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^"Soldiers of the Western Front! Your great hour has come.  
^Large attacking armies have started against the Anglo-Americans.  
^I do not have to tell you more than that.  You feel it yourself.  
^We gamble everything! Your carry with you the holy obligation 
^to give all to achieve superhuman objectives for our Fatherland 
^and our Führer!"
^--Field Marshall von Rundstedt, December 15 address
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  House Rules:
  1. Only play as the Germans
  2. No road construction is allowed
  3. No city construction is allowed
  4. No pillaging of roads is allowed
  5. Bribing units is strictly prohibited
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  Hint:
  It's a BAD idea to attack bunkers.  They are invincible.  Instead,
  try to find a way around them.  If you capture their home city,
  they will disappear.
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  Historical Information:
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  At first, no one knew what to make of the shelling.
  The green troops on the front lines of the Ardenne
  thought that it was friendly fire.  Even veterans
  were baffled.  The German forces thought to be holding
  the front were not supposed to be able to manage such
  a heavy bombardment.
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  Hitler has assigned the main attack to the Sixth Panzer
  Army under command of SS General Josef Dietrich.  His
  only check are Field Marshals von Rundstedt and Model.
  These forces began the attack in the early morning and
  are concentrated mainly in the North.
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  With German tanks leading the assault, Allied soldiers
  scramble to get behind the lines, rejoin units, and in
  many cases, retreat and surrender.  Units retreating
  often find themselves locked in traffic jams with US
  soldiers scrambling to actually defend the front.
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  The German road situation is confused as well, as supplies,
  tanks, and troops find themselves in a logjam that is the
  Ardenne forest.  Several units are badly delayed due to 
  pileups that will not clear out until late in the day.
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  Adding to the confusion on the front is an elite group
  of soldiers under command of Colonel Skorzeny.  They are
  disguised as American soldiers and assumed the role of
  an American unit fleeing to the rear.  Their mission
  is to seize the key bridges and wait for the advance
  of SS soldiers.  However, the mission is canceled
  due to the horrible traffic on the roads.
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  Not to be outdone, however, nine commando teams later go
  on to infiltrate allied lines, switching signs at crossroads,
  blocking key roads, and demoralizing allied commanders.  One
  team even made it all the way to the Meuse before being captured.
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  While chaos reigns in the Ardenne, the German advance presses
  forward.  Operation Herbstnebel (Autumn Mist) has begun!
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