March 13, 1945. Hitler's armies are on the run and the Allies advance into Germany on both fronts. The U.S. Third Infantry Division is ordered to liberate Wewelsburg Castle, a Waffen SS training ground and fortress established by Heinrich Himmler, the head of the SS.
Wewelsburg is also the site of Himmler's research into the occult and paranormal. It is considered a figurehead of Nazi leadership and as such the soldiers that guard it are expected to defend it zealously to the death.
| American | German | |
| Division 1 |
5 Squad Bases 1 Sherman Tank 1x |
3 Squad Bases - 9 Regular Infantry - 1 Officer - 1 Machine Gun Crew |
| Division 2 |
4 Squad Bases 2x |
4 Squad Bases 1 SdKfz 251 Half Track |
| Strategy Decks | Artillery 2 Supply 1 |
Ground Support 1 Morale 1 |
| Starting Strategy Cards | 2 | 2 |
| Operations Cards | 004 Double Time 005 Clear Mines |
013 Desperate Defenders 014 No surrender |
| Deployment Zone | Any green hex. | The Germans can deploy on any forest hex surrounding the castle or any hill or barracks hex within 12A. |
| Starting Initiative |  |
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| Objective | The Americans must occupy the castle hex at the end of round 7 to achieve victory. | The Germans must occupy the castle hex at the end of round 7 to achieve victory. |
| Rounds | 7 | |
| Actions per turn | 3 | 3 |
| Reinforcements | Status phase of Round 3: - 1 Sherman tank - 2 Squads of 4 regular infantry - 1 special unit token of players choice |
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| Special Rules | - | The Germans have access to the following special units at the start of the game. - All regular German infantry squads are specialized Waffen SS. They are to be designated with one activation marker placed in their squad base. The Waffen SS have +1 attack and +1 move modifiers per squad whether it is at full capacity or not. |
| Terrain Features | The stream is DEEP. | |
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