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SS-Infantry Company (GBX58) SS-Infantry Company (GBX58)
with one Company HQ & two Motorcycle with Sidecars, two Infanterie Platoons each with Command team, Light mortar team, Anti-tank Rifle team and four Infantry squads.

Leibstandarte SS ‘Adolf Hitler’ had participated in the blitzkrieg of both Poland and France and was expanded from a regiment-sized unit to a strong brigade just before the invasion. The SS troops slowly pushed though the Mackay Force and soon the Germans were across the border.

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After the Klidi Pass, the British and Greeks fell back to Mount Olympus. As the Allies withdrew, Leibstandarteexploited an opening in the lines and cut off the Greek Eprius Army facing the Italians. A sharp fight erupted at the Kastoria Pass where the Greeks attempted to open up an escape route. The highly mobile SS troops quickly surrounded the Greeks. On 20 April General Georgios Tsolakoglou surrendered the Eprius Army to the SS.

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Designed by Evan Allen
Painted by Casey Davies
Based by Mark Hazell
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The Company HQ
SS-Infantry Company (GBX58)
The Company Command SMG Team
SS-Infantry Company (GBX58)
SS-Infantry Company (GBX58)
The 2iC Command SMG Team
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SS-Infantry Company (GBX58)
The SMG Team in Flames Of War
Team
Range
ROF
Anti-tank
Firepower Notes
SMG team
4"/10cm
3
1
6
Full ROF when moving.
The Motorcycles with Sidecars
SS-Infantry Company (GBX58) SS-Infantry Company (GBX58)
"In Flames Of War, the motorcycle and sidecar have the Mobility rating of Jeep. This means they move 16"/40cm on Roads; 12"/30cm when travelling Cross-country and 4"/10cm when passing through Rough terrain."
SS-Infantry Company (GBX58)
SS-Infantry Company (GBX58)
The First Infanterie Platoon
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The Platoon Command Rifle/MG Team
SS-Infantry Company (GBX58) SS-Infantry Company (GBX58)
The Rifle/MG Team in Flames Of War
Team
Range
ROF
Anti-tank
Firepower
Notes
Rifle/MG team
16"/40cm
2
2
6
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The Anti-tank Rifle Team
SS-Infantry Company (GBX58) SS-Infantry Company (GBX58)
The Anti-tank Rifle Team in Flames Of War
Team
Range
ROF
Anti-tank
Firepower
Notes
Anti-tank Rifle team
16"/40cm
1
4
6
Tank Assault 3.
The Light Mortar Team
SS-Infantry Company (GBX58) SS-Infantry Company (GBX58)
The Light Mortar Team in Flames Of War
Team
Range
ROF
Anti-tank
Firepower
Notes
Light Mortar team
16"/40cm
1
1
4+
Can fire over friendly teams.
The Infanterie Squads (two teams per Infanterie squad)
SS-Infantry Company (GBX58) SS-Infantry Company (GBX58)
SS-Infantry Company (GBX58) SS-Infantry Company (GBX58)
"The men of the 1st SS Motorized Infantry Regiment are yours to command. Germany is counting on you to bring swift victory in Greece."
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SS-Infantry Company (GBX58) SS-Infantry Company (GBX58)
"Your men are some of the most dedicated fighting men in all of Germany and will follow you into battle with unquestioning loyalty."
SS-Infantry Company (GBX58) SS-Infantry Company (GBX58)
SS-Infantry Company (GBX58) SS-Infantry Company (GBX58)
"The infantry platoons of the SS use trucks to keep place with the advancing panzers. The tanks are the tip of the spear, but the infantry are the ones who make the gaps to exploit and follow up to secure the ground."
SS-Infantry Company (GBX58) SS-Infantry Company (GBX58)
SS-Infantry Company (GBX58) SS-Infantry Company (GBX58)
"Your platoon is full of volunteers and your equipment is the best available to the German military."
The Second Infanterie Platoon
SS-Infantry Company (GBX58)
The SS-Infantry Company Advance
SS-Infantry Company (GBX58)


Last Updated On Thursday, October 2, 2014 by Blake at Battlefront