By Phil Yates

Updated on
11 September 2014

PANZER BRIGADES
ON THE EASTERN FRONT
By Phil Yates

After the destruction of Army Group Centre in Byelorussia by the Soviet Operation Bagration, there
was little left to stop them short of the German border, 600 kilometres to the west. Hitler ordered
twelve new panzer brigades created to surprise and destroy the attacking armoured spearheads. The
first four of these entered combat on the Eastern Front in late August 1944, launching immediate
counterattacks against the Red Armys deepest thrusts.
When the Red Army launched its counteroffensive after the
Battle of Kursk in August 1943, the German Army had little
to stop it. The much vaunted panzer divisions had worn
themselves out attacking the Soviet defences around Kursk,
leaving the new Panther and Tiger battalions being rushed to
the front as the only significant armoured forces. A number
of Kampfgruppen, ad hoc battlegroups, were formed around
these battalions and the remains of various panzer divisions
under the command of experienced panzer leaders. Wherever
they were employed these powerful battlegroups halted and
threw back the Red Armys thrusts.
It was natural then, when the Red Army launched Operation
Bagration on 22 June 1944, that the German Army would
attempt to recreate their success in halting the Soviet rampage.
The idea was mooted by Hitler on 2 July, and by 11 July
orders had been issued to form twelve new panzer brigades.

The first four were to be ready in just over one month. Bearing
in mind that a panzer division was usually given six months
to rebuild after being mauled at the front, the timetable for
creating whole new units was incredibly short. The Army had
suggested rushing refitting panzer divisions back to the front,
but Hitler had insisted on forming new units instead.
The first of these was 101. Panzerbrigade under the command
of the highly decorated Generalmajor Hyacinth Graf von
Strachwitz und Camminetz (Major-general Hyacinth Count
of Strachwitz and Camminetz), known as the Panzergraf or
Panzer Count. Von Strachwitz was awarded the Knights
Cross with Swords as commander of the Grossdeutschland
(Greater Germany) Panzer Regiment, the lowest ranking
officer given the award at the time, and was then the third
Army officer to be awarded the Knights Cross with Diamonds
for the relief of the Cherkassy Pocket.

Panzerverband von Strachwitz was given the northern-most

position, attacking from Frauenberg (now Saldus) towards
Tukums where it would link up with an attack by Sixteenth

Von Strachwitz punched through the Soviet 51st Army to

link up with Sixteenth Army the next day, then moved south
to retake Mitau (Jelgava). The attacks by 39th and 40th
Panzer Corps were not as successful. While the Germans had
been bringing up their armoured divisions, the Red Army
had reinforced its positions with the 5th Guards Tank Army.
The reinforced defences stopped all of the German divisions
after advances of just six to twenty kilometres (four to twelve
miles). The German attacks were called off and much of the
ground won was given up.
The Red Army, thinking that the Germans had given up,
withdrew the 5thGuards Tank Army, only to be caught by
surprise when the German Third Army launched a concenFINLAND

SWEDEN

NORWAY

On 18 August, 1944, three days after its hasty formation,

101. Panzerbrigade went into combat as Panzerverband von
Strachwitz (Armoured Unit von Strachwitz) alongside SSPanzerbrigade Gross, an even more hastily-formed group of
SS training units. The Soviet offensive had reached the Baltic
Sea coast just west of Riga in Latvia, cutting off the German
Sixteenth and Eighteenth Armies. High Command had
ordered Operation Doppelkopf (Doubled Head), an attack
by the Panzerverband and six armoured divisions under the
39th and 40th Panzer Corps of the Third Panzer Army to cut
off the Soviet spearhead and re-open communications with
the trappedarmies.

Army. The other six divisions were to attack from Lithuania

up the main road from Tauroggen (now Taurag) through
Schaulen (Siauliai) to Mitau (Jelgava), cutting off the Soviet
2nd Guards Army. This route added 100 km (60 miles) to the
distance they needed to cover, but would clear the main road
and railway line to Riga.

