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Ratzwiller

Ratzwiller

A decision game from 1945

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Jul 23, 2025
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(Carte de l’état-major)

It is the winter of 1945. Your unit, the 781st Tank Battalion, which has been fighting in eastern France, has been pulled out of line for rest, refitting, maintenance, and training.

One bright, but chilly afternoon, the battalion commander holds an officer’s call. When you arrive in the barn that serves as his command post, you learn that he intends to ask you, and each of your colleagues, to plan an attack on Ratzwiller.

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