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Expansion for Flames of War: The World War II Miniatures Game

Flames of War: Ostfront – Eastern Front 1942-1943

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Published
2006
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Niche (via base game)
Players
2–2
Play time
120 min
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From the Publisher's website: This war is not an ordinary war. It is the war of the entire Russian people. Not only to eliminate the danger hanging over our heads, but to aid all people groaning under the yoke of Fascism ~ Josef Stalin The Russian colossus ...has been underestimated by us... whenever a dozen divisions are destroyed the Russians replace them with another dozen. ~ General Franz Halder - Army Chief of Staff The seemingly unstoppable German Blitzkrieg which threatened to sweep away the ill-prepared Red Army in the first year of war has been checked. Now freshly raised Soviet Divisions are launching ever more bold counterattacks against the multinational Axis invaders. As more and more Axis troops race to reinforce the hard-pressed front line, the conflict on the Ostfront (Eastern Front), dubbed the Great Patriotic War by the Soviets, is rapidly escalating to become the greatest conflict in human history. INSIDE YOU WILL FIND: History of the Eastern Front campaign. Complete organization for 13 different German company types and variants. Complete organization for 12 different company types for Germany s Eastern Front Allies; the Finns, Hungarians, Italians and Romanians. History of Germany s Eastern Front Allies. Complete organization for 13 different Soviet Battalion types and variants. Inspiring color photographs and artwork. Comprehensive painting and modeling guides. Flames of War current rulebook range

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