ESTONIA

Lithuania

SOVIET UNION

THE RELIEF OF
ARMY GROUP NORTH,
AUGUST 1944

GERMANY

Tukums

Berlin

Warsaw

RIGA

Sixteenth
Army

Libau
(Liepja)

20 Aug

Corps Klef
Doblen 51 Army
(Dobele)

Third Panzer Army

25 Aug

counterattack

Mitau
(Jelgava)

Auce

6 Guards Army

2 Guards Army

5 Pz Div

Third
Panzer
Army

40th Pz Corps

14 Pz Div

5 Army

Kelm

GD PzG Div

3A
ug u

st

Rossenie
(Raseiniai)

nt

lin

e1

Tauroggen
(Taurag)

Fr

P r uss i a

1st Baltic Front

Dnaburg
(Dvinsk,
Daugavpils)

20 Aug

7 Pz Div

Skaudvil

East

5 Guards
Tank Army

Schaulen
(Siauliai)

Kvederne
(Kvdarna)

2nd Baltic Front

20 Aug

4 Pz Div

MEMEL
(KLAIPEDA)

43 Army Corps

1 Army Corps

43 Army

12 Pz Div

22 Army

L at v i a

18 Aug

Panzerverband
von Strachwitz
Frauenberg
(Saldus)

Moscow

LATVIA
DENMARK

The core of the brigade was 2101. Panzerabteilung

(2101stArm
oured Battalion) equipped with 36 Panther
tanks. It was planned to equip the battalion with a light
company equipped with Panzer IV/70 self-propelled guns
as well, but these had not yet been produced. The brigades
other battalion was the small 2101Panzergrenadierbataillon
(2101st Armoured Infantry Battalion) with two companies
mounted in Sd Kfz 251 armoured half-tracks and a company
of mortars and assault guns. The resulting battlegroup was
equipped with the best Germany had to offer, but had less
than half the number of Panther tanks and armoured halftracks of a Panzer division, not to mention lacking the Panzer
IV tanks, motorised infantry, and artillery that made up the
bulk of the division.

Lithuania

0 Miles
0 Kilometres

50
50

100
100

150

39 Army

101. PANZERBRIGADE
2101. Panzergrenadier-

Panzerbrigade HQ
2

bataillon

1. Kompanie

2101. Panzerabteilung

2
3

1. Kompanie
2
3

2. Kompanie

2. Kompanie
2
3

3. Kompanie

3. Kompanie

2
3

Key
Panther G

Mbelwagen

Panzerpionier Company
Sd Kfz 251/9
(7.5cm)

Sd Kfz 251/1
Stuka zu Fuss

Panzergrenadier Platoon
Sd Kfz 251/16
(Flamm)

Aufklrungs Platoon

Sd Kfz 251/1

Sd Kfz 251/17
(2cm)

12cm sGW43
Sd Kfz 251/2
(8cm)

trated attack from Doblen (Dobele) a

week later. This succeeded in widening
von Stachwitzs corridor to 30km, but
left the highway and rail line in Soviet
hands.
On 24 August, Oberst (Colonel)
Meinrad von Lauchert took over from
von Strachwitz, who had been injured
in a car crash. Panzerverband von
Lauchert as it was now known, moved
north into Estonia, defending Tartu
near Lake Peipus. When the Red Army
launched their operation to clear Estonia
on 17September, the Panzerverband
formed the rearguard as the German
Army Group Narva was evacuated
through Pernau, finally leaving on
26September. When it arrived back in
Riga, the SS-Panzerbrigade Gross was
disbanded, leaving 101.Panzerbrigade
to fight on alone.
Now just a shadow of its former self,
the panzer brigade formed the rearguard in early October, fighting across
the old battlefields of Schaulen, Kelm,
and south to Tauroggen, counterattacking at Skaudvil and Kvederne on the
8 and 9 October. Retreating through
Tilsit (Sovetsk), it fought at Godap,
Wirballen (Virbalis) and Nemmersdorf
(Mayakovskoye) on the East Prussian
border in mid October. By this time
the brigade was almost completely destroyed and at the end of the month,
the survivors were used to reform the
20th Panzer Division.
Despite its small size, 101. Panzer
brigade had formed an important part
of the German defence of the Baltic
States at a critical time, vindicating
the panzer brigade concept in combat
against the Red Army.

