{"product_id":"fallschirmjaeger-the-airborne-assault-on-fortress-holland","title":"Fallschirmjaeger: The Airborne Assault on Fortress Holland","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"expandable-envelope\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"expandable-body\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"game-description-body ng-scope\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ng-binding\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFallschirmjaeger\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Airborne Assault on Fortress Holland May 10 to 14, 1940\u003c\/em\u003e, simulates the German May, 1940 capture of Rotterdam and The Hague (Den Haag).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the spring of 1940, the German military machine turned west to convert the Phoney War into a real one. Fresh from his victory in Poland, Hitler planned a blow that would knock France out of the war. key to this plan was knife-like attack through the Ardennes to the English Channel which would split the Allied forces moving north to block the expected replay of 1914 and the Maginot Line forces immobile in the south. To add to the trap, the Germans planned the first massive airborne operation of the war. This attack would capture the hinterland of Holland, pave the way for subordinate German Armored thrusts crossing the Maas, and to continue the lure the Allies northward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFallschirmjaeger\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecovers this bait. The German player plops down an airborne invasion force with the goal of fighting off all-comers until relieved by advancing ground forces. The Dutch, all but abandoned by their French and British Allies, put up a fight for the record books. The German air bridge held on by its fingernail. While the main German drive was never in doubt, these scattered paratroopers had the fight of their lives against a small nation unwilling to succumb without giving the fight everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the end, the Dutch government had to be evacuated along with the Dutch Gold Reserve, to form a government in exile. They would return after liberation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe player must do all these things, or smash the German paratroopers before they are rescued by the Panzers, to win. Any German player thinking he'll have an easy time, must be reminded his is not Nazi Germany's main effort and that he must make-do on a shoestring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFallschirmjaeger\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the eighth game in the popular\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/wiki\/page\/Standard_Combat_Series#\"\u003eStandard Combat Series\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgamepublisher\/219\/the-gamers\"\u003eThe Gamers\u003c\/a\u003e. Following last year's smash hit of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/3411\/drive-on-paris\"\u003eDrive on Paris\u003c\/a\u003e, Al Wambold returns to show this under-represented battle in great detail, much of which, from original Dutch records...and, yes, Dutch researchers were used to confirm the accuracy of the map!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGame Scale:\u003cbr\u003eGame Turn: 8 hours\u003cbr\u003eHex: 0.6 miles \/ 1 Km\u003cbr\u003eUnits: Platoon \u0026amp; Company\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGame Inventory:\u003cbr\u003eOne 22 x 34\" full color map\u003cbr\u003eTwo dual-side printed countersheet (560 1\/2\" counters)\u003cbr\u003eOne 8-page SCS version 1.6 system rulebook\u003cbr\u003eOne 16-page Fallschirmjaeger specific rulebook\u003cbr\u003eTwo 6-sided dice\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSolitaire Playability: Medium\u003cbr\u003eComplexity Level: Low\u003cbr\u003ePlayers: 2 or more\u003cbr\u003ePlaying Time: 2-12 hours\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Multi-Man Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58552463098237,"sku":null,"price":58.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1380\/9101\/files\/fallschirmjaeger.webp?v=1787058999","url":"https:\/\/leisuregames.com\/products\/fallschirmjaeger-the-airborne-assault-on-fortress-holland","provider":"Leisure Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}