German 20.

Armee in Finland

SS-Schtzenkompanie
By David Green and Josh Kegerries

A Gebirgsjgerkompanie and a Gebirspionierkompanie use all the German special rules on pages 241 to 245 of the rulebook.
In addition, they use the Mountaineers and Pack Mule special rules below.

Mountaineers

Pack Mules

Gebirgsjger are trained to fight over the high mountains

of Europe. They are equipped to scale any slope or rocky
mountain pass.

A Gerbirgsdivision had specific requirements for logistical

supply and transportation. Trucks were part of the Valley
echelon (Talstaffel) and a Pack Mule train formed the
Mountain echelon (Bergstaffel). Mountain troops were issued
with light guns that could be broken into smaller loads and
carried on pack horses or mules to move on the narrow
mountain trails and terrain they are trained to fight on.

Gebirgsjger Infantry teams and Man-packed Gun teams

are all Mountaineers.

Gun teams carried by Pack Mule teams are Mountaineers,

see page 61 of the rulebook. Pack Mule teams are Transport
teams. Pack Mule teams carry Gun teams as Passengers and
the Gun team is removed from the table while it is carried
by the Pack Mule team.

Heer pattern Edelweiss arm patch worn on the

right upper sleeve of Gebirgsjger.
Heer pattern Edelweiss cap badge worn on
the left side of the Bergmtze (mountain cap).

Waffen-SS pattern Edelweiss arm patch worn on

the right upper sleeve of SS-Gebirgsjger.

SS-SCHUTZENKOMPANIE

GEBIRGSJAGER SPECIAL RULES

Waffen-SS pattern cloth Edelweiss cap badge

worn on the left side of the Bergmtze.

GRENADIER SPECIAL RULES

A Grenadierkompanie, a Pionierkompanie, and a Beutepanzerkompanie use all the German special rules on pages 241 to 245
of the rulebook. In addition, they use the Pack Mule special rules above.

WAFFEN-SS SPECIAL RULES

SS-Gebirgsgrenadierkompanie, SS-Gebirgspionierkompanie, SS-Schtzenkompanie, SS-Aufklrungsschwadron, and SSSkijgerkompanie use all the German special rules on pages 241 to 245 of the rulebook, as well as the Pack Mule special rules
above. In addition, some platoons use the Waldjger special rule below as indicated under the platoon.

Waldjger
When SS-Division Nord was converted into a
Gebirgsdivision their experience fighting alongside the Finns
in the frozen north had already shaped their training. With
high mountains few and far between in Finland they concentrated on improving their mobility through the forests
and snow of northern Finland. Experience and training soon
made them almost as adept at Wald, or forest, fighting as the
native Finns.
Waldjger Infantry and Man-packed Gun teams may move
At the Double through Woods, Snow and Deep snow (see
page 30 of the rulebook).

SS Rifle Company

HEADQUARTERS

SS-Schtzenkompanie
HQ

You must field one platoon from each box shaded black and may field one platoon from each
box shaded grey.
4

HEADQUARTERS

Mechanised Company

Armoured Rocket
Launcher Battery

15

Rocket Launcher
Battery

16

15

Beutepanzer Platoon

Heavy Mortar Battery

12

SS-Light Panzer
Platoon

MACHINE-GUN

SS-Schtzen
Machine-gun Platoon

SS-Schtzen Platoon

SS-Schtzen
Machine-gun Platoon

ROCKET ARTILLERY

ARMOUR

INFANTRY

MACHINE-GUN

SS-Schtzen Platoon

WEAPONS PLATOONS

INFANTRY

COMBAT PLATOONS

SUPPORT PLATOONS

ARMOUR

ANTI-AIRCRAFT

ARTILLERY

10

SS-Gebirgspionier
Platoon

SS-Aufklrungs Platoon

SS-Skijger Platoon

SS-Heavy Anti-aircraft
Platoon

11

REGIMENTAL SUPPORT PLATOONS

11

SS-Gebirgsgrenadier
Platoon

AIRCRAFT

Gebirgsjger Platoon

13

Air Support

17

Grenadier Platoon

13

Heer
and
Luftwaffe
Platoons in your force are
Allies and follow the Allies
rules in the rulebook on
page 70.

ANTI-AIRCRAFT

INFANTRY

ANTI-TANK

SS-Heavy Anti-tank
Gun Platoon

SS-Self-propelled
Anti-aircraft Platoon

ALLIED PLATOONS

SS-Schtzen Infantry
Gun Platoon

SS-Heavy Anti-tank
Gun Platoon

SS-Light Anti-aircraft
Platoon

SS-Heavy Platoon

ARTILLERY

Panzersph Platoon

12

MACHINE-GUN

SS-Schtzen Platoon

Beutepanzer Platoon

12

INFANTRY

SS-Schtzen Mortar
Platoon

SS-SCHUTZENKOMPANIE

SS-SCHUTZENKOMPANIE

ARTILLERY

SS-Artillery Battery

Recoilless Artillery
Battery

14

Artillery Battery

14

The Waffen-SS trooper of the Schtzen and Aufklrungs battalions are well trained and
motivated combat veterans. A SS-Schtzenkompanie is rated as Fearless Veteran.