Operations by
Panzerverband
von lauchert

Hungerburg
(Narva-Jesuu)

TALLINN
Eighteenth
Army

Dag
(Hiiumaa)

Lake Peipus
(Peipsi jarv)

Estonia

23 Sep

sel
(Saaremaa)

Lenningrad
Front

17 Sep

Pernau
(Prnu)

Dorpat
(Tartu)

3rd Baltic
Front
Sixteenth
Army

Kurland
(Courland,
Kurzeme)
Libau
(Liepja)

MEMEL
(Klaipeda)

Tukums

Doblen
(Dobele)
Auce

Third
Panzer
Army

6 Oct

9 Oct

Kvederne
(Kvdarna)

20 Oct

KNIGSBERG
(Kaliningrad)

GERMANY

Latvia

Mitau
(Jelgava)

Jakobstadt
(Jkabpils)

Schaulen
(Siauliai)

1st Baltic
Front

DNABURG
(Dvinsk,
Daugavpils)

8 Oct

Tauroggen
(Taurag)
7 Oct
Tilsit
(Sovetsk)
Gummbinnen
(Gusev)

2nd Baltic
Front

RIGA

Lithuania

Wirballen
(Virbalis)
16 Oct

0 Miles
0 Kilometres

VILNIUS
(Vilnius)

SOVIET
UNION

3rd Byelorussian
Front
50

MINSK

100
100

200

THE DESTRUCTION OF
ARMY GROUP NORTH,
SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 1944
5

PANZERKOMPANIE
Armoured Company

Tank Company
Motivation and Skill

CONSCRIPT
TRAINED

FEARLESS

VETERAN

HEADQUARTERS

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

Volksgrenadier Platoon
SS-Grenadier Platoon

15

Naval Gunfire Support

15

SS-Artillery Battery

14

Air Support

14

Panther Platoon

ARTILLERY

Aufklrungs Platoon

13

ARMOUR

Panzerpionier Platoon

13

Panther Platoon

INFANTRY

Panzergrenadier Platoon

12

ARMOUR

INFANTRY
9

Anti-aircraft Gun
Platoon

Panther Platoon

ANTI-AIRCRAFT

VERBAND SUPPORT PLATOONS

ARMOUR

WEAPONS PLATOONS

Panzerkompanie HQ

COMBAT PLATOONS

RELUCTANT
CONFIDENT

HEADQUARTERS

With the Red Army on the borders of East Prussia, it is do-or-die time for the German Army.
Despite its hasty formation, the new Panzerbrigade is performing well, throwing back the
Russian spearheads wherever it fights. The Panzerkompanie is rated as Confident Trained.

AIRCRAFT

REICH DIVIDED
Heer and SS Platoons in your force are Allies and follow the
Allies rules on page of 70 rulebook.

HEADQUARTERS
Panzerkompanie HQ

HAUPTmann

Headquarters

HAUPTMANN

2 Panther A or G

290 points

101. Panzerbrigade is equipped with the latest model of the

Panther tank, the steel core of the battlegroups that were so
successful against Soviet spearheads earlier in the year.

Company Command Panther

2iC Command Panther

Company HQ

Panzerkompanie HQ

COMBAT PLATOONS
Panther Platoon

Leutnant

Platoon
3 Panther A or G

Leutnant

430 points

The Panther tank has shown itself to be Germanys best tank.

As long as it can control the pace of the battle, the Panthers
armour and gun are as effective as those on the heavy Tiger
tank, and its mobility is far better. Even in the hands of
newly-trained crews, the Panther gives an excellent account
of itself against the Red Armys T-34 tanks, and can out manoeuvre the heavy IS-2 tanks to defeat them in detail.

Command Panther
HQ Section
Unteroffizier

Unteroffizier

Panther
Panzer Section

Panther
Panzer Section

Panther Platoon

WEAPONS PLATOONS
Anti-aircraft Gun Platoon
Platoon
4 Mbelwagen (3.7cm)
3 Mbelwagen (3.7cm)
2 Mbelwagen (3.7cm)

Leutnant
Leutnant

170 points
130 points
90 points

Command Mbelwagen (3.7cm)

Mbelwagen (3.7cm)

HQ Section

The Allied bombing campaign against Germany has drawn

the fighter force back to defend the homeland, stripping
the front lines of air cover. The Red Air Force is responding
with increasingly vigorous air strike against the panzers. The
boxy sides of the Mbelwagen (Furniture Van) anti-aircraft
tank disguise its deadly 3.7cm anti-aircraft gun, an effective
weapon to keep the Red attack aircraft at bay.

