World War II

War Plans and the 1941 Kremlin Wargame Introduction 1941 War Plans Revisited Conclusion First Divisions 1940 France Introduction 1 DIM (1re Division d'Infanterie Motorisee) 1 DLM (1re Division Legere Mecanique) 1 DLC (1re Division Legere de Cavalrie) 1st Divisions: Tirailleurs 1 DIC (1re Division D'Infanterie Coloniale) 1 DCR (1re Division Cuirassee) Europa USA Order of Battle Facts Behind the Counters Ghost of Europa Suggestion Europa Scorched Earth Play Balance Debate. Coming Soon Second Front Units. Rules Court Europa System The Greek Air Force At War 1939-1941 Unanswered Questions of World War II The Stalin Peace Initiative of 1941 Facts Behind the Counters Part II: German Designations and Translations Soviet "Dead" and Italian Defection Europa News Bits A Duel in the Desert Hints on Play Midnight at the Oasis Locations in the Western Desert Showdown in the Balkans Marita-Merkur Strategy Kasserine Crisis An Europa Battle Scenario for Torch Introduction and Background Axis Order of Battle Axis Order of Appearance Axis Game Chart Allied Order of Battle Allied Game Chart Allied Order of Appearance Rules Court Europa Q&A Scorched Earth Play Balance The Readership Report Touring the Europa Seashore Finland Still Marching Mobility Restrictions Soviet Off-Map Military District Chart The Bulgarian First Infantry Division Profile The First Brazilian Division WWII Read in Passing Soviet Textbooks Brown Blood and Soldiers Europa News Bits Ghost of a Ghost What is It? Inside Europa Second Front A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Urals Or How to spell "Magnitogorsk" Updating the New Desert Options Italian Armor and Fort Building German Play in 1941 Part One Hints on Playing Fire in the East Introduction Panzers and Breakthroughs Complicating the Red Retreat The Northern Campaign The Finnish Theater Rules Court Europa Q&A Ice, Snow, and General Mannerheim Europa and the Finnish Winter War Second Front Playtest Newsletter #1 Special Note Europa Spare Parts Country Index For Europa Almanac Europa Almanac Commentary, Corrections, and Addenda Into the Balkans with Division Nr. 188 Facts Behind the Counters First Hungarian Division Profile Rumanian First Infantry Division Profile The Royal Marines Missing Europa Units: Introduction 1940-1943: The Marines 1943-1944: The Commandos Germany's Interwar Economic Policies in the East Financial Connections Swiss Fortifications WWII Computer Europa Europa On Line Making Tracks on the Blue Secondary Road System for Western Desert Just Deserts Strategy in Western Desert Enter Rommel Europa Battle Scenario for Western Desert Introduction and Rules Allied Order of Battle Axis Order of Battle Designer's Notes: Frank E. Watson German Play in 1941 Part Two Army Group North and the Leningrad Campaign Army Group North Clearing the Way Dash to the Luga The Parnu Parameter Rules Court Europa Interpretations and Clarifications Air Return An Europa Rules Proposal Squad Leader and Advanced Squad Leader Wargaming Philosophy World War II Strategic Games Comparison. Stalingrad Puzzle Solution. America in Flames AKA Democracy vs. Darkness: Is Axis Victory Possible? Stalingrad Puzzle To Moscow. Firepower and Squad Leader Game Analysis. Axis and Allies Game Analysis. War in Europe; War in the Pacific Game Analysis. Short Description of Crossfire Miniatures. Exploiting the Beachhead Part 13 Operation Cartwheel Air and Surface Actions Operations Ashore XIV Takes Over Crossing the Straits Part 14 Operation Cartwheel Plans and Preparations The Japanese Battle of Arawe Operations: 16 December 1943-10 February 1944 Battle of Cape Gloucester Battle of Saidor North African Campaigns 1941/1942 A Brief Reference Guide. Gloster Meteor WWII Service. Vickers 6-Ton Tank And Its Cousins. Piat, Panzerschreck, Bazooka, and Panzerfaust Firing Practices. Chinese Army 1939 TO&E Panzer Regiments 5 and 8 WWII North Africa. Painting Italian AFVs WWII North African Campaign. 