6. SS-Gebirgsdivision
Nord
RELUCTANT

CONSCRIPT

CONFIDENT

TRAINED

FEARLESS

VETERAN

HEADQUARTERS
SS-Schtzenkompanie HQ
Headquarters
Company HQ

Hauptsturmfhrer
Hauptsturmfhrer

Unterscharfhrer

Company Command 2ic Command

SMG team
SMG team

Panzerschreck team

55 points

Options
Replace either or both Command SMG teams with
Command Panzerknacker SMG teams for +5 points
per team.
Add Anti-tank Section for +35 points.
Unusually for a mountain division, 6. SS-Gebirgsdivision
Nord also has an organic motorized infantry battalion, in
addition to the Aufklrungs reconnaissance troops. They
often acted as the divisions reserve, counter-attacking Soviet
penetrations. Together with SS-Ski Battalion Norge, SS-

Kfz 15 field car

Kfz 15 field car

Kfz 15 field car

SS-Schtzenkompanie HQ

SS-SCHUTZENKOMPANIE

Motivation and Skill

Schtzen-Bataillon 6 give Nord the strength of a reinforced

mountain division. SS-Schtzen-Bataillon 6 was renamed
SS-Panzergrenadier Bataillon 506 after leaving Scandinavia.

COMBAT PLATOONS
SS-Schtzen Platoon

UNTERSTURMFhrer

Platoon

UNTERSTURMFhrer

HQ Section with:
3 Schtzen Squads
2 Schtzen Squads

Command MG team

225 points
160 points

HQ Section

Option

UNTERSCHARFhrer

UNTERSCHARFhrer

Replace the Command MG team with a Command

Panzerknacker SMG team for +5 points.

MG team

MG team

SS-Schtzen Platoons are motorised panzergrenadiers,

fighting on foot, but using motorised transport to make
them more mobile and tactically flexible.

MG team

MG team

3-ton truck

3-ton truck

Schtzen Squad

Schtzen Squad

UNTERSCHARFhrer

MG team

MG team

3-ton truck

Schtzen Squad

SS-Schtzen platoon

UNTERSTURMFhrer

Platoon

UNTERSTURMFhrer

HQ Section with:
2 Machine-gun Sections
1 Machine-gun Section
No Machine-gun Sections

155 points
85 points
10 points

Command SMG team

HQ Section
UNTERSCHARFhrer

UNTERSCHARFhrer

Option
MG42 HMG

Add Mortar Section for +70 points.

A SS-Heavy Platoon must have a Mortar Section if it
has no Machine-gun Sections.
SS-Heavy Platoon may make combat attachments to
SS-Schtzen Platoons and SS-Aufklrungs Platoons.
Both the Aufklrungs and the Schtzen battalions had a
Heavy Platoon in the company for supporting attacks.

MG42 HMG

MG42 HMG

MG42 HMG

Kfz 70 truck

Kfz 70 truck

Machine-gun
Section

Machine-gun
Section

UNTERSCHARFhrer

Observer Motorcycle 8cm GW34

Rifle team and sidecar
mortar

8cm GW34
mortar

Kfz 70 truck

Mortar Section

SS-Heavy Platoon

SS-SCHUTZENKOMPANIE

SS-Heavy Platoon

WEAPONS PLATOONS
SS-Schtzen
Machine-gun Platoon

UNTERSTURMFhrer
UNTERSTURMFhrer

Platoon
HQ Section with:
2 Machine-gun Sections
1 Machine-gun Section

Command SMG team

155 points
85 points

HQ Section
UNTERSCHARFhrer

UNTERSCHARFhrer

Option
Replace the Command SMG team with a Command
Panzerknacker SMG team for +5 points.
SS-Schtzen Machine-gun Platoon may make combat
attachments to SS-Schtzen Platoons.

MG42 HMG

MG42 HMG

MG42 HMG

MG42 HMG

Kfz 70 truck

Kfz 70 truck

Machine-gun
Section

Machine-gun
Section

SS-Schtzen Machine-gun Platoon

SS-Schtzen-Abteilung 6 had a fourth support company with

twelve machine guns and six 8cm mortars.

UNTERSTURMFhrer
UNTERSTURMFhrer

Platoon
HQ Section with:
3 Mortar Sections
2 Mortar Sections
1 Mortar Section

Command SMG team Motorcycle and sidecar

215 points
155 points
85 points

The SS-Schtzen received fire support from their mortars,

or mungos as the SS troops refer to them. Unlike the
Aufklrungs units, SS-Schtzen Bataillon 6 had a full support
company with twelve machine guns and six 8cm GW34
mortars.

HQ Section
UNTERSCHARFhrer

Observer
Rifle team

Motorcycle
and sidecar

8cm GW34
mortar

UNTERSCHARFhrer

Observer
Rifle team

Motorcycle
and sidecar

8cm GW34
mortar
3-ton truck

8cm GW34
mortar

3-ton truck
8cm GW34
mortar

Mortar Section

Mortar Section

UNTERSCHARFhrer
Observer Rifle team

8cm GW34 mortar

Motorcycle
and sidecar

8cm GW34 mortar

SS-SCHUTZENKOMPANIE

SS-Schtzen
Mortar Platoon

3-ton truck

Mortar Section

SS-Schtzen Mortar Platoon

REGIMENTAL SUPPORT PLATOONS

SS-Schtzen
Infantry Gun Platoon

Untersturmfhrer
Untersturmfhrer

Platoon
Command Observer Rifle
SMG team
team

HQ Section with:
2 Infantry Gun Sections

Motorcycle
and sidecar

80 points

Both the Schtzen and Aufklrungs battalions of 6. SSGebirgsdivision Nord were equipped with two towed 7.5cm
infantry guns each for support.

