Partisan

Partisan warfare during the Second World War encompassed very different movements across occupied Europe and Asia. Resistance groups gathered intelligence, attacked transport and communications, assisted escape networks, and sometimes held territory. Political aims, relationships with civilians, outside support, and organization varied widely.

The distinction between military resistance, political control, and civilian survival was often blurred under occupation. Reprisals and competing loyalties made partisan warfare a deeply local history as well as a military one.

Forests, mountains, and remote villages could provide concealment, but food, intelligence, and civilian cooperation were crucial. German occupation authorities frequently answered resistance with brutal collective punishment, leaving communities exposed to violence well beyond any individual clash.

Finish and color

Supplied unpainted and printed in the selected color. Choose from the available product color options.

Tabletop use

Suitable for period-appropriate custom scenarios in Global War 1936, Global Empires, and compatible Axis & Allies games. Use suitable scenario or house rules for unit statistics and any technology upgrades. This piece does not supply additional game rules.

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