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Index of Nations
A guide to all the nations of the Europa series of wargames.


  • For each nation with a presence in the Europa series, this index lists games with maps covering a significant proportion of that nation’s territory (excluding overseas territory) and games containing a significant proportion of that nation’s armed forces.
  • Games listed for maps exclude minor sections of a nation appearing elsewhere (such as a corner of Great Britain in Fall of France and Second Front)
  • Games listed for counters exclude small and/or non-standard forces appearing elsewhere, especially in non-standard color schemes (such as French forces in Narvik, 1st edition)
  • This index also lists the color scheme(s) for the armed forces of each nation.
  • When two colors are shown before “on” (such as black and white on blue), the first color is the ink on the upper half of the counter and the second color is the ink on the lower half of the counter
  • Nations/forces not yet assigned color schemes are marked as TBD (to be determined)
  • See also: Unit Colors Summary by John Astell at the Classic Europa discussion group

Albania
   Maps: Marita-Merkur; Balkan Front; Second Front
   Counter sheets: TBD
   Armed forces colors: Partisans, guerrillas, paramilitaries, etc of various persuasions and loyalties: TBD (See also Albanian forces in Italian service)

Belgium
   Maps: Fall of France; Second Front
   Counter sheets: Fall of France
   Armed forces colors: Black on green

Brazil
   Maps: Off map
   Counter sheets: Second Front
   Armed forces colors: Black on olive

British Empire and Commonwealth
   Maps: Their Finest Hour, 1st edition; Their Finest Hour, 2nd edition; overseas locations off map
   Counter sheets: Their Finest Hour, 1st edition; Their Finest Hour, 2nd edition; Fall of France; Western Desert; Torch; Second Front; War in the Desert
   Armed forces colors:
      British Army: Black on tan
      Royal Air Force: Black on light tan
      Royal Navy, Fleet Air Arm, Royal Marines: Black on light gray
      British Colonial: Brown/black on white
      Indian Army: Brown on white
      Indian State Forces: Black/brown on white
      Australian forces: White on brown
      Canadian forces: Black on brown
      New Zealander forces: Black/white on brown
      South African forces: White/black on brown
      Other British Empire forces, Inter-Allied forces: Black on medium brown

Bulgaria
   Maps: Marita-Merkur; Balkan Front; Drang Nach Osten!; Case White; Fire in the East; First to Fight
   Counter sheets: Marita-Merkur; Balkan Front
   Armed forces colors: White on blue-gray

Croatia
   Maps: Marita-Merkur; Balkan Front
   Counter sheets: TBD (Excludes Croatian forces in German and Italian service)
   Armed forces colors: TBD (Excludes Croatian forces in German and Italian service)

Denmark
   Maps: Storm over Scandinavia
   Counter sheets: Storm over Scandinavia
   Armed forces colors: Blue on yellow

Egypt
   Maps: Western Desert; War in the Desert
   Counter sheets: Western Desert; War in the Desert
   Armed forces colors: Purple on white

Estonia
   Maps: Drang Nach Osten!; Fire in the East
   Counter sheets: A Winter War
   Armed forces colors: Dark yellow on white

Ethiopia
   Maps: Wavell’s War
   Counter sheets: Wavell’s War
   Armed forces colors: Black and white on light red

Finland
   Maps: Drang Nach Osten; Fire in the East; A Winter War
   Counter sheets: Drang Nach Osten; Unentschieden; Fire in the East; Scorched Earth; A Winter War
   Armed forces colors:
      National forces: Dark blue on white
      Foreign volunteers: White on dark blue

France
   Maps: Fall of France; Second Front
   Counter sheets: Fall of France; Torch; Second Front; War in the Desert
   Armed forces colors:
      Metropolitan forces: Black on bright blue
      Army of Africa: White on bright blue
      French Colonial forces: White and black on bright blue
      Foreign Legion: Black and white on bright blue
      French Army Czech contingent: Black on brick red
      French Army Polish contingent: White on brick red
      Free French forces: Bright blue on white

Germany
   Maps: Case White; First to Fight; Fall of France; Second Front
   Counter sheets: Practically all, especially Drang Nach Osten!; Unentschieden; Fire in the East; Scorched Earth; Case White; First to Fight; Second Front
   Armed forces colors:
      Army: Black on gray-green
      Army, winterized (only some games): Black and white on gray-green
      Army, foreign contingents: White on gray-green
      Luftwaffe: Black on light blue
      Kriegsmarine: Black on medium blue
      OKW: White and black on gray-green
      Waffen-SS: White on black
      SS-Police: Red on black
      Sturm Abteilung: Brown on black
      Hitler Youth: Gray-green on black
      Eastern Troops: Gray-green on white

Greece
   Maps: Marita-Merkur; Balkan Front
   Counter sheets: Marita-Merkur; Balkan Front
   Armed forces colors:
      Regular forces: Marita-Merkur: Black on orange; Balkan Front, original: Black on orange; Balkan Front “refit counters”: Dark blue and white on steel blue
      Partisans, guerrillas, paramilitaries, etc of various persuasions and loyalties: TBD

Hungary
   Maps: Marita-Merkur; Balkan Front
   Counter sheets: Drang Nach Osten; Fire in the East; Marita-Merkur; Balkan Front
   Armed forces colors: Black on blue-gray

Iran
   Maps: Near East; War in the Desert
   Counter sheets: Near East; War in the Desert
   Armed forces colors: Near East: Black on purple; War in the Desert: Black on light purple

Iraq
   Maps: Near East; War in the Desert
   Counter sheets: Near East; War in the Desert
   Armed forces colors: Near East: Black on light purple; War in the Desert: Outlined white on purple

