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BATTLE REPORT - OPERATION BATTLEAXE: SOLLUM/CAPUZZO AREA, 15-17 JUNE 1941 - Thursday, May 12, 2011
Re-fought by members of the Peninsula Wargames Group in Cape Town on the 70th year anniversary of the original battle, from 22-24 April 2011. read more...

World War II Games played on 11 & 12 September 2010 - Monday, November 01, 2010
A weekend of gaming at Bobby's warehouse. See the photos. read more...

Kursk re-fought in 20mm using Rapid Fire! - Monday, August 02, 2010
The Battle of Kursk, fought in July 1943, was the swan-song of German offensive operations on the Eastern Front. Over the weekend of June 19-20th 2010, Peninsula Wargames Group re-fought three scenarios based on this titanic clash. read more...

Refight of the Battle of Aspern-Essling, 21/22 May 1809 - Monday, November 16, 2009
The refight of this battle will occur as part of the demo games scheduled for the Western Cape Wargames Championships at Edgemead High School, Cape Town on 5 December 2009, from around 10am till 5 pm. Contact Johan Schoeman at Cell: 0724096271 or email: johan@veridical.co.za read more...

Refight of the Battle of Ocano - Monday, November 16, 2009
The refight of this battle will occur at the Rondbosch Library, Cape Town, from around 19h00 to 23h00 on 19 November 2009. If you would like more information, contact Johan Schoeman on Cell: 0724096271 or email: johan@veridical.co.za

The Western Cape Wargames Championships - Wednesday, November 11, 2009
The Western Cape Wargames Championships will be held in the Edgemead High School Hall, Letchworth Drive, Edgemead, on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 December 2009. read more...

CHECKMATE : NEAR EL ALAMEIN, 1 JULY 1942 - Thursday, October 01, 2009
The summer of 1942 had so far been an unbroken string of glory for the soldiers of Panzerarmee Afrika. The capture of Tobruk followed closely on the destruction of the British tank fleet at Knightsbridge. By 21 June, Rommel’s forces were poised for the invasion of Egypt. Rommel’s personal appeals to Hitler and Mussolini for the pursuit of the broken enemy were heeded, and the great drive towards Cairo began. read more...

Bizory – the Last Attack, 6th Armored Div vs 12th SS Panzer Div (Hitlerjugend) - 4th Jan 1945 - Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Following up on the Sibret scenario played in July 2008, Peninsula Wargames Group played the Bizory scenario from Richard Marsh’s “Rapid Fire! Battle of the Bulge” scenario book. For readers without the book, it covers the last German attack towards Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge, pitting 12th SS Panzer Div, supported by the 26th Volksgrenadier Div on its right flank, against Combat Command B of 6th Armored Div, with 501st Parachute Infantry Regt of the 101st “Screaming Eagles” Airborne Division on its left flank. Pitting elements of two of the most famous (or notorious, in the case of the Hitlerjugend) divisions of the Western Front against each other, it promised to be an exciting game. read more...

Full Large Scale Map of the Battleaxe Area - Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Load and save this large scale map of the area around Bardia for your own gaming purposes... It comes from an original 1940 operational topographical map actually used during the North Africa campaigns! Download it here...

Operational Maps Added to the Battleaxe Campaign - Thursday, November 20, 2008
Every 1/4 Operational turn's outcome will be represented on a neutral map for all to view... Needless to say, the operational maps for each individual force are highly classified at this time ;-) read more...

- Saturday, November 15, 2008
Our refights of this historical campaign has kicked off on a high note....! read more...

A Week Of War Gallery - Wednesday, April 23, 2008
A Battle Report and a comprehensive set of photos from A Week Of War has been published... read more...

Refighting the War in Angola, 1987/88 - Tuesday, September 25, 2007
The members of Peninsula Wargames Group will be refighting the battles op Operations Moduler, Hooper and Packer in 6mm (1/300th) scale over the next few months. read more...