Operation NIWI ETO (id:#58208)
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See Also: Operation NIWI by Multi-Man Publishing
Fauvillers, Belgium 1940-05-10 ()
48: Toujours L'Audace (ASL 6 - The Last Hurrah (2nd Edition))
49: Piercing the Peel (ASL 6 - The Last Hurrah (2nd Edition))
88: Art Nouveau (ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions (2nd Edition))
A 104: In Front of the Storm (AH:ASL Annual `96)
J39: Indeed! (ASL Journal # 3)
G07: Bring up the Guns (AH:The General # 25.3)
NEWS22: Tricks of War (ASL News # 14)
NEWS68: Art Nouveau (ASL News # 32)
FRASL: Rebuff at the Paint Factory (Internet)
FRASL: Retaking Ypenburg Airfield (Internet)
CH133: Group Iron (Critical Hit # 6.2)
VHN1: Winged Devils (Critical Hit # 7.1)
VHN2: A Matter of Coordination (Critical Hit # 7.1)
VHN3: End of Command (Critical Hit # 7.1)
VHN4: Tentative (Critical Hit # 7.1)
VHN5: Wiped Out (Critical Hit # 7.1)
FE 15: Contested Landing (Fanatic Pack 2)
FE 36: Wings of War (Fanatic Enterprises: Internet)
FE 87: Lightning War (Blitzkrieg Pack)
NFNH 3: The Hatert Bridge (Waffen-SS III: Neither Fear Nor Hope)
: Eben-Emael (Journal du Stratège # 39)
GD 1: La Guerre Finie!! (Grossdeutschland Pack 1 - The Early Years)
O88.2: The Cupola Smashers of Eben Emael (On All Fronts # 88)
PJ3.7: The Unexpected Ambush (OAF Playtester's Journal # 3)
TAC21: L'Infanterie Attaque (Tactiques # 3)
VV27: Pas Savoir (Vae Victis # 37)
SL 25: Resistance at Chabrehez (ASL Digest # 6.10)
: Taking the Bridge (Gamex `91)
GD 1: Vogt's Ritterkreuz (Gun Duel 2001)
SFS 9: Appointment With Royalty (Origins `93)
#7: Cracking Fortress Holland (To Battle By Air 2)
FE 152: Millwork (Dutch Pack)
FE 153: Battalion for Special Missions (Dutch Pack)
FE 154: The Hero Maduro (Dutch Pack)
FE 155: Moerdijk Massacre (Dutch Pack)
FE 156: Ypenburg Airfield (Dutch Pack)
FrF28: Luftlandekommando Hedderich (Friendly Fire Pack 4)
FF14: The Hunted (FireFights! #2)
U17: Resistance at Chabrehez (Turning the Tide)
48: Toujours L'Audace (ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions (3rd Edition))
49: Piercing the Peel (ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions (3rd Edition))
88: Art Nouveau (ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions (3rd Edition))
OA26: Vogt's Ritterkreuz (Out of the Attic #2)
FrF46: Dutch Courage (Friendly Fire Pack 6)
VHN1: Winged Devils (Facing the Blitz)
VHN2: A Matter of Coordination (Facing the Blitz)
VHN3: End of Command (Facing the Blitz)
VHN4: Tentative (Facing the Blitz)
VHN5: Wiped Out (Facing the Blitz)
VHN6: Battling for Belgium (Facing the Blitz)
CH133: Group Iron (A Few Rare Men)
BP1 BONUS #1: Code Name "Iron" (Battle of the Bulge I)
VHN 1: Winged Devils (Facing the Blitz II)
VHN 2: A Matter of Coordination (Facing the Blitz II)
VHN 3: End of Command (Facing the Blitz II)
VHN 4: Tentative (Facing the Blitz II)
VHN 5: Wiped Out (Facing the Blitz II)
DB120: Start Fall Gelb (Dispatches from the Bunker #40)
BWN 1: Their Baptism of Fire (Blitzkrieg in the West - Northern Campaign)
S60: Operation NIWI (Special Ops # 7)
FrF85: Junkers Junkyard (Friendly Fire Pack 11)
RP 131: Boot's Scoot and Boogie (Rally Point #14)
RP 132: Probe Toward The Hague (Rally Point #14)
RP 133: The Recapture of Ockenburg (Rally Point #14)
RP 134: Von Sponeck's Woods (Rally Point #14)
RM-1: Wisembach Roadblock (Race For The Meuse)
RM-2: Prelude to Bodange (Race For The Meuse)
RM-3: Forcing The Sûre (Race For The Meuse)
RM-4: The Final Stand (Race For The Meuse)
RM-5: Battle For Bodange (Race For The Meuse)
RM-TM: Race to the Meuse Tactical Mission (Race For The Meuse)
#1: The Enemy's Behind Us (Sturmgruppe Eisen)
#2: Bridge Blown! (Sturmgruppe Eisen)
#3: Clearing A Flank (Sturmgruppe Eisen)
#4: Snafu! (Sturmgruppe Eisen)
#5: Enlarging The Bridgehead (Sturmgruppe Eisen)
#6: "Resistance Great" (Sturmgruppe Eisen)
#7: Group Eisen (Sturmgruppe Eisen)
231: In Front of the Storm (ASL 10a - Croix de Guerre)
CB4SL: Attaque à l'aube (tr: Dawn Attack) (Casus Belli #11)
BC33: Final Destination (Break Contact #3)
ASLN22: Tricks Of War (Critical Hit #8.1)
ASLN68: Art Nouveau (Critical Hit #8.2)
48: Toujours L'Audace (ASL 11a - Doomed Battalions (4th Edition))
49: Piercing the Peel (ASL 11a - Doomed Battalions (4th Edition))
88: Art Nouveau (ASL 11a - Doomed Battalions (4th Edition))
311: Vogt's Ritterkreuz (ASL 11a - Doomed Battalions (4th Edition))
Designer: George Kelln
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Balance:
GermanBelgian
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Overview:

