1940: Swallows of Death – Moroccan Troops in the Battle of France
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Expansion for 1940: The Fall of France – A Panzer Grenadier Game

1940: Swallows of Death – Moroccan Troops in the Battle of France

2023

Rules assistance for 1940: Swallows of Death – Moroccan Troops in the Battle of France

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 1–2 players
  • 60–300 min
  • 12+

Rules assistant for 1940: Swallows of Death – Moroccan Troops in the Battle of France

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1940: Swallows of Death – Moroccan Troops in the Battle of France is an expansion for 1940: The Fall of France – A Panzer Grenadier Game released in 2023 for 1–2 players, 60–300 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Philippe Leonard and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling and Hexagon Grid.

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About the game

In August 1939, France’s Armée d’Afrique mobilized ten Moroccan infantry regiments; all of them would fight in the coming campaign in France, three of them forming the elite 1st Moroccan Infantry Division. The “Swallows of Death” already carried a fearsome fighting reputation from the trenches of the First World War, and they would only add to their black swallow insignia’s legend in the Second. 1940: Swallows of Death is an expansion book for our Panzer Grenadier: 1940 The Fall of France, focused on the exploits of Moroccan troops in the 1940 campaign. You get 30 new scenarios for 1940: The Fall of France, plus 88 new die-cut, silky smooth pieces showing the Moroccans in their own special color scheme plus elite French recon troops, horsed machine-gun units and the unusual WT15 tank destroyer. The crack horsed cavalry of the Spahis Marocains get their own pieces and scenarios, too. Scenario design is by Philippe Léonard, with the book organized into six chapters with battle games for each to link them together. And as you expect in an Avalanche Press book, plenty of historical background. You’ll need 1940 The Fall of France and Road to Dunkirk to play the scenarios. -description from publisher's website

Publishers

  • Avalanche Press Ltd.

Questions and answers

1940: Swallows of Death – Moroccan Troops in the Battle of France supports 1–2 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.