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World War II

World War II (WWII, WW2, or Second World War) was fought between opposing military alliances – the Allies and the Axis – from 1939 to 1945. The war spanned large chunks of the globe and was both the the largest and deadliest conflict in history. Over 30 different countries fought during the war including all the great powers. More than 100 million people served in military units. Between 50-75 million people died – largely civilians.

I’ve material on the national contributions from Spain, New Zealand, and France. I also cover the battles of Moscow, Stalingrad, Kharkov, Kursk, and Tarnopol.

Crossfire House Rules (Balagan House Rules for Crossfire)

19 Nov 202221 Feb 2001 by Steven Thomas
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These are the Crossfire house rules I actually use. I’ve only listed those I’ve played and liked – look elsewhere for other Musings on Crossfire.

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Categories Crossfire, Crossfire for Newbies, Crossfire House Rules, Hit the Dirt, World War II 23 Comments

WW2 Facts, Tactics, Orders of Battle, etc

13 Dec 201321 Feb 2001 by Steven Thomas

I’ve lumped all sorts of tidbits in here.

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Scenarios for Arty Conliffe’s Crossfire

8 Dec 201321 Feb 2001 by Steven Thomas

You might want to look at my General Scenario Guidelines or go straight to the scenarios and scenario resources themselves:

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Various Ideas for Crossfire Scenarios

18 Aug 201321 Feb 2001 by Steven Thomas

?? TODO ?? Flesh them out

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Musing on Shooting in Crossfire

18 Aug 201321 Feb 2001 by Steven Thomas

I’ve a bunch of observations and potential special rules related to shootiing in Crossfire:

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Books and Memoirs of World War II

18 Aug 201321 Feb 2001 by Steven Thomas

I’ve been reading a lot of books and memoirs about World War II lately and I’ve typed up some of them. Mainly with a view to making scenarios for Crossfire.

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