1940 France
Fall Gelb
In May of 1940, it was France's turn to
experience the German Blitzkreig. The
Panzer Leader/Panzerblitz game system first
expanded into this theater in the 1970's
with the publication of a counter set by
Ramiro Cruz, published in
The General
magazine and the publication of another set
by John Garrett, published in
Outposts
magazine. For a look at these two sets, as
well as an article about them by Carl
Schwamberger, please visit the
Imaginative Strategist website. Both
sets have been in use for many years, but
Byron Henderson and myself felt that an
updated set, particularly concerning the
tanks, was overdue. The notes published by
Alan Arvold on the Imaginative Strategist on
how the original PB/PL counters were
configured have allowed us to create a
revision of the Cruz set which better meshes
with the other now existing countersets,
including the early Germans published on
this site. This has been a joint project
primarily between Byron Henderson and
myself. I would also like to thank Glen
Coomber for his valuable input, as well as
the usual gang on Comsimworld whose thoughts
and research have influenced this project
whether they knew it or not. For Byron's
notes on this counter set, you will find
them in the French Notes link.. Following
that are three countersheets of updated
French and a few British. Though many units
have remained the same, we felt it would be
less confusing to publish the whole French
counterset together in this one place.
Following the countersets, please find
Tables of Organization for the German,
French, and British armies for use with PB/PL.
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