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D-Day is a board wargame published by Avalon Hill in 1961 that simulates the six months of the European Campaign of World War II from the Normandy Invasion to the crossing of the Rhine. It was the first wargame to feature the now ubiquitous hex grid map and cardboard counters, and was revised and re-released in 1962, 1965, 1971, 1977 and 1991.
The map is unusual for the time, using a square grid rather than a hex grid. Each square is scaled at 500 yd (460 m). Movement costs to move through the sides or corners of each square are printed on the boundaries of the square. The beach front of 8,000 yards (5000 m) is divided into sectors.
Following the D-Day landings in Normandy, another landing, originally codenamed "Anvil" but then changed to "Dragoon", was made in Provence in August 1944 by a combination of British and French forces. The purpose of the landings was to secure vital shipping ports, bring large numbers of French soldiers into the war to liberate their home ...
Seventy-five years ago, at Southwick House on Britain's southern coast, Allied commanders stood in front of a floor-to-ceiling wall map, planning the largest seaborne invasion in history: the D ...
La Bataille d'Albuera-Espagnol: Clash of Arms: 1984: La Bataille d'Auerstaedt: Marshal Enterprises: 1978: Re-released by Clash of Arms in 1991 and by AGEMA in German in 1977: La Bataille d'Austerlitz: 1980: La Bataille d'Espagnol-Talavera: 1979: Re-released by Clash of Arms in 1995: La Bataille d'Orthez: Clash of Arms: 2000: La Bataille de ...
World of Tanks (WoT) is an armoured warfare-themed multiplayer online game developed by Wargaming, featuring 20th century (1910s–1970s) era combat vehicles. [1] It is built upon a freemium business model where the game is free-to-play, but participants also have the option of paying a fee for use of "premium" features.
Battle of the Bulge is a board wargame published by Avalon Hill (AH) in 1965 that simulates the World War II battle of the same name. General Anthony McAuliffe (ret.), who had been commanding officer at Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge, was a consultant during the game's development.
Caen, a major objective, was still in German hands at the end of D-Day and would not be completely captured until 21 July. [203] The Germans had ordered French civilians other than those deemed essential to the war effort to leave potential combat zones in Normandy. [204] Civilian casualties on D-Day and D+1 are estimated at 3,000. [205]