Background The future of Panzer-Brigade 107 was more promising than of any other Panzer-Brigade assigned to the Western Front. It was raised around the remnants from Panzer-Grenadier-Division 25. Although the brigade only…
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Third Battle of Kharkov (1943)
Background The Third Battle of Kharkov was a series of battles on the Eastern Front of World War II, undertaken by the German Army Group South against the Red Army, around the…
Jacobite Rebellion Under the Lilly Banners
No battle report this time, just a few pictures for eye candy. We got together to try to playtest a scenario using Under the Lilly Banners. As we ere trying to…
Battle of Arracourt (Sept 1944)
Background The Battle of Arracourt was a major clash between U.S. and German armored forces near the town of Arracourt, Lorraine, France, between 18–29 September 1944, during World War II. As part…
Battle of Soor (1745)
Background The Battle of Soor (30 September 1745) was a battle between Frederick the Great’s Prussian army and an Austro-Saxon army led by Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine during the War of…
Battle for Berlin (1945)
Background The battle in Berlin was an end phase of the war against Nazi Germany. The battle encompassed the attack by three Soviet Army Groups to capture not only Berlin but the…
Lapin Sota (1945)
Background On 4-5 September 1944, the cease-fire ended military actions between Finland and the Soviet Union. An armistice between the Soviet Union and Finland was signed in Moscow on 19 September. Finland…
Battle of Halbe Pocket (1945)
Background The Battle of Halbe (German: Kessel von Halbe, Russian: Хальбский котёл, Halbe pocket) lasted from April 24 – May 1, 1945 was a battle in which the German Ninth Army, under…
Battle of Chotusitz (1742)
Background The Battle of Chotusitz, or Chotusice, sometimes called the Battle of Czaslau, was fought on May 17, 1742, in Bohemia between the Austrians under Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine and the…
Battle for Sandomierz (Sep 1944)
Background The Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive or Lvov-Sandomierz Strategic Offensive Operation (Russian: Львовско-Сандомирская стратегическая наступательная операция) was a major Red Army operation to force the German troops from Ukraine and Eastern Poland. Launched in…