Grensbataljon (Dutch) [APPROVED & LOCKED]

Sharpe · Grensbataljon (Dutch) [APPROVED & LOCKED]

(0-1) 7/ (2) 6/ (3) 5
(0-1) 1

Speed 1
Defense 3/5
Cover 5

CA2
BRIDGE DEFENDERS--This unit gets a Cover Roll when it occupies a bridge hex.

Cost 2

Date 7/36

RAEVSKI

What nationalty?
German i think

Sharpe

Dutch

Angel of Death

Yey !

Ow wait they s%ck.
How realistic Smile

Sharpe

Sorry, AoD.

Sharpe

AoD is checking date.

Angel of Death

Those guys at the bridges were meant to sound the alarm and then blow up the bridges. A lot of them actually succeeded. Maastricht had all its bridges blown (to the annoyance of the Germans who wanted to use the Maastricht bridges to get to Eben Emael quicker), even though the Germans used infiltrators (Brandenburgers) to try to secure them covertly. I think at Susteren (the thinnest part of the Netherlands.. only 7 miles or so from Germany across Netherlands to Belgium) the Germans did succeed though (have to read up on that) with the use of 'Brandenburgers' / infiltrators.

But I doubt they were all 'lichte divisie'.

Dutch defense was organized in layers :
(1) Border patrol 'screen' (main task : delay and sound the alarm)
(2) River line (river Meuse / Maas) / Peel line (Maas-Peel-Betuwe gebied) / IJssel Line (main task : delay some more, sound the alarm , and blow up the bridges!)
(3) Fortress Holland (more water, and forts) main task : keep the economic and industrian centre alive, hold out until somebody comes to help.. British / French hopefully)

Dutch Order of Battle at 10th of may 1940 :
http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Barracks/1247/

Buzzkill

I need a Dutch roundel.

Angel of Death

http://www.nederlandseluchtvaart....itsteken-nationaliteitstekens.jpg

The 2nd one was the official WW2 Dutch Airforce 'roundel'.
Except in the East Indies, where the 4th one was used.
The 3rd one was used until the Germans 'mistakenly' took down a Dutch fighter assuming it was British (because the roundels looked a bit alike), so they used the 2nd one in the war.

For cards I would use the 3rd one.

NeuralDream

For Buzz: http://aaminis.myfastforum.org/sutra108511.php

Amandil

"Light Division" sounds a bit out-of-scale for a fire team, doesn't it? Maybe "lichte infanteristen" would work.

NeuralDream

I agree.

Sharpe

It's a unit from the "Light Division." Sort of like "LSSAH" or "101st Airborne" doesn't represent the entire division.

Amandil

Fair enough, although would there be a way to fine tune the name so that this is more clearly indicated? Along the lines of (although not verbatim) "Light Division Troopers" or some such?

Sharpe

Complete change.

Amandil

Angel of Death

20e Regiment Infanterie (notice the 'e' )

By the way, the 1st RI (1e Regiment Infanterie) , more specifically a section of the 1e Grensbataljon , actually did an effective hold-up action against the German invasion in 1940 around the bridge at Lutterhoofdwijk. So it would be suitable for a Grensbataljon to get the same rule as well. I'd like to notice again though, that the main tactic of the border troops (grensbataljons) was to blow up the bridge first and then defend it. Delay was their main task.

But it's all good. I like the unit.

Amandil

Grensbataljon sounds like a cool name for a unit, anyway!

Buzzkill

Name Suggestion: Mannlicher-Steyr M.95

Here are a couple more pics:

Angel of Death

Arisaka99

Why are they so weak?

Angel of Death

They were delayment troops. Also, Dutch troops hadn't fought in the 1st World War and weren't really equipped to deal with the Germans. They still fought hard wherever they could.