Unterscharfhrer

7.5cm leIG18 gun

3-ton truck

Infantry Gun Section

Unterscharfhrer

7.5cm leIG18 gun

3-ton truck

Infantry Gun Section

SS-Schtzen Infantry Gun Platoon

Motivation and skill

6. SS-Gebirgsdivision Nord are an elite, well motivated unit trained in mountain warfare.
They have seen plenty of combat in Lapland.. Waffen-SS (marked ) Support Platoon are
rated Fearless Veteran, unless otherwise noted.

SS-Light Panzer Platoon

Platoon

RELUCTANT

CONSCRIPT

CONFIDENT

TRAINED

FEARLESS

VETERAN

Untersturmfhrer
Untersturmfhrer

2 Panzer I B

Waffen-SS

Unterscharfhrer

70 points

Despite being in Finland for a considerable amount of

time, the crews of the Panzer Is are unfamiliar with their
vehicles and havent seen much combat in them. SS-Light
Panzer Platoons are rated Fearless Trained.
FEARLESS

TRAINED

These tanks came from Panzer-Sicherungskompanie 40,

which was eventually disbanded in 1943. The units 15

SS-Heavy Anti-tank gun Platoon

Platoon

Command Panzer I B

Panzer I B

HQ Section

Tank SECTION

SS-Light Panzer Platoon

Panzer I tanks were dispersed to act as bunkers, and 6.

SS-Gebirgsdivision Nord received two of them in running
order. Their fate is unknown but they appear to have been
lost in the retreat. Five Panzer I B tank were part of PanzerAbteilung 211 in Norway, presumably collected from the
surviving tanks from the retreat.

SS-SCHUTZENKOMPANIE

WAFFEN-SS SUPPORT PLATOONS

UNTERSTURMFhrer
UNTERSTURMFhrer

HQ Section with:
4 5cm PaK38
3 5cm PaK38
2 5cm PaK38

120 points
90 points
60 points

Command SMG team

HQ Section
UNTERSCHARFhrer

UNTERSCHARFhrer

5cm PaK38 gun

5cm PaK38 gun

Pack Mule team

Pack Mule team

Anti-tank
gun Section

Anti-tank
gun Section

UNTERSCHARFhrer

UNTERSCHARFhrer

5cm PaK38 gun

5cm PaK38 gun

Pack Mule team

Pack Mule team

Anti-tank
gun Section

Anti-tank
gun Section

Options
Add Pack mule teams for +5 points for the platoon.
Replace Pack mule teams with Kfz 70 trucks at no
cost.
The heavy anti-tank guns in 6. SS-Gebirgsdivision Nord
came from 6. SS-Panzerjager-Abteilung and their 5cm
PaK38 anti-tank guns. A few other battalions such as 6. SSSchtzen-Bataillon also had a few Pak38 guns as their sole
anti-tank gun.

SS-Heavy Anti-tank gun Platoon

Untersturmfhrer

Platoon

Untersturmfhrer

HQ Section with:
3 Gebirgsgrenadier Squads
2 Gebirgsgrenadier Squads

Command Rifle/MG team

185 points
135 points

Unterscharfhrer

Option
Replace the Command Rifle/MG team with a
Command Panzerknacker SMG team for +5 points.

Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team

Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team

Gebirgsgrenadier Squad

Gebirgsgrenadier Squad

Unterscharfhrer

SS-Gebirgsgrenadier Platoons use the Waldjger rule on

page 4.
The SS-Gebirgsgrenadiers of 6. SS Gebirgsdivision Nord
in 1944 are of a much different character than the men of
the original SS-Totenkopf Standarten they replaced. They are
well trained and motivated, despite fighting with minimal
support in the harsh conditions of northern Finland against
an unforgiving enemy.

Unterscharfhrer

Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team

Gebirgsgrenadier Squad

SS-Gebirgsgrenadier Platoon

Just like other units in Finland, the lightly armed SSGebirgsgrenadiers have old and captured equipment, such as
the MG34 and the PaK36 anti-tank gun.

SS-Gebirgspionier Platoon

SS-SCHUTZENKOMPANIE

SS-Gebirgsgrenadier Platoon

Untersturmfhrer

Platoon

Untersturmfhrer

HQ Section with:
3 Pionier Squads
2 Pionier Squads

280 points
195 points

Options
Replace the Command Pioneer Rifle team with a
Command Panzerknacker Pioneer SMG team for
+5points.
Add Pioneer Supply horse-drawn wagon for
+20points.
SS-Gebirgspionier Platoons use the Waldjger rule on page 4.
You may replace up to one Pioneer Rifle team per Pioneer
Squad with a Flame-thrower team at the start of the game
before deployment.
The SS-Gebirgspionier are the combat engineers for 6. SS
Gebirgsdivision Nord. In Lapland, minefields, obstacles
and fortifications, are common and must be dealt with by
specialists.

