We’ve just brought out of the oven our last rule book from the new version of Heroes of Normandie, The Big Red One Edition! Come and take a look and don’t hesitate to give us your feedback! Be careful though, it is NOT the final version and will need some proof reading, but in the meantime you have some paper to chew on!

The snipers fought merciless stealth duels in the dreary ruins of Stalingrad.

Stalking each other in a deadly game of hide-and-seek…

Are you the best of the best? Or will the hunter become the hunted?

Why do all German soldiers photographed in Normandy have their eyes glued to the sky, and why do they take the trouble to camouflage their vehicles under thick branches, or move only at night?

The answer’s simple… Fear!

If you like the sweet sound of Stuka’s dive-bombing  armoured columns, the song of twin machine gun bursts digging holes in infantry lines, or the concert of 250 kg bombs shaking the whole audience, then these aviation rules are for you.

UPDATED 09/04/2021

Chapter 4: Groesbeek Heights

During the planning of Market-Garden the Allied Command had noted the importance of the Groesbeek heights that dominated the approaches to Nijmegen. At their tops one could see the roads used by the XXX Corps as well as the German counter-attack roads. General Browning (1st Airborne Army) and Gavin agreed that without height control, taking the Nijmegen bridges would be an impossible task.

Scenario 11: “Slim Jim” Goes Camping

Scenario 12: The First counterattacks

Scenario 13: Gunfire in a Bordertown

Scenario 14: Warfare in Wyler

Chapter 3 : Molenhoek

The small area between the heights of Groesbeek and the Maas River was a sensitive area in the 82nd Airborne sector. There were three reinforcement roads coming from the German border.

For the Feldmarschal Model, a victorious counter-attack in this area could seal the fate of the 82nd and 1st Airborne. The mission of the 505th PIR was to take and hold this sector in the face of the inevitable German counter-attacks.

Scenario 6  : Securing the LZ !

Scenario 7  : A quiet day on the front

Scenario 8  : lKG Herman attacks

Scenario 9  : Cat and Mouse in Mook

Scenario 10  : Alert at Heumen Bridge

The Gazette rule book # Easy company

Sorry, this entry is only available in French.

Chapter 2: Maas/Waal Canal Bridges

While the 2/504th is in charge of taking the Grave bridge, the rest of the 504th PIR is parachuted onto the DZ O after the pathfinders. The objective of the 3/504th is to secure the Grave/Nijmegen road to be used by the XXX Corps. This is achieved without great difficulty.  The 1/504th as for him must take care of capturing intact the bridges on the Maas/Waal channel codified 7, 8, 9 and 10.

Scenario 4 :   Heumen Bridge N°7

Scenario 5 :   Neerbosch/Honinghuite, Crossing N°10

September 1944, the allied “blitzkrieg” following the breakthrough of Cobra began to run out of steam. Despite the unexpected capture of the port of Antwerp intact (the banks of the Scheldt are still in German hands) most of the Allied supplies came from Cherbourg. There is not enough supply to supply both Patton and Montgomery’s troops. The latter then proposed to Eisenhower a bold plan that he believed would allow the war to end at Christmas: Operation Market-Garden.

Three airborne divisions (101st US, 82nd US and 1st UK) are to jump over the Eindhoven, Nijmegen and Arnhem regions to capture key bridges. Starting from the banks of the Scheldt, the XXX Fortified Corps of the Guard Armored Division, 43rd Welsh Infantry Division and 8th Armoured Brigade had to relieve the paratroopers and once Arnhem reached Germany to encircle the Rhür from the north.

The 82nd US Airborne division commanded by General James M. Gavin (“Slim Jim” for his men) is in charge of the Nijmegen (Nijmegen) sector. Its mission is to control the key bridges of Graves and Nimègues as well as the bridges on the Maas/Waal canal while maintaining a defensive front facing the German border. The American paratroopers will have to hold out until the British tanks arrive.

“Nijmegen 44” will allow you to relive through 36 scenarios the battles that took place between 17 and 21 September 1944 in the Nijmegen area during Market Garden. The campaign consists of 8 chapters, each dealing with a sub-sector and a collection of special rules, battle orders and historical maps. It should be noted that you can play without the dike rules if you wish. A chapter will be shared every Tuesday on September 17, 2019, due to the 75th anniversary.

September 1944, the allied “blitzkrieg” following the breakthrough of Cobra began to run out of steam. Despite the unexpected capture of the port of Antwerp intact (the banks of the Scheldt are still in German hands) most of the Allied supplies came from Cherbourg. There is not enough supply to supply both Patton and Montgomery’s troops. The latter then proposed to Eisenhower a bold plan that he believed would allow the war to end at Christmas: Operation Market-Garden.

Three airborne divisions (101st US, 82nd US and 1st UK) are to jump over the Eindhoven, Nijmegen and Arnhem regions to capture key bridges. Starting from the banks of the Scheldt, the XXX Fortified Corps of the Guard Armored Division, 43rd Welsh Infantry Division and 8th Armoured Brigade had to relieve the paratroopers and once Arnhem reached Germany to encircle the Rhür from the north.

The 82nd US Airborne division commanded by General James M. Gavin (“Slim Jim” for his men) is in charge of the Nijmegen (Nijmegen) sector. Its mission is to control the key bridges of Graves and Nimègues as well as the bridges on the Maas/Waal canal while maintaining a defensive front facing the German border. The American paratroopers will have to hold out until the British tanks arrive.

“Nijmegen 44” will allow you to relive through 36 scenarios the battles that took place between 17 and 21 September 1944 in the Nijmegen area during Market Garden. The campaign consists of 8 chapters, each dealing with a sub-sector and a collection of special rules, battle orders and historical maps. It should be noted that you can play without the dike rules if you wish. A chapter will be shared every Tuesday on September 17, 2019, due to the 75th anniversary.

Chapter 1: Capturing the Grave Bridge

The Grave bridge was in 1944 the longest road bridge in Europe (400m) and the first of the 3 strategic bridges that the XXX Corps was to cross on the Arnhem road. Its intact catch was vital. If it were to be destroyed

the 82nd and 1st airborne would be condemned. As a result, General Gavin planned a “helping hand” drop as close as possible to the two approaches to the bridge.

Scenario 1 :   Coup de main

Scenario 2: The Assault of Fox Company

Scenario 3: Securing the town of Grave

The Race for the Embarcadero

The nearby embarcadero is of strategic importance. Capture it before the enemy does.
Hold at all costs until relieved. Move out at once!!!

RECRUITMENT

Each army has 250 points available.
A maximum of only 4 orders can be used per turn regardless if the chosen order of battle provides
more than 4 orders. If orders are lost, any spare ones left in the amy can be used
to meet the maximum of 4 orders.

Tournament Rules are here.