Unteroffizier

Mbelwagen (3.7cm)

Mbelwagen (3.7cm)

Anti-aircraft section

Anti-aircraft gun platoon

PANZERGRENADIERKOMPANIE
Armoured Grenadier Company

Mechanised Company
Motivation and Skill

CONSCRIPT

CONFIDENT

TRAINED

FEARLESS

VETERAN

HEADQUARTERS

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

Aufklrungs Platoon
Volksgrenadier Platoon

13

SS-Grenadier Platoon

15

Armoured Flame-thrower Platoon

12

Naval Gunfire Support

14

SS-Artillery Battery

15

Air Support

14

VERBAND SUPPORT PLATOONS (Choose one platoon from each box)

Panzerpionier Platoon

ARMOUR

INFANTRY

FLAME-THROWERS

10

Heavy Platoon

Panther Platoon

13

ARTILLERY

SS-Panzer Platoon

12

Panzergrenadier
Platoon

Panther Platoon

INFANTRY

Cannon Platoon

11

Panzergrenadier
Platoon

ARMOUR

ARMOUR

14

INFANTRY

Mortar Platoon

11

Panzergrenadier
Platoon

ARTILLERY

INFANTRY

WEAPONS PLATOONS

Panzergrenadier
kompanie HQ

COMBAT PLATOONS

RELUCTANT

HEADQUARTERS

Fully equipped with armoured half-tracks, the panzer grenadiers of the new panzer brigade form
a small, but potent, infantry strike force. With the fate of Germany in their hands, these brave
soldiers are determined to do their duty, being rated as Confident Trained.

ARTILLERY

AIRCRAFT

REICH DIVIDED
Heer and SS Platoons in your force are Allies and follow the
Allies rules on page of 70 rulebook.

HEADQUARTERS
Panzergrenadierkompanie HQ

HAUPTmann
HAUPTMANN

Headquarters
Company HQ

65 points

Teams from the Company HQ of a Panzergrenadier

kompanie may use the Mounted Assault special rule on
page 243 of the rulebook.

Company Command
Panzerfaust SMG team

2iC Command
Panzerfaust SMG team

Sd Kfz 251/1 D half-track

Sd Kfz 251/17 D (2cm) half-track

Company HQ

PanzergrenadierKompanie HQ

COMBAT PLATOONS
Panzergrenadier Platoon

Leutnant or Oberfeldwebel

Platoon

Leutnant or Oberfeldwebel

HQ Section with:
3 Panzergrenadier Squads
2 Panzergrenadier Squads

220 points
160 points

Option
Replace Command Panzerfaust MG team with
Command Panzerfaust SMG team at no cost.
Panzergrenadier Platoons may use the Mounted Assault
special rule on page 243 of the rulebook.
An Sd Kfz 251/17 D (2cm) half-track is a Tank team, but
can carry one Passenger team as if it was a Transportteam.
The panzer grenadier platoons have large numbers of
Panzerfaust anti-tank launchers, allowing them to take on
the Red Armys tank hordes. Their Sd Kfz 251/17 D antiaircraft half-track neutralises the Red Air Force as well.

Command Panzerfaust MG team Sd Kfz 251/17 D (2cm) half-track

HQ Section
UNTERoffizier

Panzerfaust
MG team

UNTERoffizier

Panzerfaust
MG team

Panzerfaust
MG team

Panzerfaust
MG team

Sd Kfz 251/1 D half-track

Sd Kfz 251/1 D half-track

Panzergrenadier
Squad

Panzergrenadier
Squad

UNTERoffizier

Panzerfaust MG team Panzerfaust MG team Sd Kfz 251/1 D half-track

Panzergrenadier Squad

Panzergrenadier platoon

Panzergrenadier Heavy Platoon

Leutnant

Platoon

Leutnant

HQ Section with:
Machine-gun Section

185 points

Command SMG team

HQ Section

Options
Add Mortar Section for +60 points.
Add Gun Section for +60 points.
A Heavy Platoon may make Combat Attachments to
Panzergrenadier Platoons and uses the Mounted Assaults
special rule.
An Sd Kfz 251/17 D (2cm) half-track is a Tank team, but
can carry one Passenger team as if it was a Transportteam.
The brigades Panzergrenadier Bataillon is small, but well
designed. The two infantry companies each have their own
heavy weapons platoon. With anti-aircraft guns, heavy
machine-guns, mortars, and assault guns, the heavy platoon
gives the company the tools to tackle most problems. The
platoon is rarely used as a single unit. More normally, components are assigned to panzergrenadier platoons as needed.
The assault guns are ideal for knocking out enemy machineguns. The mortars pin down the enemy before assaults, and
the heavy machine-guns massacre enemy attacks.