Command Pioneer
Rifle team

Pioneer Supply
horse-drawn wagon

Unterscharfhrer

Pioneer
Rifle team

Pioneer
Rifle team

Unterscharfhrer

Pioneer
Rifle team

Pioneer
Rifle team

Pioneer Rifle team

Pioneer Rifle team

Pioneer Squad

Pioneer Squad

Unterscharfhrer

Pioneer
Rifle team

Pioneer
Rifle team

Pioneer
Rifle team

Pioneer Squad

SS-Gebirgspionier Platoon

Should fortifications need storming the Gebirgspioniers lead

the way with their flame-throwers.

Untersturmfhrer

Platoon

Untersturmfhrer

HQ Section with:
3 Aufklrungs Squads
2 Aufklrungs Squads

Command Motorcycle
MG team

305 points
220 points

Option
Replace the Command Motorcycle MG team with a
Command Panzerknacker Motorcycle SMG team for
+5 points.
SS-Aufklrungs Platoons use the Motorcycle Reconnaissance
rules on page 196 of the rulebook and are Reconnaissance
Platoons while mounted.
SS-Aufklrungs Bataillon 6 (6 SS Reconnaissance Battalion)
has two companies mounted on motorbikes, with one
company and the heavy platoon mounted in trucks. With
no armoured cars in the division to perform reconnaissance,
its left to the Aufklrungs to do the job.

Unterscharfhrer

Unterscharfhrer

Motorcycle MG team

Motorcycle MG team

Motorcycle MG team

Motorcycle MG team

Unterscharfhrer

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Motorcycle MG team

Motorcycle MG team

SS-Aufklrungs Platoon

SS-Skijger Platoon

SS-SCHUTZENKOMPANIE

SS-Aufklrungs Platoon

Untersturmfhrer

Platoon

Untersturmfhrer

HQ Section with:
3 Skijger Squads
2 Skijger Squads

Command SMG team

240 points
170 points

Option
Replace the Command SMG team with a Command
Panzerknacker SMG team for +5 points.

Unterscharfhrer

SMG team

SMG team

Skijger Squad

Unterscharfhrer

SMG team

SS-Skijger Platoons are Reconnaissance Platoons.

Unterscharfhrer

SS-Skijger Platoons use the Waldjger rule on page 4.

SMG team

The troops of SS-Skijger-Abteilung Norge were often used

for patrols and raids and made extensive use of SMGs. They
were all highly motivated, many had joined purely to fight
communism and had an understanding that they would
not be required to fight against the Western Allies, but only
against the Soviets.

SMG team

Skijger Squad

SMG team

Skijger Squad

SS-Skijger Platoon

The battalion fought well in Finland and made a name for

itself in raids and patrols against the Soviets. As Finland surrendered, they often provided a rearguard for the retreating
20. Gebirgsarmee.

UNTERSTURMFhrer

Platoon

UNTERSTURMFhrer

HQ Section and
2 Gun Sections with:
4 15cm sFH18
4 10.5cm leFH18/40
4 7.5cm GebG36

360 points
245 points
165 points

1 Gun Section with:

2 15cm sFH18
2 10.5cm leFH18/40
2 7.5cm GebG36

Command
SMG team

Horse-drawn
wagon

Staff team
HQ Section

UNTERSCHARFhrer

UNTERSCHARFhrer

185 points
135 points
90 points

Observer Rifle team

Observer Rifle team

Gun or howitzer

Gun or howitzer

Add horse-drawn wagon and limbers for +5 points

for the battery.

Horse-drawn limber

Horse-drawn limber

SS-Gebirgsjger Artillery 6 provided fire support to 6. SSGebirgsdivision Nord with two battalions of 7.5cm and one
battalion of 10.5cm guns. The final battalion was a mixed
battery of four 10.5cm and eight 15cm heavy guns.

Gun or howitzer

Gun or howitzer

Horse-drawn limber

Horse-drawn limber

GUN SECTION

GUN SECTION

Option

SS-SCHUTZENKOMPANIE

SS-Artillery Battery

SS-Artillery Battery

SS-Self-propelled Anti-aircraft
Gun Platoon

UNTERSTURMFhrer
UNTERSTURMFhrer

UNTERSCHARFhrer

Command Sd Kfz 7/1 (Quad 2cm)

Sd Kfz 7/1 (Quad 2cm)

UNTERSCHARFhrer

UNTERSCHARFhrer

Sd Kfz 7/1 (Quad 2cm)

Sd Kfz 7/1 (Quad 2cm)

Platoon
4 Sd Kfz 7/1 (Quad 2cm)
3 Sd Kfz 7/1 (Quad 2cm)
2 Sd Kfz 7/1 (Quad 2cm)

180 points
135 points
90 points

The 6th SS FlaK Battalion also had four quad 2cm on self-propelled mounts for additional support. During the retreat
these were often used to support infantry attacks with their
high rate of fire. They proved very useful for pinning down
the Finnish blocking force during the retreat from Finland.