While the bulk of the Grossdeutschland Regiment drove towards the Luxembourg frontier, elements of the 3rd Battalion under Oberstleutnant Barski took off from airfields near the German-Belgium border. This force was earmarked for the air landing operation codenamed "NIWI". The 400-men of the Garski Battalion were to be flown 15 km behind the enemy’s front lines, with mission to cut communications, hinder reserves reinforcing the front lines and attack the enemy’s fortifications from the vulnerable rear. Oberstleutnant Garski’s landed at 0600 hours and was only able to link up with nine men of his force. Radio contact was established with XIX Panzer Korps and Garski learned from reports that to the east of Wity, Belgian Ardennes Mountain troops were putting up stiff resistance. Using earlier commandeered automobiles, Garski quickly moved his force to the western outskirts of Fauvilliers.
Attacker: German (Elements of Panzer Division 1 and III/Infantry Regiment Grossdeutschland)
Defender: Belgian (Elements of the 1st Division Chasseurs Ardennais)  
5.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:14.0 D:9.0
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0
5cm leGrW 36 x 3
PzB 39 ATR x 3
D:0

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Grain in season. D: Elite and 1st Line squads have Assault Fire capabilities
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2024-07-02(D) Paul Works vs Scott Martin Belgian win
2024-03-24(A) M Nov vs German winNice, uncomplicated (rules-wise) infantry action. I think the key for the German win was they were able to squirt through the big forest and quickly apply direct pressure on the Belgian retreat. Simultaneously, they also got just enough down through the middle and were able to lay a fire lane to also complicate things for the Belgians. Lastly, I remember setting up for the German reinforcements and wondered why the hell did the OOB include high PP mortars to lug around - if you bring those mortars in on the edge, they can (and did) influence the action without having to move too far.
2022-10-13(D) Dan Best vs Jonathan Alpeyrie German winGermans were able to interdict the Belgians pulling back. closed for the win.
2021-06-19(D) Fabio Malino vs Alessandro Belgian winGame decidet at the last CC.
The Belgian has to retreat quickly in the early rounds to take a position around the road before the arrival of the German reinforcements
2021-05-18(A) Jason Nichols vs Bruno Javanabal Belgian winThe Germans made a good start with some accurate, long-range MG fire that broke the 9-1 leader and squad but couldn't follow up. The attack from the right petered out and a broken 7-0 leader and squad stayed broken the entire game. The reinforcements from the left came on too timidly and Bruno had time to hunker down in stone buildings along the victory road. The Germans ran out of time and resigned on turn 5. Really need to be aggressive with this one I think. Getting some smoke would be good too.
2020-07-27(D) Gerry Proudfoot vs Dave Perham German winBelgians did a good job retreating and got 6 squads and 2 HS back to the town. Everything went south on turns 5 and 6 as the Germans walked through a blizzard of Def Fire and Residual fire to kill off four squads on turn 5. Turn 6 saw a repeat with the last 2.5 Belgian SE being killed in CC ambushes without German loss. The last ditch attempt by the surviving HS to taken on six German SE and advance into CC to kill a German HS for the win failed.

2020-04-18(A) Jacob Elmqvist vs Ingemar Gardell German winLast DR in CC gave the Germans a hard fought victory.
2019-12-14(A) Dmitry Klyuykov vs Pavel Kaloshin German win
2018-11-25(D) Allen Evenson vs Glen Aro Belgian winGlen couldn't pass a morale check, I couldn't fail one. Fun scenario.
2018-06-24(A) Richard Jenulis vs Luis Del Castillo German win
2018-01-07(A) Jeff B vs Roberto Alesse German winAs in my previous playing of this, not a lot of casualties until the end. Prior to that it was mostly about movement and positioning. The Germans must use the hill and upper levels of the J6/J7 building to suppress any Belgian attempts to rush back to town. If they can get their reinforcements there before the Belgians have a chance to hole up then their job is much easier, and that is exactly what happened here. As it was I was sweating it until a very solid Turn 5 prep fire busted the defense up.
2014-11-29(A) Steffen Knippel vs Paul Suderman Belgian win
2014-10-13(A) Robert Zinselmeyer vs Ken Willmann German winGood, fast paced Infantry only scenario.
2014-08-13(D) Jeff B vs Giorgio Winter Belgian winA fun little clash. Not much killing until the very end.
2012-11-16(A) Andy Beaton vs Tom West Belgian winThe starting German force was slaughtered, and couldn't prevent the Belgians digging into a virtually impregnable position. Lost of fun, though.
2012-01-07(D) Jeff Waldon vs Frank Tozier Belgian winVASL
2010-08-12(D) Fred Schwarz vs Mike Fetty Belgian win
2003-07-26(D) Paul Works vs Gary Bradley Belgian win2003 St. Louis ASL Tournament; round two.
2003-07-26(D) Paul Works vs Gary Bradley Belgian win
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Estimated Play time: 2.9 hours
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