10

Sd Kfz 251/1 D half-track

Unteroffizier

Unteroffizier

Sd Kfz 251/17 D
(2cm) half-track
Sd Kfz 251/2 D (8cm) half-track
Sd Kfz 251/17 D
(2cm) half-track
Sd Kfz 251/2 D (8cm) half-track
Sd Kfz 251/17 D
(2cm) half-track
machine-Gun
Section

Mortar Section
Unteroffizier

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

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

Gun Section

Panzergrenadier Heavy Platoon

WEAPONS PLATOONS
Mortar Platoon

Leutnant

Platoon

Leutnant

HQ Section with:
4 12cm sGW43

120 points

Command Sd Kfz 251/1 D half-track Observer

Rifle team
SMG team

Options

Kbelwagen

HQ Section

Add Sd Kfz 251/1 D half-tracks and Kbelwagen for

+25 points for the platoon.
Add up to two Sd Kfz 251/1 D (Stuka) half-tracks for
+35points per half-track.
Each Sd Kfz 251/1 D (Stuka) half-track fires a bombard
ment completely separate from the rest of the Mortar Platoon
using the Stuka zu Fuss rules on page 245 of the rulebook.
A Sd Kfz 251/1 D (Stuka) half-track cannot act as the
Spotting team for the 12cmsGW43 mortars, nor can the
mortars or the Observer team act as the Spotting team for a
Sd Kfz 251/1 D (Stuka) half-track.

Unteroffizier

Unteroffizier

12cm sGW43 Sd Kfz 251/1 D

mortar
half-track

12cm sGW43 Sd Kfz 251/1 D

mortar
half-track

12cm sGW43 Sd Kfz 251/1 D

mortar
half-track

12cm sGW43 Sd Kfz 251/1 D

mortar
half-track

Mortar Section

Mortar Section

Unteroffizier

Sd Kfz 251/1 D (Stuka) half-track

The brigades only integral artillery is the two platoons is

the two platoons of heavy mortars in the battalions heavy
weapons company.

Mortar Platoon

Cannon Platoon

Leutnant

Platoon
6 Sd Kfz 251/9 D (7.5cm)
4 Sd Kfz 251/9 D (7.5cm)

Sd Kfz 251/1 D (Stuka) half-track

Launcher Section

Leutnant

185 points
125 points

The infantrys reserve of firepower came from the Stummel

(Stump) guns of the cannon platoon. The Sd Kfz 251/9
assault guns mounted stubby 75mm guns to knock out
machine-gun nests and anti-tank weapons that are holding
up the infantrys advance. The half-tracks are lightly
armoured, so need to be cautious, but pack a punch way
above theirweight.

Command Sd Kfz 251/9 D

(7.5cm) half-track

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

Gun Section
Unteroffizier

Unteroffizier

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

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

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

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

Gun Section

Gun Section

Cannon Platoon

11

VERBAND SUPPORT
Motivation and Skill
101. Panzerbrigade has a scout platoon and a small pioneer company to support the tanks and
infantry: . Like the rest of the brigade, and the Volksgrenadiere they fought with, they make up
for their lack of combat experience with determination, and are rated as Confident Trained.

Panzerpionier Platoon

RELUCTANT

CONSCRIPT

CONFIDENT

TRAINED

FEARLESS

VETERAN

Leutnant

Platoon

Leutnant

HQ Section with:
2 Pioneer Squads

160 points

Sd Kfz 251/1 D
half-track

Command Pioneer
Panzerfaust MG team

Options

Pioneer Supply
Opel Maultier

HQ Section

Replace Command Pioneer Panzerfaust MG team

with Command Pioneer Panzerfaust SMG team at
no cost.
Add an additional Sd Kfz 251/7 D half-track to each
squad for +15 points for the platoon.
Add Pioneer Supply 3-ton Maultier for +30 points.
Panzerpionier Platoons may use the Mounted Assault
special rule on page 243 of the rulebook.

Unteroffizier

Pioneer
Panzerfaust
MG team

Unteroffizier

Sd Kfz 251/7 D
half-track

Pioneer
Panzerfaust
MG team

Sd Kfz 251/7 D
half-track

Pioneer
Sd Kfz 251/7 D
Panzerfaust
half-track
MG team

Pioneer
Sd Kfz 251/7 D
Panzerfaust
half-track
MG team

Pioneer Squad

Pioneer Squad

Panzerpionier Platoon

Armoured Flamethrower Platoon

Leutnant
Leutnant

Platoon
6 Sd Kfz 251/16 D (Flamm)
4 Sd Kfz 251/16 D (Flamm)
2 Sd Kfz 251/16 D (Flamm)

240 points
160 points
80 points

The brigade pioneer company has a platoon of armoured

assault engineers backed up by a whole platoon of armoured
flame-throwers. The Sd Kfz 251/16 flame-throwing halftrack mounts two flame-throwers, one on each side of the
vehicle. They race up to an enemy position, smother the opposition in flame, and pull back as the panzer grenadiers roll
in to mop up the remains.

