pz XXX HQ 58]
17A:3720 (Toulouse) 1x 20-10 Pz XX 2(SS)
17A:4211 (Nimes) 1x 16-10 Pz XX 9
17A:2621 1x 16-10 Pz XX 11

1st Army

80th Army Corps (?)
[17A:2220 (La Rochelle) ? 1x Inf XXX HQ 80]
17A: 1921 1x 4-5 Res XX 158
17A:2421(Royan) 1x 4-5* Static XX 708
17A:2421 (Royan) 1x 1-4 Fort III 360 Kos (ET)

86th Army Corps (General der Infanterie Bruno Bieler)
[17A:2823 (Bordeaux) 1x Inf XXX HQ HQ 86]
17A:2925 (Areachon) ? 1x 3-8 Art X 186
17A:2823 (Bordeaux) 1x 4-5* Res XX 159
17A:2925 (Areachon) 1x 1-6 Inf III 950 (Ind)
17A:3129 (Bayonne) 1x 5-7-6 Inf XX 276

19th Army

90th Luftwaffe Field Corps (Petersen)
[17A:4213 (Montpellier) 1x Inf XXX HQ 90 (LW)]
17A:4519 (Perpignan) 1x 5-7-6 Inf XX 272
17A:4315 (Narbonne) 1x 5-7-6 Inf XX 277
17A:4213 (Montpellier) 1x 5-7-6 Inf XX 271

85th Infantry Corps (Kneiss)
[17A:4710 (Marseille) 1x Inf XXX HQ 85]
17A:461 I (Port de Bouc) 1x 5-5 Static XX 338
17A:4710 (Marseille) 1x 5-5 Static XX 244
17A:4710 (Marseille) ? 1x 2-3-6 Art X 485

62nd Infantry Corps (General der Infanterie Ferdinand Neuling)
[17A:4807(Draguignan) 1x Inf XXX HQ 62]
17A:4909 (Toulon) 1x 5-6-4 Static XX 242
17A:4904 (Nice) 1x 4-5 Reserve XX 702

Luftwaffe Flak Garrison

Feld-Luftgau-Belgien-Nordfrankrelch
16A:0621 (Amsterdam) 1x 2-10 mot hv AA III (AA=4) III (LW)
17A: 1202 (Amiens) 1x 2-10 mot hv AA III (AA=4) 3 St(LW)
16A: 1030 (Lille) 1x 2-10 mot hv AA III (AA=4) 1 St(LW)

Deploy in any coastal hex in Belgium and MR] of France within range of London, one unit per hex: 4x 0-1-8 V-Weapons II I/155, II/155, III/155,II/255 (LW)

Feld-Luftgau Westfrankreich
17A:2823 (Bordeaux) 1x 2-10 mot lt AA III(AA=4) 145(LW)
17A:1007 (Le Havre) 1x 2-10 mot lt AA III(AA=4) 100(LW)
17A:1618 (Nantes) 1x 2-10 mot hv AA III (AA=4) 4 St(LW)
17A:2420 (Saintes) 1x 2-10 mot hv AA III (AA=4) 2 St LW)
17A:4909 (Toulon) 1x 2-10 mot hv AA III (AA=4) 18(LW)
17A:4317 (Narbonne) 1x 2-10 mot lt AA III(AA=4) 86(LW)
17A:4311 (Tarascon) 1x 2-10 mot hv AA III (AA=4) 85(LW)

GARRISONS

1st Parachute Army

Netherlands Garrison (General der Flieger Friedrich Christiansen)
16A:0624 ('s Gravenhage) 1x 1-2-8 Police Mascus (SS-Pol)
16A:0722 (Utrecht) 1x 2-3-8* mixed HG Fs (LW)
16A: 1023 (Tilburg) 1x 1-8 Police III 3 (SS-Pol)
16A:0621 (Amsterdam) 1x 1-5 Sec X Neth/WA (Neth)
16A:0621 (Amsterdam) 1x 1x 2-3-8* Inf X LSN (SS)

Belgium Garrison (Belgium plus MR 1 in France)
16A: 1228 (Mons) 1x 2-3-4* Stc XX Grp OFK/520
16A: 1027 (Gent) 1x 2-3-4* Stc XX Grp OFK/570
16A: 1524 (Liege) 1x 2-3-4* Stc XX Grp OFK/589
16A: 1522 (Lille) 1x 2-3-4* Stc XX Grp OFK/670
16A: 1226 (Bruxelles) 1x 2-3-4* Stc XX Grp OFK/672
16A: 1226 (Bruxelles) 1x 2-3-4* Stc XX Grp NWd (OKW)
16A: 1124 (Turnhout) 1x 1-2-4 Trng X Bvrl
16A: 1226 (Bruxelles) ? 1x 2-5 Sec X Bel/DM ZB (Bel)
16A: 1025 (Antwerpen) ? 1x 1-5 Sec X Bel/DM WB (Bel)
16A: 1524 (Liege) ? 1x 1-6 Inf III Bel/Devlag (Bel)