Ireland
   Maps: Their Finest Hour, 1st edition; Their Finest Hour, 2nd edition
   Counter sheets: Their Finest Hour, 1st edition; Their Finest Hour, 2nd edition
   Armed forces colors: White on emerald green

Italy
   Maps: Fall of France; Second Front
   Counter sheets: Many, especially Fall of France; Marita-Merkur; Balkan Front; Western Desert; Torch; War in the Desert; Second Front
   Armed forces colors:
      Army, Navy, Air Force: Black on light gray-green
      Colonial forces: White on light gray-green
      Albanian forces: White on gray-green
      Blackshirts: Light gray-green on black (some games Black on light gray-green)
      RSI Regular forces: Black on yellow-green
      RSI Blackshirts: Yellow-green on black

Latvia
   Maps: Drang Nach Osten!; Fire in the East; Case White; First to Fight
   Counter sheets: A Winter War
   Armed forces colors: White on dark yellow

Lithuania
   Maps: Drang Nach Osten!; Fire in the East; Case White; First to Fight
   Counter sheets: A Winter War; First to Fight, 2nd edition
   Armed forces colors: Black on dark yellow

The Netherlands
   Maps: Fall of France; Second Front
   Counter sheets: Fall of France
   Armed forces colors: Black on light orange

Norway
   Maps: Narvik, 1st edition; Narvik, 2nd edition; Storm over Scandinavia
   Counter sheets: Narvik, 1st edition; Narvik, 2nd edition; Storm over Scandinavia
   Armed forces colors: Narvik, 1st and 2nd editions: White on spruce green; Storm over Scandinavia: Blue and white on manganese red

Poland
   Maps: Drang Nach Osten!; Fire in the East; Case White; First to Fight
   Counter sheets: Case White; First to Fight; Second Front
   Armed forces colors: White on crimson

Portugal
   Maps: Spain and Portugal; For Whom the Bell Tolls
   Counter sheets: Spain and Portugal; For Whom the Bell Tolls
   Armed forces colors: Spain and Portugal: White on reddish brown; For Whom the Bell Tolls: Black on rust

Romania
   Maps: Drang Nach Osten!; Fire in the East; Marita-Merkur; Balkan Front; Case White; First to Fight
   Counter sheets: Drang Nach Osten!; Fire in the East
   Armed forces colors: White on dark blue

Saudi Arabia
   Maps: Wavell’s War
   Counter sheets: Wavell’s War
   Armed forces colors: Black and blue on light brown

Slovakia
   Maps: Drang Nach Osten!; Fire in the East; Marita-Merkur; Balkan Front; Case White; First to Fight
   Counter sheets: First to Fight, 2nd edition
   Armed forces colors: Black on dark blue

Soviet Union
   Maps: Drang Nach Osten!; Unentschieden; Fire in the East; Scorched Earth; The Urals; A Winter War
   Counter sheets: Drang Nach Osten!; Unentschieden; Fire in the East; Scorched Earth; A Winter War; Case White; First to Fight
   Armed forces colors:
      Army: Black on gold-brown
      Army, winterized: White on gold-brown
      Air and air defense aviation: Black on light gold-brown
      Navy and naval air: White on dark red
      Army guards, air guards, and naval air guards: Black on red
      Militia: Red on white
      NKVD: White on red
      Foreign contingents: Gold-brown on white
      Pro-Soviet partisans: Black on light red
      Anti-Soviet partisans: Blue on black

Spain
   Maps: Spain and Portugal; For Whom the Bell Tolls
   Counter sheets: Spain and Portugal; For Whom the Bell Tolls
   Armed forces colors:
      Regular forces: Spain and Portugal: Black on sky blue; For Whom the Bell Tolls: Black on yellow
      Colonial forces: For Whom the Bell Tolls: White on yellow

Sweden
   Maps: Narvik, 1st edition; Narvik, 2nd edition; Storm over Scandinavia
   Counter sheets: Narvik, 1st edition; Narvik, 2nd edition; Storm over Scandinavia
   Armed forces colors: Narvik, 1st and 2nd editions: Spruce green on white; Storm over Scandinavia: Yellow on dark blue

Switzerland
   Maps: Fall of France; Second Front
   Counter sheets: Fall of France
   Armed forces colors: White on bright red

Transjordan
   Maps: The Near East; War in the Desert
   Counter sheets: The Near East; War in the Desert
   Armed forces colors: Near East: White on purple; War in the Desert: Black and outlined white on purple

Turkey
   Maps: The Near East; War in the Desert; Marita-Merkur; Balkan Front
   Counter sheets: The Near East; War in the Desert
   Armed forces colors: Near East: Black on turquoise; War in the Desert: Black on purple

United States
   Maps: Off map
   Counter sheets: Western Desert; Torch; War in the Desert; Second Front
   Armed forces colors:
      Army: White on olive
      Air: Black on light olive
      Navy, naval air, and Marine Corps: White on battleship gray
      Office of Strategic Services: Black and white on olive
      US-Canadian: White and black on olive

Yemen
   Maps: Wavell’s War
   Counter sheets: Wavell’s War
   Armed forces colors: Blue and black on light brown

Yugoslavia
   Maps: Marita-Merkur; Balkan Front
   Counter sheets: Marita-Merkur; Balkan Front
   Armed forces colors:
      Regular forces: Marita-Merkur: White on dark brown; Balkan Front, original: White on dark brown; Balkan Front “refit counters”: Blue and red on white
      Partisans, guerrillas, paramilitaries, etc of various persuasions and loyalties: TBD



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