185th Folgore Italian Para Division Rapid Fire Orbat. Battle of Lipoivec Rapid Fire WWII Wargaming Refight. Rapid Fire Points System Errata. Rapid Fire Q and A. Use of Artillery in Rapid Fire WWII Wargaming Thoughts. German Armoured Cars of WWII Book Review Gurkhas at War In Their Own Words The Gurkha Experience 1939 to the Present The Scourge of the Swastika Nazi War Crimes Operation Cartwheel: The Reduction of Rabaul Markham Valley and the Huon Peninsula Part 11 Invasion of Bougainville Part 12 USN Submarines USS Skipjack (SS 184) Profile and History. Correction Capt. Edward L. Beach and the USS Trigger. USN Submarines USS Snapper (SS 185) Profile and History. USN Submarines USS Stingray (SS 186) Profile and History. Thru Peter's Periscope British POW camps. The 10th Light Flotilla Italian Submarines. Spy for Germany Chapter 7: To America by Submarine. Sharkhunters Re-writes History Paul Lawton and the USS Eagle. Story of U-181 Convoy Aftermath 1943 and 1944 Beyond Cape of Good Hope German Kriegsmarine Interview with Hans-Georg Hess (I). Remembering Convoy PQ.17 Theatrical Dance Production USN Submarines US EB 200A Submarines Profile and History. Museum of Science & Industry: U-505 and Problems? U-182 Profile and History. Submarine Q and A: Little Known Submarine Facts Fang den Hut, Gilmore, I-169, and more. Thru Peter's Periscope U-boat Skipper Harlfinger, C.O. of U-269. Gibraltar Operations WWII Italian Submarines. The Boat Book Review. Spy for Germany Chapter 8: The Landing in America. German Kriegsmarine Interview with Hans-George Hess (II). USN Submarines USS Salmon (SS 182) Profile and History. U-183 Profile and History. Submarine Q and A: Little Known Submarine Facts Wolfgang Lüth, USS Batfish, S-37 or S-44, and more. Thru Peter's Periscope Hitler Assassination Attempts. The “Lost Bunker” is Gone! Type XXI U-Boats Ritterkreuztrager Knights Cross Medals Museum of Science & Industry U-505 and Problems? Vocabulary Milchkuh, Monsunboote, and more. Alexandria WWII Italian Submarines. The Royal Oak Disaster Book Review. An Officer’s Creed 25 Points Spy for Germany Chapter 9: Tricked by Billy in NYC. German Kriegsmarine Interview with Harry Cooper. The Royal Navy U-Boat Chokehold. USN Submarines USS Salmon (SS 182) Profile and History. Gas Prices Too High -- Why? 1942 Senate Hearings Gas Prices Too High -- Why? 1942 Senate Hearings U-186 Profile and History. Submarine Q and A: Little Known Submarine Facts Athenia, Losses, S-26, and more. Thru Peter's Periscope Spies and Spooks Everywhere. German (and other) Ships Associated (possibly) with the U-boats in WWII Ritterkreuztrager Knights Cross Medals Was Richard Sorge Executed? WWII German Agent for USSR in Tokyo. Vocabulary OKM, OKH, and more. Professor's Research Question of the Month. Other Actions Italian and Japanese Submarines Regio Sommergibili Barbarigo WWII Italian Submarines. Black Saturday Book Review. Why So Precise? U-Boat Log From Another Spook Topcoats and Sausages: U-1230 German Kriegsmarine Interview with Erich Topp. Spy for Germany Chapter 10 (II): I Work Out My Own Situation. Gas Prices Too High -- Why? 1942 Senate Hearings U-187 Profile and History. Submarine Q and A: Little Known Submarine Facts Depth Charge Whiskey, U-704, and more. Thru Peter's Periscope Operation Felix: Spain and Gibraltar. German (and other) Ships Associated (possibly) with the U-boats in WWII Ritterkreuztrager Knights Cross Medals