France Garrison (General der Infanterie Otto Stulpnagel))
17A:3707 (Vienne) 1x 1-10 mot lt AA II AA=1 958
17A: 1612 (Le Mans) 1x 1-10 mot lt AA II AA=1 959
17A:2512 (Chauteaurox) 1x 1-10 mot lt AA II AA=1 960
17A:2114 1x 1-2-4 Tmg X CdR
17A:4112 1x 1-24 Trng X Grgs
17A:2518 1x 1-2-4 Trng X LBrcn
16A:2132 1x 1-2-4 Trng X MC

Any hex of Paris hex (at least one unit per hex):
1x 1-2-8 Police X Scheer (SS-Pol)
1x 3-4-5* Sec XX 325
1x 2-3-4* Stc XX Grp KR (OKW)
1x 1-8 Bicycle II 928
1x 1-8 Bicycle II 929

Southern France Garrison (General der Infanterie Ernst Dehner)
17A:3606 (Lyon) 1x 2-3-4* Stc XX Grp OFK/590
17A:43 10 (Avignon) 1x 2-3-4* Stc XX Grp OFK/894
17A:3306 (Macon) 1x 2-3-5* Rep1 XX Stamm (ET)
17A:3109 (Vichy) 1x 1-6 Inf III Fr/PF (Fr)

Place one unit each in any city hex in Vichy France: 6x 1-5 Sec X Fr/LNA, Fr/MP, Fr/GF, Fr/1 FG, Fr/2 FG, Fr/3 FG (Fr)

Place hits on the following rail hexes:
16A: 0830 (Dunkerque)
16A:2724 (Strasbourg)
16A: 1025 (Antwerpen)
16A:2728 (Epinal)
16A: 1027 (Gent)
16A:3127 (Mulhouse)
16A: 1029 (Kortrik)
16A:3129 (Belfort)
16A: 1030 (Lille)
17A:0611 (Cherbourg)
16A: 1031 (Lens)
17A:1002 (Abbeville)
16A: 1126 (Mechelen)
17A:1005 (Dieppe)
16A: 1130 (Douai)
17A:1007 (LeHavre)
16A: 1131 (Arras)
17A:1010 (Caen)
16A: 1226 (Bruxelles)
17A:1202 (Amiens)
16A: 1228 (Mons)
17A:1205 (Rouen)
16A: 1229 (Valenciennes)
17A:1307 (Evreux)
16A: 1328 (Charleroi)
17A:1604 (Paris)
16A: 1329 (Maubege)
17A:1608 (Chartres)
16A: 1631 (Laon)
17A:1612 (LeMans)
16A: 1727 (Charieville-Mezieres)
17A:1618 (Nantes)
16A: 1831 (Reims)
17A:1704 (Paris)
16A: 1923
17A:1705 (Paris)
16A:2025 (Luxembourg)
17A:1711 (Angers)
16A:2031 (Charlons
17A:1804 (Melun)
16A:2124 (Sauerlautern)
17A:1914 (Samur)
16A:2125 (Thionville)
17A:2008 (Orleans)
16A:2233 (Troyes)
17A:2112 (Tours)
16A:2431

Place destroyed markers on the following bridge hexes:
16A: 1233/17A:1202
17A: 1703/1802
17A: 1002/1103
17A: 1914/2014
17A: 1205/1306
17A:2003/2103
17A: 1502/1503
17A:2008/2109
17A: 1618/1719
17A:2012/2013

GREATER GERMANY:

German:

Place anywhere in Greater Germany:
1x 5-7-6 Inf XX 363 Ro
1x 4-6-6 Inf XX 20 L
1x 5-10* PzG X 49(SS)
1x 4-10* PzG X 51(SS)
1x 3-2-10 Aslt Gun X 396
1x 1-5 Para Cmdo 11 ASD (OKW)
1x 3-1-10 mot Rkt Art III 2
31 pts pos AA (LW)

Naval: Place in any Axis-owned ports in Germany:
1x 10-pt task force (4 hits) KM-1 (KM)
10 pts naval transport any IDs (KM)

RSI Italian:

More Operation Overlord

Introduction
Designer's Notes
Order of Battle: Axis (June I 1944) Ground Forces
Order of Battle: Axis (June I 1944) Air Forces
Order of Battle: Allis (June I 1944) Ground Forces
Order of Battle: Allis (June I 1944) Air Forces