The following rules have been developed to allow Flames of War players to run battles on heavily forested battlefields. I plan to use them in my Battle of Hürtgen Forest Campaign. I have compiled these from an excellent thread on the Flames of War forum and I thank all the useful contributions made by the [...]

In this article I briefly discuss the background to the Battle of Hürtgen Forest and present it as a setting for a Flames of War campaign.

[Overview | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Photographs] Game 2 The first three images are from Game 2. The first photo above shows the crossroads in the centre of Schalbach that was the focus of the battle. The pivotal fight is shown int he second image with the Jagdpanzers and Panzergrenadiers [...]

This is a battle report for the third, and final, game in the Flames of War mini campaign with elements of the Panzer Lehr Division attacking the 44th Infantry Division to the south of Schalbach and threatening to severely disrupt the American XV Corps advance.

This is a 1250pt battle report for the second game in the Flames of War mini campaign with elements of the Panzer Lehr Division attacking the 44th Infantry Division towards the centre of Schalbach in late 1944.

This is a 1000pt battle report for the first game in the Flames of War mini campaign with elements of the Panzer Lehr Division attacking the 44th Infantry Division just north of Schalbach in late 1944.

On the 23rd of November 1944 the 130th Panzer Lehr Division encountered the first elements of the Allied 44th Infantry Division. The Panzer Lehr had been sent south from the Ardennes staging area to disrupt the advance of the XV Corps through the Vosges Mountains. This mini campaign for Flames of War recreates this decisive battle.