# 1940: The Fall of France – A Panzer Grenadier Game

1940: The Fall of France – A Panzer Grenadier Game is a board game for 2 players. It plays in 120 minutes.

- **Players:** 2
- **Playing time:** 120 minutes
- **Complexity:** 2.7 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2009
- **Categories:** Wargame, World War II
- **Mechanics:** Secret Unit Deployment, Hexagon Grid, Dice Rolling, Modular Board, Simulation

**Designers:** Michael Bennighof, Philippe Leonard

**Artists:** Guy Riessen

**Publishers:** Avalanche Press Ltd.

## Expansions

- [Edelweiss: A Panzer Grenadier Scenario Book](https://www.ludoya.com/games/edelweiss-a-panzer-grenadier-scenario-book)
- [Black SS: Combat in Normandy, June-August 1944 – A Panzer Grenadier Scenario Book](https://www.ludoya.com/games/black-ss-combat-in-normandy-june-august-1944-a-panzer-grenadier-scenario-book)
- [Go For Broke: America's Immigrant Heroes – A Panzer Grenadier Scenario Book](https://www.ludoya.com/games/go-for-broke-americas-immigrant-heroes-a-panzer-grenadier-scenario-book)
- [Panzer Lehr: A Panzer Grenadier Scenario Book](https://www.ludoya.com/games/panzer-lehr-a-panzer-grenadier-scenario-book)
- [Land Cruisers: A Panzer Grenadier Scenario Book](https://www.ludoya.com/games/land-cruisers-a-panzer-grenadier-scenario-book)
- [Panzer Grenadier: Airborne (Third Edition)](https://www.ludoya.com/games/panzer-grenadier-airborne-third-edition)
- [Invasion of Germany: A Panzer Grenadier Scenario Book](https://www.ludoya.com/games/invasion-of-germany-a-panzer-grenadier-scenario-book)
- [Panzer Grenadier: The Deluge](https://www.ludoya.com/games/panzer-grenadier-the-deluge)
- [Panzer Grenadier: 1940 – The Fall of Luxembourg](https://www.ludoya.com/games/panzer-grenadier-1940-the-fall-of-luxembourg)
- [1940: The Last Days of May -- A Panzer Grenadier Campaign Study](https://www.ludoya.com/games/1940-the-last-days-of-may-a-panzer-grenadier-campaign-study)
- [Panzer Grenadier: 1942 – The Defense of France](https://www.ludoya.com/games/panzer-grenadier-1942-the-defense-of-france)
- [Panzer Grenadier: Lithuania's Iron Wolves](https://www.ludoya.com/games/panzer-grenadier-lithuanias-iron-wolves)
- [1940: Swallows of Death – Moroccan Troops in the Battle of France](https://www.ludoya.com/games/1940-swallows-of-death-moroccan-troops-in-the-battle-of-france)
- [Bron Pancerna](https://www.ludoya.com/games/bron-pancerna)
- [Panzer Grenadier  1940: Polish Exiles](https://www.ludoya.com/games/panzer-grenadier-1940-polish-exiles)
- [Panzer Grenadier: Lithuania's Iron Wolves – Legend of the Iron Wolf](https://www.ludoya.com/games/panzer-grenadier-lithuanias-iron-wolves-legend-of-the-iron-wolf)
- [Panzer Grenadier: The Book of Armaments Eastern Front Artillery](https://www.ludoya.com/games/panzer-grenadier-the-book-of-armaments-eastern-front-artillery)
- [Panzer Grenadier: Peace in Our Time](https://www.ludoya.com/games/panzer-grenadier-peace-in-our-time)
- [Panzer Grenadier: Snowstorm of Steel](https://www.ludoya.com/games/panzer-grenadier-snowstorm-of-steel)
- [Panzer Grenadier: 1942 Moroccan Division](https://www.ludoya.com/games/panzer-grenadier-1942-moroccan-division)
- [Land Cruisers:  The Lithuanian Campaign](https://www.ludoya.com/games/land-cruisers-the-lithuanian-campaign)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/1940-the-fall-of-france-a-panzer-grenadier-game)
- [1940: The Fall of France – A Panzer Grenadier Game in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/1940-the-fall-of-france-a-panzer-grenadier-game)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/37383)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-23. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._