Command Sd Kfz 251/16 D

(Flamm) half-track

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

Flame Section
Unteroffizier

Unteroffizier

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

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

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

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

Flame Section

Flame Section

Armoured Flame-thrower Platoon

12

Aufklrungs Platoon
Platoon
HQ Section with:
3 Aufklrungs Squads
2 Aufklrungs Squads

215 points
155 points

Command Panzerfaust MG team

Sd Kfz 251/1 D half-track

Options
Replace Command Panzerfaust MG team with
Command Panzerfaust SMG team at no cost.
Add an additional Sd Kfz 251/1 D half-track to each
squad for +10 points per half-track.
Aufklrungs Platoons may use the Mounted Assault special
rule on page 243 of the rulebook.
The panzer brigade lacks a long-distance reconnaissance
element, relying on the Aufklrungs (Scout) platoon as a
coup de main force to seize critical ground ahead of the main
body. Fortunately, the Red Army doesnt undertake a lot of
reconnaissance, so rapid attacks into their spearheads dont
run into too many surprises.

Panzerfaust
MG team

Panzerfaust
MG team

Panzerfaust
MG team

Panzerfaust
MG team

Sd Kfz 251/1 D half-track

Sd Kfz 251/1 D half-track

Sd Kfz 251/1 D half-track

Sd Kfz 251/1 D half-track

Panzerfaust
MG team

Panzerfaust
MG team

Sd Kfz 251/1 D
half-track

Sd Kfz 251/1 D
half-track

Aufklrungs Platoon

Volksgrenadier Platoon
Platoon

Leutnant
Leutnant

Unteroffizier

Command Panzerfaust
Assault Rifle team

Panzerfaust MG team

HQ Section with:
2 Assault Squads and 1 MG Squad

210 points

When the Red Army launched its offensive against Memel,

the attacked a weak section of the line defended by three
Volksgrenadier (Peoples Grenadier) divisions with no armour
and little artillery in support. These newly-formed divisions
rely on massed firepower, including the new StG44 assault
rifle, to offset their lack of numbers.
The Volksgrenadiere fought hard, but were pressed back, and
their lines broken. Panzerverband von Lauchert is amongst
the first armoured forces to race to their support.

HQ Section

Panzerfaust MG team
MG Squad

Unteroffizier

Panzerfaust
Assault Rifle
team

Panzerfaust
Assault Rifle
team

Assault Squad

Unteroffizier

Panzerfaust
Assault Rifle
team

Panzerfaust
Assault Rifle
team

Assault Squad

Volksgrenadier platoon

13

Air Support

LEUTNANT

Sporadic Air Support

LEUTNANT

HS 129B

115 points

HS 129B3

115 points

Ju 87D Stuka

100 points

Ju 87 G Stuka

100 points

Aircraft
Flight

Air Support

When the situation in the Baltic States became desperate, the Luftwaffe (Air Force) sent Hans Rudel, their top tank-killer ace,
and their best ground-attack units to slow down the Soviet advance and support the panzer counterattacks.

Naval Gunfire Support

Kapitn Zur See

Naval Gunfire Support

Prinz Eugen

Kapitn Zur See

200 points

Naval Gunfire Support

Prinz Eugen

If you have Naval Gunfire Support, your force will field an

Observer Rifle team that can spot for an artillery battery
of four Confident Trained Naval Guns. The guns are not
deployed on the table, but have the range to hit any target
on thetable. They do not have a Staff team.
Weapon
Naval Guns

Range ROF Anti-Tank Firepower

-
-
6
1+

Heavy Cruiser

Naval GunFire Support

The Kriegmarine (Navy) supported Panzerverband von

Strachwitz attack at Tukums with long-rang naval gun fire
from the 200mm (8) guns of the heavy cruiser, the Prinz
Eugen, famous for its role in the Bismarcks last cruise.

SS SUPPORT PLATOONS
Motivation and Skill
The soldiers of SS-Panzerbrigade Gross have been pulled out of training schools to form emergency
combat units. They lack in experience, but are thoroughly indoctrinated with Nazi ideology and
will fight fanatically to defend their land. SS Support Platoons rated as Fearless Trained.

