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08 Mar, 2010

Nazi Game Still In Play

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Rare doesn’t even begin to describe the recent purchase of the Nazi Luftwaffe game “The Eagle Defense Game” (or Adler Luftverteidigungs Spiel in the original German.)  As this is possibly the only remaining copy of the game, purchaser Alan Goldsmith has to consider himself a lucky man.

The game, created by a Luftwaffe officer, challenges players to defend the Fatherland from swarms of RAF fighters and bombers.  Purchased for the sum of £600 ($900US) the game will find its way into the House on the Hill Toy Museum of Stansted.

While I’ll appreciate the rarity of this game and the purchase, I think above all it shows us just how creative the Germans have always been in board game creation.  Another similar game, The Eagles Dog Fight Game, was also produced in 1941 and had a similar goal.

Both games will be displayed in the museum this year as a tribute to the 70th anniversary to the Battle of the Bulge.

Source:  Cambridge News

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