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- Battle Name is exactly "Operation Bluecoat"
Take a BathScenario#: AP036 Date: 7/31/1944 Location: Torigni-sur-Vire, FranceFearing for his left flank, the boundary with the British, General Gerow had kept his V Corps advance on a tight rein. But the success of the British BLUECOAT offensive and weakening German resistance persuaded him to change his policy to an all-out… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #4 Normandy 1944 |
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Saint-Martin and Bull BridgeScenario#: 4272 Date: 7/31/1944 Location: Saint-Martin, FranceOperation Bluecoat was supposed to begin with a massive aerial bombardment, but poor weather made the Allies miss entirely. Nonetheless, the British forces pushed forward, where they came under artillery and mortar bombardment amidst highly uneven… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1 |
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No Mercy in BurcyScenario#: J137 Date: 8/3/1944 Location: Burcy, FranceAs SS-Panzer-Division 9 attempted to encircle and isolate the 11th Armoured Division with concentric left and right flank attacks, it was left to the last divisional reserve, the Pionier battalion, to storm the center ground. The divisional artillery… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #9 |
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Mont PinçonScenario#: 4258 Date: 8/6/1944 Location: Mont Pinçon, FranceThe Battle of Mont Pinçon took place over the course of several days, the culmination of Operation Bluecoat. On August 6th, the British XXX Corps attacked about five miles south of Aunay-Sur-Odon. The Axis repelled the initial assault by the … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1 |
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Messenger BoysScenario#: J152 Date: 8/2/1944 Location: Drouet, FranceBy the fourth day of the British offensive Operation Bluecoat, the German front line had been penetrated and the armoured units sought to exploit the gains. To obtain a clear line of advance, the British Guards Armoured division changed its… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #10 |
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La MarvindièreScenario#: 13564 Date: 8/4/1944 Location: la Marvindière, FranceOn the 4th of August 1944, during Operation Bluecoat, the Guards Armored Division was fighting in the Normand bocage south of Montchamp. A battle group, formed with tanks of 2nd Irish Guards and infantrymen of 5th Coldstream Guards, was surrounded … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2014 |
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InfiltratorsScenario#: AP038 Date: 8/4/1944 Location: Burcy, FranceIn support of the American COBRA offensive, the British launched Operation BLUECOAT on 30 July. Within days, combined-arms columns had penetrated over fifteen miles into the German line south of Caumont, threatening the pivotal town of Vire. Yet this… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #4 Normandy 1944 |
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Guards ArtilleryScenario#: J057 Date: 8/3/1944 Location: Maisoncelles, FranceFollowing a night advance to Point 176, the self-propelled artillery regiment of the Guards Armoured Division formed its gun lines in the small fields west of Maisoncelles. At approximately 0845 hours, guns began to engage targets and the battery… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3 |
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Frontal AssaultScenario#: J086 Date: 8/3/1944 Location: Presles, FranceOn the evening of 2 August, fearful for his open left flank, Major Robinson pushed Ned Thornburn's D Company a half-mile to the east. Digging-in around the farm of les Grands Bonfaits, the company was later reinforced by two platoons of A Company, a… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #5 |
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Coldstream HillScenario#: 4625 Date: 7/30/1944 Location: Saint-Martin-des-Besaces, FranceTaking advantage of the departure of two Panzer Divisions hastily sent west to counter the 1st US Army's Operation Cobra, Montgomery sends the 2nd British Army to the assault of the Virois bocage in Operation Bluecoat. Their first objectives are … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2 |
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Attack of the Mont PinçonScenario#: 19310 Date: 8/6/1944 Location: Mont Pinçon, FranceDuring Operation Bluecoat, the 43rd Wessex Division was in charge to capture Mont Pinçon, hill 365. British infantrymen of the 129th Brigade, made with 4th Battalion Somerset Light Infantry, 4th Battalion Wiltshire Regiment and 5th Battalion… Memoir '44 — Open de France 2018 |