SS-Panzer Platoon
Platoon
3 Panzer III L or M

RELUCTANT

CONSCRIPT

CONFIDENT

TRAINED

FEARLESS

VETERAN

Obersturmfhrer

180 points

Options
Replace up to one Panzer III L or M tank with a
PanzerIIIJ (Early) tank for -15 points.
Replace up to one Panzer III L or M tank with a
PanzerIIIN tank for -10 points.
Replace up to one Panzer III L or M tank with a
Panzer IV G tank for +10 points.
Replace any or all Panzer III L or M tanks with
PanzerIVJ tanks for +15 points per tank, with
Panther G tanks for +105 points per tank, with
StuGG assault guns for +25 points per assault gun,
with T-34 obr 1942 tanks for +5 points per tank,
or with T-34/85 obr 1943 tanks for +30 points
pertank.

Command tank
HQ Section
Unterscharfhrer

Unterscharfhrer

Tank
Panzer Section

Tank
Panzer Section

SS-Panzer Platoon

Panzer III J, L, M, or N tanks and Panzer IV G tanks in the

SS-Panzer Platoon are Unreliable.

SS-Panzerbrigade Gross includes a scratched-together armoured battalion of two companies, both initially equipped with
worn-out training tanks. As the campaign progressed, they picked up a wide variety of other tanks.

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SS-Grenadier Platoon

Untersturmfhrer

Platoon

Untersturmfhrer

HQ Section with:
3 Rifle Squads
2 Rifle Squads

Command
Panzerfaust MG team
HQ Section

200 points
145 points

SS-Panzerbrigade Gross also included two battalions of

infantry from SS training schools. Like the troops of
101.Panzerbrigade, the troops are determined to protect
Germany from the Red Menace, and make up for their lack
of experience with fanatical determination.
Facing large numbers of Soviet tanks, they are heavily-armed
with Panzerfaust anti-tank launchers, a form of one-shot
bazooka. The Panzerfaust may have a short range, but it
is devastating to tanks and ideal for the defence of their
homeland.

Unterscharfhrer

Panzerfaust
Rifle/MG team

Panzerfaust
Rifle/MG team

Unterscharfhrer

Panzerfaust
Rifle/MG team

Rifle Squad

Panzerfaust
Rifle/MG team

Rifle Squad

Unterscharfhrer

Panzerfaust
Rifle/MG team

Panzerfaust
Rifle/MG team

Rifle Squad

SS-grenadier platoon

SS-Artillery Battery
Platoon

OberSturmFhrer
Obersturmfhrer

HQ Section with:
4 10.5cm leFH18
2 10.5cm leFH18

185 points
100 points

Panzerverband von Strachwitz included

two batteries of artillery from the Latvian
19.Waffengrenadierdivision der SS (Lettische
Nr. 2), the 19th (2nd Latvian) Armed SSGrenadier Division, formed from a mix of
Latvian volunteers and conscripts.
Having suffered horribly under the Soviet occupation
in 1940 and 1941, their attitude was first well beat the
Russians, then well beat the Germans, an echo of their fight
for independence after the First World War.

Unterscharfhrer

Unterscharfhrer

10.5cm leFH18 howitzer

10.5cm leFH18 howitzer

10.5cm leFH18 howitzer

10.5cm leFH18 howitzer

SS-Artillery Battery

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TANK TEAMS
Armour
Name
Mobility
Front
Side
Top
Weapon
Range
ROF Anti-tank Firepower

Equipment and Notes

Tanks
Panzer III J (early)
5cm KwK gun

Standard Tank
24/60cm

5
3

3
7

1
4+

Co-ax MG, Hull MG, Protected ammo.

Panzer III L or M
5cm KwK39 gun

Standard Tank
24/60cm

6
3

3
9

1
4+

Co-ax MG, Hull MG, Protected ammo, Schrzen.

Panzer III N
7.5cm KwK37 gun

Standard Tank
24/60cm

6
2

3
9

1
3+

Co-ax MG, Hull MG, Protected ammo, Schrzen.

Smoke.

Panzer IV G
7.5cm KwK40 gun

Standard Tank
32/80cm

5
2

3
11

1
3+

Co-ax MG, Hull MG, Protected ammo.

Panzer IV J
7.5cm KwK40 gun

Standard Tank
32/80cm

6
2

3
11

1
3+

Co-ax MG, Hull MG, Protected ammo, Schrzen.

Slow traverse.

Panther A or G
7.5cm KwK42 gun

Standard Tank
32/80cm

10
2

5
14

1
3+

Co-ax MG, Hull MG, Wide tracks.

