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Devil's Charge Army Deals
‘We gamble everything now. We cannot fail.’
~ General von Rundstedt’s reaction to Hitler’s order for the Ardennes offensive.
The Germans had been in retreat since the Allied breakout from
Normandy, finally settling into defensive lines on their frontier as
Autumn turned into Winter. In early December 1944 it seemed, to the
Americans facing them in the Ardennes forests of Belgium and Luxembourg,
unlikely that the Germans would attack.
On 16 December that illusion was shattered when the might of German
Sixth Panzer Army smashed into the thinly-held US lines. The unexpected
and powerful thrust overwhelmed some American units, while others fought
with great determination and skill. |
The Germans led the assault with elite units of
1. LSSAH SS-Panzerdivision under SS-Obersturmbannführer Jochen Peiper.
Sowing confusion and panic behind the lines were the commandos of Otto
Skorzeny’s 150. Panzerbrigade, using disguises and infiltration tactics.
US rifleman, engineers, and cavalry units put
in every effort to halt the Germans with improvised defences, counterattacks, road blocks, ambushes, and bridge demolitions. |
In December 1944 SS-Kampfgruppe Peiper led the
spearhead through American lines during the Ardennes Offensive. With a
mixture of equipment including Panzer IVs, Panthers, Königstigers, as
well as elite SS Panzergrenadiers and Fallschirmjägers, they battered
their way through the American lines. Stymied at every turn by “those
damned engineers!” he never lost sight of the overall objective and
pushed forward until they could go no further. |
The box set contains the following: |
SS Company HQ with Jochen Peiper
with 1x Jochen Peiper with Panther G & 2x Panzer IV J (below).
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SS Panzer Platoon
with 4x Panzer IV J (below).
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SS Panzer Platoon
with 3x Panther G (below).
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Schwere Panzer Platoon
with 1x Konigstiger and Falschirmjäger Tank Riders (below).
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Anti-aircraft Platoon
with 4x Ostwind (below).
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Last Updated On Monday, November 26, 2012 by Blake at Battlefront
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