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Christmas in Hell - Battle of Ortona

By: High Flying Dice Games

Type: Ziplock

Product Line: World War II War Games w/Mounted Counters

MSRP old price: $40.00


Product Info

Title
Christmas in Hell - Battle of Ortona
Category
Author
Roberto Chiavani
Publish Year
2014
Dimensions
8.5x11x.2"
NKG Part #
2147562308
Type
Ziplock

Description

December 22-29, 1943.Christmas in Hell is a solitaire play game on the final days of the battle of Ortona fought from December 22-28, 1943. The battle for this small port city on the Italian Adriatic coast was waged by the remnants of some German Fallschirmjager (Paratrooper) battalions and two regiments of Canadian troops. It was among the most ferocious and insane city-fights on the Italian Front during World War II.The battle was much more prolonged and bloody than the strategic importance of the city called for, but both sides used the situation to further their own personal ambitions. Hundreds of men on both sides paid the ultimate price for what many historians consider a futile and indecisive fight.In this game, the active player takes on the role of the Canadian forces, sent inside a ruined city that is full of snipers, machine gun nests and booby traps. You are trying to do your best to avoid losses and take the city according to the High Command’s schedule.