WDS Panzer Campaigns: Sicily ’43 – Game of the Week Overview (Operation Husky!)
10Panzer Campaigns: Sicily ’43 is the current WDS Game of the Week (July 21–27, 2025), making this a perfect time to grab it on discount and jump into the Allied invasion of Sicily at the classic Panzer Campaigns scale (1 km hexes / 2‑hour turns, company‑to‑battalion formations).
What’s in the game? Sicily ’43 covers the full Operation Husky campaign (July 9–August 17, 1943) and ships with 51 scenarios ranging from small intro fights to full campaign monsters (longest @ 381 turns). You also get a Getting Started/tutorial scenario, PBEM & AI variants, editors, and sub‑map tools for custom content. Current version: 4.05.3.
Big, detailed map: The 66,500‑hex master map spans the entire island—Trapani & Palermo in the west to Syracuse & Messina in the east—bringing coastal landings, rugged interior mountains, and long Axis withdrawals into play.
Orders of Battle: 1,800+ units representing Italian, German (incl. Luftwaffe formations), U.S., British, Canadian, and French forces—plus extras for hypotheticals.
Why it matters historically: After the Axis collapse in North Africa, the Allies hit the “soft underbelly” of Europe. Tunisia fell in May; by July the invasion of Sicily was underway. The campaign lasted 38 days in brutal terrain—Carlo D’Este famously called it a “Bitter Victory”—and it helped crack Italian resistance and open the road to the mainland.
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