Ss-Self-propelled Anti-aircraft gun Platoon

10

UNTERSTURMFhrer
UNTERSTURMFhrer

Platoon
HQ Section with:
4 2cm FlaK38
3 2cm FlaK38

110 points
80 points

UNTERSCHARFhrer

UNTERSCHARFhrer

3 2cm Flakvierling 38
2 2cm Flakvierling 38

80 points
55 points

Anti-aircraft gun

Anti-aircraft gun

3 3.7cm FlaK43
2 3.7cm FlaK43

80 points
55 points

Horse-drawn wagon

Horse-drawn wagon

Anti-aircraft
Section

Anti-aircraft
Section

UNTERSCHARFhrer

UNTERSCHARFhrer

Anti-aircraft gun

Anti-aircraft gun

Horse-drawn wagon

Horse-drawn wagon

Anti-aircraft
Section

Anti-aircraft
Section

Options
Add horse-drawn wagons for +5 points for the
platoon.
Replace horse-drawn wagons with 3-ton trucks or
RSO tractors at no cost.
The 6th SS Flak Battalion featured a company each of 2cm,
Quad 2cm, and 3.7cm light anti-aircraft guns. In addition
the Panzerjger battalion had a few 3.7mm guns for close air
defence.

SS-Heavy Anti-aircraft
Gun Platoon

SS-SCHUTZENKOMPANIE

SS-Light Anti-Aircraft gun

Platoon

Ss-Light Anti-aircraft Gun Platoon

UNTERSTURMFhrer
UNTERSTURMFhrer

Platoon
HQ Section with:
2 8.8cm FlaK36
1 8.8cm FlaK36

190 points
100 points

UNTERSCHARFhrer

UNTERSCHARFhrer

Sd Kfz 7 half-track

Sd Kfz 7 half-track

AA section

AA section

Options
Model all 8.8cm FlaK36 guns with eight or more
crew and increase their ROF to 3 for +10 points per
gun.
Add Sd Kfz 7 half-tracks for +5 points for the platoon.
The 6th SS Flak Battalion featured two companies of 8.8cm
heavy anti-aircraft guns. These could also be used as Antitank guns.

HEAVY SS-Anti-aircraft GUN Platoon

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Motivation and skill

20. Gebirgsarmee (20 Mountain Army) has been fighting in Finland for nearly four years,
and their troops are well motivated and seasoned Veterans. As such, their troops are rated
Confident Veteran, unless otherwise noted.

Corps Support
Platoons

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Beutepanzer Platoon

RELUCTANT

CONSCRIPT

CONFIDENT

TRAINED

FEARLESS

VETERAN

Leutnant

Platoon

Leutnant

HQ Section with 1 Command Panzer 35-S 739(f) &:

4 Panzer 38-H 735(f)
3 Panzer 38-H 735(f)

140 points
110 points

Despite Panzerabteilung 211 having seen limited fighting

in 1941, the lack of action in Lapland has seen them lose
their best personnel for less experienced officers and other
ranks from other units. As such, their troops are rated
Confident Trained.
CONFIDENT

TRAINED

The bulk of the tanks in Panzerabteilung 211 were Hotchkiss

H38 (Panzer 38-H 735(f )) tanks with the long gun. The
were also a substantial number of SOMUA S35 (Panzer
35-S 739(f )), which due to their larger size, were used as
command tanks. Designed for the start of the war they are
now obsolete in the face of more modern armour like the
T-34. Despite this they were the only substantial armoured
unit deployed in Finland in 1944, due to the poor terrain for
tank use. They are still useful against infantry and some of
the Finnish armour such as the T-26.

Command Panzer 35-S 739(f)

HQ Section
Unteroffizier

Unteroffizier

Panzer 38-H 735(f)

Panzer 38-H 735(f)

Panzer 38-H 735(f)

Panzer 38-H 735(f)

Panzer Section

Panzer Section

SS-SCHUTZENKOMPANIE

HEER SUPPORT PLATOONS

Beutepanzer Platoon

Panzersph Patrol
Platoon
1 Sd Kfz 223 (radio)
& 1 Sd Kfz 221 (MG)

155 points

Panzersph Patrols are Reconnaissance Platoons.

The 20th Mountain Armys Panzersph Zug (Armoured Car
Platoon) proved valuable for reconnaissance and keeping
the roads clear from partisans. More were requested from
Germany in July 1944, but they were not received before the
German retreat to Norway. The platoon managed to escape
by October.

Sd Kfz 221 (MG)

Command
Sd Kfz 223 (radio)
Panzersph Patrol

Panzersph Patrol

The platoon was equipped with three Sd Kfz 221 and three
Sd Kfz 223 armoured cars. They were very lightly armed,
only being fitted with an MG34. As such they tried to avoid
combat unless forced to engage.

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Leutnant

Platoon

Leutnant

HQ Section with:
3 Grenadier Squads
2 Grenadier Squads

155 points
110 points

Options
Replace the Command Rifle/MG team with a
Command Panzerknacker SMG team for +5 points.
Add a Mortar Squad for +20 points
The German grenadiers provide a steady infantry base for the
German army. They might not have the most glamourous
role, but they provide and maintain a solid front line. In the
rough terrain of Lapland, tanks struggle to operate making the
Grenadiers even more vital, often leading attacks and counterattacks, as well as supporting the Gebirgsjager divisions. This
makes the troops of 163. ID and 169. ID, as well as Grenadier
Regiments 193 and 388 very valuable.
As Lapland was seen as a backwater and got a lower priority
for new equipment, the Grenadiers used the older MG34

Command Rifle/MG team

HQ Section
feldwebel

feldwebel

Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team

Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team

Grenadier Squad

Grenadier Squad

feldwebel

feldwebel

Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team

Light Mortar team

Grenadier Squad

Mortar Squad

Grenadier Platoon

to provide machine-gun support to the battalion. Other

non-standard equipment used included 5cm leGW 36 mortars
and submachine-guns such as the MP 28 and Finnish Suomi
31.