Memories of the U-Boat War The Outer Banks North Carolina. Vocabulary PPI, Q-Ship, and more. Harlfinger and U-269 Last Patrol. Professor's Research Question of the Month. Other Actions Italian and Japanese Submarines. IJN Kako: A Cruiser Not a ‘Can’. Regio Sommergibili Cagni WWII Italian Submarines. Convoy Book Review. Survivor's Story Ayub Ali: 11 May 1943 Part 1 From Another Spook Spying, Then and Now Gas Prices Too High -- Why? 1942 Senate Hearings Spy for Germany Chapter 11 (I): Billy Betrays Me to the F.B.I. German Kriegsmarine Interview with Erich Topp. “I Shall...We Shall Return” MacArthur’s Leaflets. U-188 Profile and History. Patrol of U-188 1943-1944. Submarine Q and A: Little Known Submarine Facts Nagato, Furious, 24 October 1944, and more. Thru Peter's Periscope Operation Felix: Spain and Gibraltar. Ritterkreuztrager Knights Cross Medals U-853 and USS Eagle 56 May issue of Maxim Magazine. Vocabulary Ritterkreuz, Rohr, and more. Comments on the History Channel Show U-234, Hitler’s Last U-Boat. Naval Disaster WWII Italian Navy. The Secret Capture Book Review. Survivor's Story Ayub Ali: 11 May 1943 Part 2 German Kriegsmarine Vize Admiral Horst von Schroeter. Spy for Germany Chapter 11 (II): Billy Betrays Me to the F.B.I. Gas Prices Too High -- Why? 1942 Senate Hearings Dark December Development Accelerates. Jets, Rockets, and Other Fancy Stuff Modelling Luftwaffe Tactical Analysis In Bulge Game Strategy Kasserine Pass Game Review Anzio's Heirs Three New WarGames. Introduction Anzio Beachhead The Invasion of Sicily Salerno Unique Features Conclusions Unit Organizations and CRTs Airpower in France '40 Game Strategy Dunkirk Openings Game Strategy Some Gripes with Operation Greif History vs. Interpretation Strategy in Overlord Game Analysis Quebec 1759, La Guerre de 1812, and Drang Nach Osten Thumbnail Analysis Mini-Reviews The Myth of the Daylight Naval Battle in WWII History vs. Simulation Victory Conditions, Neutrality and Capitalist Imperialism WWII Game Ideas The Destruction of Army Group Center A Variant Combined Arms Operations France 40 Game Strategy Ardennes Breakout Game Strategy A Look at the Ardennes Offensive The Situation and the Game Matchbox 1/76 Sherman Firefly Miniature Review. GHQ Additions Miniature Review. Eagle Day Game Review. The General Was a Spy The Truth About General Gehlen Book Review Third Reich Victorious: Alternate Decisions of WWII Book Review Operation Cartwheel: The Reduction of Rabaul The Japanese Part 4 Cartwheel Begins: The Southwest Pacific Part 5 Toenails: The Landings in New Georgia Part 6 The Offensive Stalls Part 7 Griswold Takes Over Part 8 BP Casts 1/72nd Soviet Tank and A/C GHQ 1/2400 Wichita GHQ 1/285th WWII Micro Armour Scale Specialties 1/160 WWII Decals Angels 15 WWII Air Wargaming Rules Face of Battle WWII Skirmish Rules Brookhurst Hobbies Overlord World War II Ballistics: Armor and Gunnery Panzer II in Rapid Fire Autocannon or Cannon? Axis and Allies Boardgame Strategies. Club Axis and Allies Campaign News. Wargaming WWII Rapid Fire Rules Ideas Use of Campaign Maps in Rapid Fire Problematic: Close Combat Rules Ginsling Refight Problematic: Jungle Jungles: A New Perspective More Jungle Ideas Some Add-On Rules for Air-To-Ground Combat in Rapid Fire Desert War Rules 1940-41 Desert Battle Using Rapid Fire Rules 1942 Desert Battle of Rapid Fire Malaya 1942 Refight Operation Cartwheel: The Reduction of Rabaul The Strategic Background Part 1 Selecting Objectives Part 2 Elkton III: The Plan for Cartwheel Part 3 Glossary Abbreviations and Terms Up Front Game System Question Box. "For You, Tommy, the war is over." A POW Solo Game B-17 Aerial Warfare Game Introduction Rules Graphics