StuG G
7.5cm StuK40 gun

Standard Tank
32/80cm

7
2

3
11

1
3+

Hull MG, Protected ammo, Schrzen.

Hull mounted.

Standard Tank

32/80cm

3+

Co-ax MG, Hull MG, Fast tank, Wide tracks, Limited

vision, Unreliable.

Standard Tank
32/80cm

7
2

5
12

1
3+

Co-ax MG, Hull MG, Unreliable.

Sd Kfz 251/2 D (8cm)

8cm GW34 mortar
Firing Bombardment

Half-tracked
24/60cm
40/100cm

1
2
-

0
2
2

0
3+
6

AA MG.
Hull mounted, Smoke, Portee, Minimum range 8/20cm.
Smoke bombardment.

Sd Kfz 251/9 D (7.5cm)

7.5cm KwK37 gun

Half-tracked
24/60cm

1
2

0
9

0
3+

Co-ax MG.
Hull mounted.

Sd Kfz 251/16 D (Flamm)

Two 1.4cm Flammenwerfer

Half-tracked
4/10cm

1
3 (each)

0
-

0
6

Hull MG.
Side mounted, Flame-thrower.

Sd Kfz 251/17 D (2cm)

2cm FlaK38 gun

Half-tracked
16/40cm

1
4

0
5

0
5+

Carry 1 Passenger, Passenger-fired AA MG.

Anti-aircraft.

Sd Kfz 251/1 D (Stuka) half-track

28cm sW40 Rocket Launcher

Half-tracked
40/100cm

1
-

0
3

0
1+

Hull MG.
Hull mounted, Stuka zu Fuss.

Standard Tank
24/60cm

0
4

0
6

0
4+

Anti-aircraft.

Captured Tanks
T-34 obr 1942 (captured)
7.62cm KwK(r) gun
T-34/85 obr 1943 (captured)
8.5cm KwK(r) gun

Infantry Guns (SP)

Anti-aircraft
Mbelwagen (3.7cm)
3.7cm FlaK43 gun

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INFANTRY TEAMS
Team

Range

ROF Anti-tank Firepower Notes

Rifle/MG team

16/40cm

MG team

16/40cm

ROF 2 when Pinned Down.

SMG team

4/10cm

Full ROF when moving.

Assault Rifle team

8/20cm

Full ROF when moving.

Flame-thrower team

4/10cm

Flame-thrower.

Staff team

16/40cm

Moves as a Heavy Gun team.

5+

Tank Assault 6, Cannot shoot in the Shooting Step if moved in the

Movement Step.

Additional Training and Equipment

Panzerfaust

4/10cm

12

Pioneer teams are rated as Tank Assault 4.

GUN TEAMS
Weapon

Mobility

Range

ROF

Man-packed

24/60cm

ROF 3 when pinned down or moving.

8cm GW34 mortar

Man-packed
Firing bombardments

24/60cm
40/100cm

2
-

2
2

3+
6

Smoke, Minimum range 8/20cm.

Smoke bombardment.

12cm sGW43 mortar

56/140cm

3+

24/60cm
72/180cm

1
-

10
4

2+
4+

MG42 HMG

Light

10.5cm leFH18 howitzer

Immobile
Firing bombardments

Anti-tank Firepower

Notes

Gun shield, Breakthrough gun, Smoke.

Smoke bombardment.

TRANSPORT TEAMS

Armour
Vehicle
Mobility
Front
Side
Top
Weapon
Range
ROF Anti-tank Firepower
Kbelwagen jeep

Equipment and Notes

Jeep

Opel Maultier

Half-tracked

Sd Kfz 251/1 D half-track

Half-tracked

Hull MG, Passenger-fired AA MG.

Sd Kfz 251/7 D (Pioneer) half-track

Half-tracked

Hull MG, Passenger-fired AA MG, Assault bridge.

AIRCRAFT
Aircraft
Ju 87D Stuka
Ju 87G Stuka
Hs 129B
Hs 129B3

Weapon
Bombs
Cannon
Cannon
Cannon
MG

To Hit
4+
3+
2+
4+
3+

Anti-tank
5
11
9
15
6

Firepower
Notes
1+
4+
4+
Flying tank.
3+
Flying tank, No HE.
5+

NAVAL GUNFIRE SUPPORT

Weapon
Prinz Eugen

Range
-

ROF Anti-tank Firepower

-

1+

German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen.

Photo from Brent Jones collection,

www.mighty90.com

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