Designed
for the participants of the 2023 West Coast Rumble, these six scenarios
are designed for minimum set up time, resulting in maximum playing time.
Q31 –
Consthum, Belgium, 17
December 1944:
Q32
– North of
San Leonardo, Italy, 10 December 1943:
In the early hours, the Loyal Edmonton Regiment, backed by tanks from
The Calgary Regiment and a machine-gun platoon from the Saskatoon Light
Infantry, embarked on their northward advance. Their objective: to
secure the crucial Cider Crossroads, where the San Leonardo-Tollo Road
intersected with the Ortona-Orsogna highway. However, as they made their
way through the apparently abandoned countryside, they soon found
themselves confronting formidable German resistance. Waves of
concentrated machine-gun and mortar fire rained down upon them, proving
immune to the efforts of even their own artillery. Undaunted, the Loyal
Eddies pressed forward, determined to overcome this fierce opposition
and achieve their mission.
Q33 –
Mondrainville, France
28 June 1944:
Kampfgruppe Weidinger, a unit from the formidable 2nd SS-Panzer
Division Das Reich, exhibited tactical prowess by circumventing the
forward positions held by the 7th Seaforth Highlanders at Le Valtru.
This strategic maneuver enabled them to exploit the gap in the defensive
line and continue their eastward push toward Mondrainville. As the
German vanguard pressed ahead, various British units scrambled to
hastily establish defensive positions, aiming to delay the advancing
German forces for as long as possible.
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Q34 –
Isneauville, France, 8
June 1940:
The German 5th and 7th Panzer Divisions exploited a rift in the French
10th Army's line. Despite Allied efforts along the Andelle River, their
defenses crumbled, revealing a glaring vulnerability. In the early hours
of June 8th, the German 5th Panzer Division launched its attack, swiftly
overwhelming British positions and plunging the battlefield into chaos.
By approximately 1600 hours, the lead German units encountered a
determined British blocking position six kilometers north of Rouen.
Major Syme, leading a makeshift unit comprised of Territorial Army
troops, put up a valiant rear-guard fight.
Q35 – West of Gremjachi, Russia, 12 December 1942: Operation Wintergewitter aimed to relieve the besieged Sixth Army in Stalingrad under General Friedrich Paulus. With limited reserves, the 6th Panzer Division played a pivotal role after arriving from France. Following Operation Uranus, which encircled the Sixth Army, the Red Army consolidated its gains in the Stalingrad Pocket. The German High Command sought a quick breakthrough, capitalizing on the element of surprise.
Q36 – Haute Littee Crossroads, France, 11 June 1944: Trévières fell to American forces by 0845 hours, and the US 2nd Infantry Division pursued the retreating Germans by moving southward. Surprisingly, they faced minimal opposition, allowing them to push all the way to Cerisy Forest. The forest itself was surprisingly lightly defended by the Germans. The 9th Infantry Regiment encountered weak resistance as they traversed the forest en route to Balleroy to the east. On the evening of that day, the 1st Battalion of the 9th Infantry Regiment continued their advance to seize the Haute Littee crossroads at the forest's southwestern edge. Their progress was impeded by the Engineer Battalion of the German 352nd Infantry Division, entrenched around the crossroads.
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