[1] Battle for Germany, designed by Michael Bennighof and Jim Dunnigan, was first published by SPI in the May 1975 edition of Strategy & Tactics (Issue 50).

In the January 1976 edition of Airfix Magazine, Bruce Quarrie liked the game, saying it "gives the players the best of both worlds, each being able to play the aggressive attacker and the tenacious defender at one and the same time.

"[4] In the June–July 1976 edition of Moves (Issue 27), Leon Higley noted that "complexity and some realism have been sacrificed at the altar of playability" but he concluded, "Battle for Germany does give a fair representation of the last six months of the war, particularly the desperate situation of the Germans.

"[1] In his 1977 book The Comprehensive Guide to Board Wargaming, Nicholas Palmer called splitting the German fronts between the two players "An imaginative idea."

He concluded by giving the game an Overall Evaluation of "Very Good", saying, "Tactical options are somewhat limited because of the one-way direction of movement and the fortified lines on the wester front.