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RE: An Ironic Thought Occurred To Me
What I found ironic is that the Black pieces (if interpreted as the black uniform) were actually a throwback: as I understand it, the SS pioneered modern use of camouflage combat uniforms. Thus I interpreted the use of the black counters as derogatory to the Waffen SS, being a return to a look as a praetorian guard. The SS had discontinued the black parade uniform in 1934 (I think, but I may stand corrected).
That being said, the black pieces certainly make for a clear visual distinction on the boards, particularly in battles with US forces. In particular, scenarios with both SS and Heer units vs allied forces are particularly visually coherent with the black-and-grey clearly distinguished from the allied colors.
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