Durchbruch

The game allows you to study and recreate the most dramatic battle in the Alps front during WWI, a struggle that, due to Italian High Commands unpreparedness, evolved in one of the worst disasters in the whole Italian military history.

Compared to other offensives of the same period, where territorial gains were measured in meters or little more, often paid with appalling losses from both sides, the Austro-German operation “Waffentreue” (Loyalty of arms) pushed back the whole Italian front for 150 kilometers in few days.

But, after a loss of 300,000 casualties (most of them prisoners) and 1300 guns, Italy made a fierce, desperate resistance on the Piave river, and managed to snatch the victory from the jaws of the defeat.

In this game, every day is divided into two turns. The first day has one more preparatory phase. A Hexagon on the map corresponds to about 1,000 Meters. The unit counters represent infantry battalions/regiments and minor units.

Components:

2x 60x85” Maps

400+ Counters

4 Player aid cards

A 20 page rules booklet