As the spring of 1940 approached, Hitler and his generals planned a lightning assault of France and the lowlands, intending to exploit speed and mobility to quickly smash through the Netherlands and Belgium and into France. This would avoid becoming bogged down in a static war centred around France’s extensive network of modern border defences,…
With the Battle of France fully underway, we’re taking a look at the lesser-known Alpine theatre and the Italian Alpini units that fought in this inhospitable environment. Death in the Alps! While Hitler’s panzers ploughed across northern France, elite French and Italian mountain troops battled for control of their alpine border. Spurred on by…
We love getting the opportunity to showcase your models. This week, to tie in with the Battle of France, we’re showing off Greg’s 1000 point early-war French. Greg’s French force is part of his ongoing project to refight the Battle of France in Bolt Action, complete with a gorgeous terrain setup representing a provincial French…
We’ve just announced the release of our Battle of France campaign book. We’re going to charge straight in and have a look at what’s in the book! Germany’s campaign in the west during the spring and summer of 1940 would cement the Wehrmacht’s reputation as the most formidable fighting force on the continent and break the backs of…
The Battle of France has begun. The German Blitzkrieg is scything across the French countryside. This week, we’re taking a look at the very tip of the spear – General Erwin Rommel’s 7th Panzer Division, the Ghost Division! When the German Blitzkrieg smashed through France and the Low Countries, its vanguard was composed of the…
We are hugely excited to announce that the new Battle of France campaign book includes some fantastic new rules for running a narrative campaign, tracking the heroic deeds of your soldiers across multiple battles. We’ve designed these campaign rules to add an extra dimension to your games of Bolt Action. They’re designed to be used…
To celebrate the upcoming release of the Battle of France book, we’re trundling into battle alongside the doughty French infantry this week with a spotlight on the formidable Char B1 bis. Background “It has been said critically that there is a tendency in many armies to spend the peacetime studying how to fight the last…
Our pals at Sarissa Precision have created yet another superb centrepiece for your early war Bolt Action battlefields! Presenting Maison Forte MF10! Sarissa has created this outstanding MDF building, based on the design of a real Maginot line blockhouse. The Montmedy sector of the Maginot line covered the 60km frontage between Sedan and Longuyon. As it…
This week, we’re taking off into the skies over France to take a look at how air power altered the course of the battle! The War in the Air The battle began on 10th May 1940, when the German Panzers gunned their engines and swept over the frontier into Belgium and the Netherlands. While columns…
Marking the end of the battle of France and one of the first major acts of the French resistance, Saumur is one of the many tales of heroism to come out of the war in the west. We’re delving into the history behind the battle, which is one of the key scenarios in our new campaign…
Dan Hewitson
Tom Mecredy