Gebirgsjger Platoon

SS-SCHUTZENKOMPANIE

Grenadier Platoon

Leutnant

Platoon

Leutnant

HQ Section with:
2 Gebirgsjger Squads
3 Gebirgsjger Squads

110 points
155 points

Options
Replace the Command Rifle/MG team with a
Command Panzerknacker SMG team for +5 points.
Add a Mortar Squad for +20 points.

Command Rifle/MG team

HQ Section
oberjger

oberjger

Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team

Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team

jger Squad

jger Squad

oberjger

oberjger

Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team

Light Mortar team

jger Squad

mortar Squad

Gebirgsjger Platoons are Mountaineers.

The Gebirgsjger (mountain hunter) is an elite light infantry
-man trained in mountain warfare. Due to the terrain
they fight in they cant always rely on the support of heavy
weapons and panzers, so they have become effective assault
infantry. They are proud of their traditions and have a very
high esprit de corps and maintain good morale even when
fighting away from their beloved mountains. The individual

gebirgsjger Platoon

Gebirgsjger is a fit strong man due to their excellent training

and the requirement to carry much of their equipment with
them when campaigning in mountainous terrain.

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Platoon

HAUPTMANN

HQ Section and
2 Gun Sections with:
4 10.5cm LG40

185 points

1 Gun Section with:

2 10.5cm LG40

100 points

Option

Command
SMG team

Staff team

Pack Mule team

HQ Section
LEUTNANT

LEUTNANT

Observer Rifle team

Observer Rifle team

10.5cm LG40

10.5cm LG40

Pack Mule team

Pack Mule team

10.5cm LG40

10.5cm LG40

Add Pack mule teams for +5 points for the battery.

Artillerie-Abteilung 424 was attached 18. Korps where it
provided fire support to 6. SS-Gebirgsdivision Nord and
7.Gebirgsdivision. They also provided support for the attack
on Tornio with their 10.5cm LG40 and LG42 recoilless
guns, as part of Kampfgruppe Tornio.

Pack Mule team

Pack Mule team

GUN SECTION

GUN SECTION

SS-SCHUTZENKOMPANIE

Recoilless Artillery Battery

Recoilless Artillery Battery

Artillery Battery

HAUPTMANN

Platoon

HAUPTMANN

HQ Section and
2 Gun Sections with:
4 15cm sFH18
4 12cm leFH08
4 10.5cm leFH18

310 points
210 points
210 points

1 Gun Section with:

2 15cm sFH18
2 12cm leFH08
2 10.5cm leFH18

Command
SMG team

Horse-drawn
wagon

Staff team
HQ Section

LEUTNANT

LEUTNANT

160 points
160 points
115 points

Observer Rifle team

Observer Rifle team

Gun or howitzer

Gun or howitzer

Add horse-drawn wagon and limbers for +5 points

for the battery.

Horse-drawn limber

Horse-drawn limber

Artillery was not in short supply in Finland. In addition to

the integral artillery support of the divisions, several independent artillery units were also based there.

Gun or howitzer

Gun or howitzer

Horse-drawn limber

Horse-drawn limber

GUN SECTION

GUN SECTION

Option

Providing artillery support in Kampfgruppe Tornio, was

Artillerie-Abteilung 520 with 10.5cm and 15cm field guns.
Artillery-Abteilung 477 also provided artillery support in
Finland and used 12cm captured guns from Norway, both
the 12cm felthaubits/M32 and the Rheinmetal 12cm leFH08.

Artillery Battery

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Platoon
HQ Section and
Two Mortar Sections with:
4 10.5cm NbW40
One Mortar Section with:
2 10.5cm NbW40

130 points
70 points

Option
Add Kfz 15 field car and Sd Kfz 11 half-tracks for
+5points for the battery.
In addition to Nebelwerfer and Panzerwerfer rocket launchers, Werfer-Abteilung 11 also had 10.5cm mortars in Werferbatterie 224. These had previously been 8. Batterie, Artillerie
Regiment 222, and had been attached when the regiment left
Finland.
The battery used the larger NbW40 which had a much longer
range than the NbW35 used by other units. Unfortunately
it weighed 8 times as much as the older model! They were
rapidly replaced in production by the 15cm NbW 41 Rocket
Launcher, but those produced saw combat as artillery in secondary roles.

10.5cm NbW40 mortar

10.5cm NbW40 mortar

Sd Kfz 11 half-track

Sd Kfz 11 half-track

10.5cm NbW40 mortar

10.5cm NbW40 mortar

Sd Kfz 11 half-track

Sd Kfz 11 half-track

Mortar Section

Mortar Section

SS-SCHUTZENKOMPANIE

Heavy Mortar Battery

Heavy Mortar Battery

Armoured
Rocket Launcher Battery
Platoon
HQ Section and
Two Launcher Sections with:
8 Panzerwerfer 42
6 Panzerwerfer 42
One Launcher Section with:
4 Panzerwerfer 42
3 Panzerwerfer 42

