#26 w/Race to the Reichstag - Berlin, 1945

Race to the Reichstag is an innovative design that allows players to play both sides of two competing commands as the Red Army fights its way into Berlin during the closing days of World War II. There are two areas of operations for the Soviets and Germans, and each player runs one area for both sides, opposite his opponent (Battle for Germany-style). Players compete for reinforcing assets and to seize objectives, in an attempt to be the first to capture Berlin’s city center and end the war.

Race to the Reichstag includes a beautiful map of Berlin, which includes all the historic and infamous landmarks that were the backdrop of the Third Reich, and a counter sheet (228 counters) of the two competing Soviet fronts (Zhukov’s and Koniev’s) versus the shattered remnants of the German army attempting to hold Berlin against the inevitable. The player who plays his Soviet and German commands best will win.

Race to the Reichstag. A detailed analysis of the Soviet final offensive to capture Berlin in 1945.

Other Articles:

The He-177 Heavy Bomber. The story of one of the German Air Force’s greatest failures: the inability to get a heavy bomber into mass-production.
Battle of Kunlun Pass. The 1939 battle between the Japanese and Chinese in which the latter used large number of tanks for the first time.
German Surface Raider Strategy. An analysis of how the Germans believed they could defeat the much larger Allied navies early in the war.