Operation Nordlicht: Europa Scenario

Axis Initial Forces

by Lars Wistedt


Oct I 1944

Initial Conditions

Accumulated Replacement points: German: 6 Inf RPs, 2 Arm RPs, 4 Air RPs,
Resource points: Place with any German unit or in any Axis controlled city: 4 Resource pts.
Airfields: 3-capacity airfield each in Kirkenes and 6A:1122

20 Gebirgsarmee

(Generaloberst Rendulic)

XIX Geb AK (Lt. Gen. F. Jodl)

Within 1 hex west of the line 6A:1219 - 1319 - 1520 - 1521
2x 6-8 Mtn XX 2,6
1x 2-3-6 Inf Cadre any (5-7-6), [Div group v d Hoop]
1x 2-6* Inf III 288

XXXVI Geb AK (Gen d Geb.truppen Vogel)

Within 1 hex west of the line 6A:2223 - 2323 - 2422 - 2523 - 2623
2x 7-6 Inf XX 163,169

XVIII Geb AK (Gen d Inf Hochbaurn)

Within 2 hexes of, but on or west of the line 6A:2824 - 2925 - 3024 - 3124 - 3325
1x 7-8 Mtn XX 6(SS)
1x 6-8 Mtn XX 7
1x 3-8* Mtn III 139
2x 1-8 Ski II 3,6
1x 1-8 Bicycle II 776
1x 1-2-6 Art III 837

Kampfgruppe Ost

Hex 6A:3530: 1x 1-2-8 Bicycle III Norw

Kampfgruppe West

Within 3 hexes of the Finnish coastline, between 5B.-3003 - 2803. No units may deploy south of the 30xx hexrow.
1x 3-4-8 Ski MG X Finn
1x 2-6 Eng III 665
2x 1-6 Punitive II any
1x 1-8 Rkt III 10

20 Geb AOK support forces

Stacked with or adjacent to any German unit, within Axis deployment areas.
1x 2-6* Inf III 193
2x 0-1-5 Cons III any (6, 43)
1x 2-1-8 Pz II 211
1x 1-10 Aslt Gun II Nor
1x 1-2-6 Art III 837
1x 1-8 AT II any (463)
4x forts

Luftwaffe

Place at any friendly airbase:
1x Me 109G6
1x FW 190A
1x Ju 87D (type NA)
1x 2-10 hv mot AA III AA=4 142 (LW)
3x pos AA pts

Place at any airbase in Norway:
1x Me 109G6
1x Me 110G
1x Ju52

Kriegsmarine

Place in Tromso: 3x NT pts

Axis North Norway Garrison

Place in any ports in Norway, no more than one division and one non-divisional unit per hex.
1x 4-6-6 Inf XX 199
1x 4-5* Static XX 230
2x 3-5-4 Fort XX 210,270
1x 0-5 Cons X Nor
1x 2-6 Inf III 503 (LW)
1x 1-6 Pun II any

Axis Replacements

Receive replacements and resource points on the I turn of each month based on the Axis strategy chosen, from the following table:

TypeStrategy
Withdraw Desperate
Defense
Inf RPs26
Arm RPs02
Res pts33
Air RPs0 8

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