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Blue Spaders Over the See Scenario#: 28     Date: 1944-07-31     Location: Brecey, France On the 31st, as part of Operation Cobra, the 1st Division had reached Brecey, about 10 miles east of Avranches. A few miles to the south is the river See which flows into the Atlantic just west of Avranches. The 1st Division’s 26th Inf Regl, the… Last Hundred Yards — Mission Pack 1
Day 56 US 12th Army Group Situation Map for 1944-07-31 World War II - Western Front
Punching the Iron Fist Scenario#: 32     Date: 1944-07-31     Location: Les Ajoncs, France Following the launch of Operation Cobra on the 25th, the German FBE 4th Armored Division had driven about 20 miles south by the 30th exploiting a gap near Avranches. An advance element of the 4th Armored Division’s CCR was tasked with destroying the… Last Hundred Yards — Mission Pack 1
Saint-Martin and Bull Bridge Scenario#: 4272     Date: 7/31/1944     Location: Saint-Martin, France Operation 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
Take a Bath Scenario#: AP036     Date: 7/31/1944     Location: Torigni-sur-Vire, France Fearing 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