A Look at Landser WWII Skirmish Rules Landing at Oregon Beach 20mm WWII Scenario Not Realistic? An Interesting Tale of WWII WWII Battleground Testing Easy Eight's Rules Collateral Damage WWII Gaming WWII Island Invasion Game Saku Island WWII Campaign First Battle WWII Solo Battle 20mm Figures WWII Solo Skirmish Game 20mm Fight on the Tanapag Plain 6 July 1944 27th Division on Saipan Introduction Background: The Attack on 5 July Morning of July 6: Attack on the Plain Change in Attack Plans Morning Attack at Harakiri Gulch Afternoon Attack at Harakiri Gulch Afternoon: Plans for a New Attack (105th Infantry) Japanese Rifle Company: TO&E Attack of A Company, 1st Battalion, 165th Infantry A Battalions In Crisis! Scenario General Situation American Briefing Japanese Briefing Umpire Notes Historical Notes Going It Alone: The Solo Wargamers Corner Bunker Bustin' at Buna Wargaming on the Play Station Panzer Front Game Review Katyusha Rocket Launchers July 15, 1941 Battalions In Crisis! Tournament Cold Wars 1995 Battalions in Crisis Game Hints and Tips Rosie's Rivets News from the Production Lines on the Home Front France: 4th Armored Division at Singling Introduction Background of the Attack A Change in Plan The Infantry Attack U.S. Medium and Heavy Tank Design in World War II M3 and M4 Task Force Brown: The Approach to Germany A Battalions in Crisis Scenario American Situation German Situation Scenario After Action Report Battalions In Crisis! Tournament Cold Wars 1995 Rosie's Rivets News from the Production Lines on the Home Front German WWII Fallschirmjager Divisions 1943-1945. 1st Assault Brigade WWII British 79th Armored Division. The Complete WWII German Infantry Regiment Introduction Complete German Infantry Battalion Regimental Assets Complete German Engineer Battalion Complete German Recon/Motorcycle Battalion Piggybacking Summary Solution to Tactical Problem #5: Infiltration! (A Raging Storm) Introduction The Kroona Plan: The II Battalion 145 Regiment Battle Diary Lee's Comments PanzerPranks WWII as It Actually Was in the Movies Kharkov The Soviet Spring Offensive 2 May to 21 May 1942 1944: The Invasion of France and the Battle of Germany Panzergruppe Guderian The Battle of Smolensk, July 1941 Kharkov The Soviet Spring Offensive, 12 May to 21 May 1942 (II) Cobra Patton’s 1944 Summer Offensive in France Operation Olympic Invasion of Japan in November 1945 IJN, Torpedo!, Kriegsmarine, Schnellboote System Overview Assault on Tobruk Rommel Triumphant, 20 June 1942 Battleship Tactical Capital Ship Combat 1925-1945 D.A.K. WWII North Africa, September 1940 - May 1943 Dieppe The Allied Return to the Continent, August 19, 1942 Divine Wind: Japan in the Pacific, 41-45 IJN Tactical Naval and Naval-Air Combat in the Pacific, 1941-1945 Kriegsmarine Tactical Naval & Naval-Air Combat in the Atlantic & Mediterranean, 1939-45 La Regia Marina A Strategic Study of the Naval War in the Mediterranean & Black Sea 1940-1943 Lebensraum The Campaign in the East 1941 - 1945 Ortona The Advance through Italy, Dec. 1943 Schnellboote Tactical Small Craft Warfare 1939 - 1945 Torpedo! Tactical Submarine and Anti-Submarine Warfare, 1939-1945 West Front The Campaign in Europe 1943 - 1945 A New WRG Approach to Wargaming Tank Combat Ammunition and Penetration Command Decision Illuminated Ambiguous Rules Explained Bastogne Campaign Module for Command Decision Review Ardennes 1944: Peiper and Skorzeny Review The Battle for Berlin Book Review Back to Apr-May-Jun 2002 Subject Article Posting Index Back to Subject Article Posting List (by Quarter) Back to Master Magazine List © Copyright 2002 by Coalition Web, Inc. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com