That division was pulled out of the line on December 9 for a rest, but not so the Black Panthers, who were now assigned to the incoming 87th Infantry Division. Up to this point the 761st, like other tank battalions working in tandem with the infantry, had supported the 26th Infantry Division. Warning: Please note that this scenario was not approved by Richard Borg or Days of Wonder, so you have to check yourself about playability, potential gaming issues, etc.Tanks of the 761st Battalion being recovered, winter 1944-1945. Scenario Bibliography: Wikipedia, "Siege of Bastogne" The woods are impassable to armored forces, both German and American. They may move 2 spaces and attack, or 3 spaces and not attack. They may move at the same rate as tanks, and fire at 3-2-1.Īmerican special forces are 101st Airborne. Special Rules: American regular infantry are mechanized infantry. The rest is history.Įach side must take and hold the center of Bastogne to win (Germans must destroy 101st units inside town Americans must either hold Bastogne through the game or have it in their hands at the end of the game) The stage is set, the battle lines are drawn, and you are in command. This then turned into the race to Bastogne. Patton, commander of Third Army, said he could have 2 divisions there within 48 hours. Therefore, they decided to send reinforcements to try and relieve the battered town. The Americans knew that if the town of Bastogne fell, so would many other towns, along with taking many American lives. The Screaming Eagles were holding out against artillery, tanks, and infantry, but with heavy causalities. They had been trying to capture the town for about a week, but to no avail. The 2nd Panzer Division was the main division tasked with capturing Bastogne. Bastogne sat at an important cross-roads that stretched all the way to Antwerp, Hitler's main objective in the Battle of the Bulge. They had orders to hold the town at all costs. The "Screaming Eagles", as the 101st was called, had been holding that town since the beginning of the Bulge. Their mission: to relieve the tired and run-down defenders of the town Bastogne, held by the American 101st Airborne Division. Historical Background: On Christmas Day, December 1944, elements of the 4th Armored Division and other divisions headed out from the place where they were stationed, south of the area known in military history as "The Battle of the Bulge".
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