Operation NIWI ETO (id:#63033)
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See Also: Operation NIWI by Lone Canuck Publishing
West of Bodange, 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)
GD 2: Operation NIWI (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)
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: Joe Gochinski
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Balance:
BelgianGerman
50%

Overview:

As part of the opening German offensive in the west called FALL GELB, the 400 men of Bataillon II, Infanterie-Regiment "Gorssdeutschland" were selected to land by 98 Fieseler Storch planes in the area of Nives and Witry, near the Belgain fort at Bodange. Known as Operation NIWI, this assault would place a sizeable German force behind Belgian lines in an attempt to disrupt Belgian communications and troop movements. Navigational errors and enemy fire scattered the German landings, but by 0600 the first wave of Germans was on the ground. The Belgian response was swift.
Attacker: Belgian (1er Régiment de Chasseurs Ardennais)
Defender: German (Gruppe Nives, Bataillon III, Infanterie-Regiment "Grossdeutschland")  
4.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:13.0 D:6.5
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0 D:0
5cm leGrW 36

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: none listed
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2024-01-14(D) David Garvin vs Bryce McLellan German winAs part of Winter Offensive 2024
2021-08-26(A) Dmitry Klyuykov vs Fedor Melnikov Belgian win
2021-07-21(D) César Moreno vs Juno29 German winWe used balance condition so German played with one less squad and no LMG. First mortar shot, boxcars. Repair attempt: a 6. So I fought without weapons.

Belgian advance was timid and too cautious. I was not specially lucky with my IFT rolls, but my opponent was sure next roll would be very low so he didn't came close. He advanced mostly on the flanks, specially the west one.

At the end won 5 VP with german eliminated units and 8 more because 3 squads and a leader exit the map. Not enough!
2021-05-07(D) Kermit Mullins vs Scott Waites German winGerman mortar managed to break the Belgians often along the west tree line. The Belgians were unable to inflict enough casualties or exit any squads, which gave the Germans the victory.
2020-11-28(D) Chris Anthony vs David Anthony German winThe Belgians started with a balanced attack against a forward German defensive line. The advance on the west was stopped cold before closing with the Germans. The advance on the east had better luck pushing halfway across the board before slowing. The Germans eventually broke in the east only to rally on the last turn. There were successful in keeping the Belgians from exiting enough VPs for a German win.
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Hutch Modified the gps location2025-01-03 17:23:27
von Garvin Added a playing2024-01-14 20:10:37
MoriQuessir Added a playing2021-08-26 18:35:22
trailrunner Added a playing2021-08-15 14:50:16
PezBailarin Added a playing2021-07-21 20:13:06
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.90Votes: 10
Views: 5739
To-Play list count: 3
Estimated Play time: 2.2 hours
Recorded Games: 8
Archive recorded plays:
Belgian1
German7
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Operation Niwi [Confirmed]
[A] German 10
[D] Belgian 4
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