RSO recovery tractor

Recovery Section

365 points
305 points
210 points
165 points

Options
Model all Panzerwerfer 42 (Maultier) rocket launchers with 5 or more crew and count each rocket launcher as two weapons when firing a bombardment for +5
points per rocket launcher.
Add Recovery Section with RSO recovery tractor for
+5 points.
Replace Kfz 15 field car with Sd Kfz 250 half-track
for +5 points.
The German forces in Finland received armoured rocket
support from 21. Batterie (Sf.) of Werfer-Abteilung 11, more
commonly called the Panzerwerfer Battery by the troops,
as it was the only one in Finland. They arrived in 1943,
and once arrived in Kairala, gave a demonstration of their
firepower to over 100 officers. In 1944 they fought the
Soviets at Kiestinki, as well as fighting the Finns at Kemi,
Tornio, and Salla as part of Kampfgruppen Korja, Tornio and

Panzerwerfer 42

Panzerwerfer 42

Panzerwerfer 42

Panzerwerfer 42

Panzerwerfer 42

Panzerwerfer 42

Panzerwerfer 42

Panzerwerfer 42

Armoured Rocket Launcher Battery

Steets. It escaped into Norway on 18 November with five

Panzerwerfers left. They spent the remainder of the war in
Norway, and the Panzerwerfers saw further use post war with
the Norwegian Army.

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Platoon
HQ Section and
Two Launcher Sections with:
6 15cm NW41
4 15cm NW41
One Launcher Section with:
3 15cm NW41
2 15cm NW41

Gun

200 points
145 points

Kfz 70 truck
Defence Section

105 points
75 points

Options
Add Kfz 15 field car and Sd Kfz 11 half-tracks for
+5points for the battery.
Add Defence Section with a 4.5cm PaK37(r) gun and
Kfz 70 truck for +25 points, or with a Maxim HMG
and Kfz 70 truck for +35 points.
The 20th Mountain Army received Nebelwerfer rocket
support from Gebirgs-Werfer-Abteilung 10 (motorised) and
Werfer-Abteilung 11. Both had access to captured equipment,
Werfer-Abteilung 11 managed to obtained Soviet 4.5cm
anti-tank guns for direct fire support, while Gebirgs-WerferAbteilung 10 had access to captured Soviet machine-guns for
direct fire support.

SS-SCHUTZENKOMPANIE

Rocket Launcher Battery

Rocket Launcher Battery

Heavy Anti-aircraft
Gun Platoon
Platoon
HQ Section with:
2 8.8cm FlaK36
1 8.8cm FlaK36
2 8.5cm FlaK39(r)
1 8.5cm FlaK39(r)

160 points
80 points
95 points
50 points

Heavy anti-aircraft gun

Heavy anti-aircraft gun

Options
Model all 8.8cm FlaK36 or 8.5cm FlaK39(r) guns
with eight or more crew and increase their ROF to 3
for +10 points per gun.
Add Sd Kfz 7 half-tracks for +5 points for the platoon.

Sd Kfz 7 half-track

Sd Kfz 7 half-track

Anti-aircraft section

Anti-aircraft section

HEAVY Anti-aircraft GUN Platoon

The German troops in Finland used the world famous 88,

the 8.8cm FlaK36 anti-aircraft gun. In addition to these
they were also equipped with captured Soviet 85mm obr
1939 heavy anti-aircraft guns that had been bored out to
fire standard 8.8cm German ammunition. These 8.5cm
Flak39(r) gun suffered issues with rate of fire however, due
to the barrels overheating.

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Air Support

LEUTNANT

Sporadic Air Support

Ju 87D Stuka

LEUTNANT

100 points

Sporadic Air Support

FW 190 A

25 points

Aircraft
Flight

FW 190 A fighters can only be used for Fighter Interception

and cannot be used for Ground Attack.
Although Stukas were present in Finland to strike shipping,
the Luftwaffe supported 6. SS-Gebirgsdivisions actions at
Sennozero, and throughout the 20th Mountain Armys
deployment in Finland.

Air Support

SS-SCHUTZENKOMPANIE

LUFTWAFFE SUPPORT PLATOONS

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TANK TEAMS
Armour
Name
Mobility
Front
Side
Top
Weapon
Range
ROF Anti-tank Firepower

Equipment and Notes

Tanks
Panzer I B

Half-tracked

Twin MG.

Panzer 38-H 735(f ) (H-39)

3.7cm KwK38(f ) gun

Standard Tank
24/60cm

3
2

3
5

1
4+

Co-ax MG.
One-man turret.

Panzer 35-S 739(f ) (S-35)

4.7cm KwK35(f ) gun

Standard Tank
24/60cm

4
2

3
6

1
4+

Co-ax MG.
One-man turret.

Half-tracked
64/160cm

0
-

0
3

0
4+

AA MG, Armoured rocket launcher.

Rocket launcher, Smoke bombardment.

Half-tracked
16/40cm

-
6

-
5

-
5+

Gun shield.
Anti-aircraft.

Sd Kfz 221 (MG)

Wheeled

AA MG, Recce.

Sd Kfz 223 (radio)

Wheeled

AA MG, Recce.

Motorcycle MG team
MG

Jeep
16/40cm

-
3

-
2

-
6

Motorcycle reconnaissance, Dismount as MG team.

Hull mounted, Vehicle MG.

Motorcycle SMG team

SMG

Jeep
4/10cm

-
3

-
1

-
6

Motorcycle reconnaissance, Dismount as SMG team.

Hull mounted, Vehicle MG.

ROF 1 if other weapons fire.

Captured Tanks

Artillery (SP)
Panzerwerfer 42 (Maultier)
15cm RW42 rocket launcher

Anti-aircraft (SP)
Sd Kfz 7/1 (Quad 2cm)
2cm FlaK38 (V) gun

SS-SCHUTZENKOMPANIE

ARSENAL

Armoured Cars
Reconnaissance

Vehicle Machine-guns
Vehicle MG

16/40cm

INFANTRY TEAMS
Team

Range

ROF Anti-tank Firepower Notes

Rifle team

16/40cm

Rifle/MG team

16/40cm

6
6

MG team

16/40cm

ROF 2 when pinned down.

SMG team

4/10cm

Full ROF when moving.

Light Mortar team

16/40cm

4+

Can fire over friendly troops.

Panzerschreck team

8/20cm

11

5+

Tank Assault 5.

Flame-thrower team

4/10cm

Flame-thrower.

Staff team

16/40cm

Moves as a Heavy Gun team.

Additional Training and Equipment

Panzerknacker teams are rated as Tank Assault 5. Pioneer teams are rated as Tank Assault 4.

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Weapon

Mobility

Range

ROF Anti-tank Firepower

Notes

Man-packed

24/60cm

ROF 3 when pinned down or moving.

8cm GW34 mortar

Man-packed
Firing bombardments

24/60cm
40/100cm

2
-

2
2

3+
6

Smoke, Minimum range 8/20cm.

Smoke bombardment.

10.5cm NbW40 mortar

Light

56/140cm

4+

Smoke bombardment.

7.5cm leIG18 gun

Light
Firing bombardments

16/40cm
48/120cm

2
-

9
3

3+
6

Gun shield, Smoke.

Light

16/40cm

5+

Anti-aircraft, Gun shield, Turntable.

Machine-guns
MG34 or Maxim HMG

Mortars

Infantry Guns
Anti-aircraft Guns
2cm FlaK38 gun
2cm Flakvierling 38 gun

Light

16/40cm

5+

Anti-aircraft, Gun shield, Turntable.

3.7cm FlaK43 gun

Immobile

24/60cm

4+

Anti-aircraft, Gun shield, Turntable.

8.5cm FlaK39(r) (obr 1939) gun

Immobile

32/80cm

12

3+

Heavy anti-aircraft, Turntable.

8.8cm FlaK36 gun

Immobile

40/100cm

13

3+

Gun shield, Heavy anti-aircraft, Turntable.

Light

24/60cm

4+

Gun shield.

Medium

24/60cm

4+

Gun shield.

16/40cm
72/180cm

2
-

9
3

3+
6

Gun shield, Smoke.

Smoke bombardment.

16/40cm

10

2+

Breakthrough gun, Gun shield, Recoilless,

Smoke.

Firing bombardments

64/160cm

4+

10.5cm leFH18 howitzer

Immobile
Firing bombardments

24/60cm
72/180cm

1
-

10
4

2+
4+

Breakthrough gun, Gun shield, Smoke.

Smoke bombardment.

10.5cm leFH18/40 howitzer

Heavy
Firing bombardments

24/60cm
72/180cm

1
-

10
4

2+
4+

Breakthrough gun, Gun shield, Smoke.

Smoke bombardment.

12cm leFH08 howitzer (100/17)

Immobile
Firing bombardments

24/60cm
72/180cm

1
-

7
4

2+
3+

Breakthrough gun, Gun shield.

15cm sFH18 howitzer

Immobile
Firing bombardments

24/60cm
80/200cm

1
-

13
5

1+
2+

Bunker buster, Smoke.

Smoke bombardment.

64/160cm

4+

Rocket launcher, Smoke bombardment.

Anti-tank Guns
4.5cm PaK37(r) (obr 1937) gun
5cm PaK38 gun

SS-SCHUTZENKOMPANIE

GUN TEAMS

Light Artillery
7.5cm GebG36 gun
Heavy
Firing bombardments
10.5cm LG40 recoilless gun

Light

Heavy Artillery

Rocket Launchers
15cm NW41 rocket launcher

Light

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 Armour
Vehicle
Mobility
Front Side Top
Equipment and Notes
Weapon
Range
ROF Anti-tank Firepower

Trucks
BMW motorcycle & sidecar or Kbelwagen jeep

Jeep

Horch Kfz 15 car

Horch, Krupp, or Steyr Kfz 70 truck

Jeep

Wheeled

Opel Blitz 3-ton truck

Wheeled

Opel Kfz 68 radio truck

Wheeled

Wagon

Slow Tank

Horse-drawn wagon

Tractors
RSO
Sd Kfz 10, Sd Kfz 11, or Sd Kfz 7 half-track
Horse-drawn limber
Pack Mule team

Half-tracked

Wagon

Man-packed

Pack Mules.

Half-tracked

Hull MG, Passenger-fired AA MG.

Slow Tank

Recovery vehicle.

Armoured Personnel Carriers

Sd Kfz 250 half-track

SS-SCHUTZENKOMPANIE

TRANSPORT TEAMS

Recovery Vehicles
RSO recovery tractor

AIRCRAFT
Aircraft
Ju 87D Stuka

Weapon
Bombs

To Hit
4+

Anti-tank
5

Firepower
1+

Notes

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