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Attack of Das Kochegschirr Scenario#: SB02     Date: 06/06/1944     Location: Benouville, France Benouvilie, a town crucial in stemming any German counterattacks against the canal bridges and the invasion itself, was defended by a small holding force of the Ox and Bucks. They had successfully fended off early morning German probes, but had … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Swift and Bold
Attack of Das Kochegschirr Scenario#: HoN07     Date: 1944-06-06     Location: Benouville, France Benouvilie, a town crucial in stemming any German counterattacks against the canal bridges and the invasion itself, was defended by a small holding force of the Ox and Bucks. They had successfully fended off early morning German probes, but had … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of Normandy
Ham and Bloody Jam Scenario#: PB01     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Benouville, France One of the first objectives of Operation Overlord was the seizure of the bridges over the Orne River and Canal de Caen just west of Ranville. The bridges were vital links to the British 6th Airborne’s bridgehead over the Orne on the Allied left… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 4 - Pegasus Bridge
Howard's Men Scenario#: PB02     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Benouville, France The British coup de main force had been on the ground for nearly an hour and a half. The capture of the bridges over the Orne River and Canal de Caen had been spectacularly successful. Lt. Fox’s platoon had arrived from the Orne River bridge to… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 4 - Pegasus Bridge
It's About Time Scenario#: PB06     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Benouville, France Tthe final relief of the British paratroopers at dusk. The British get a massive force, including ponderous but impenetrable Churchill tanks, but have to clear the Germans out of every building. Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 4 - Pegasus Bridge
It's About Time - Historical Variant Scenario#: PB06A     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Benouville, France The final relief of the British paratroopers at dusk. The British get a massive force, including ponderous but impenetrable Churchill tanks, but have to clear the Germans out of every building. Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #2
Lovat First Sight Scenario#: J031     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Benouville, France Fighting continued in Benouville and LePort as the British 7th Battalion continued to hold the towns against repeated German assaults. The Ox and Bucks, on the other hand, had been placed near the Caen Canal Bridge as a reserve to the British… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #2
Operation Deadstick Scenario#: 107     Date: 6-Jun-44     Location: Benouville, France At 0016 hrs. three Airspeed Horsa gliders, flown with outstanding skill by pilots of the Glider Pilot Regiment, landed troops from the 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry within 50 yards of the Caen Canal Bridge at… Combat Commander — C3I Magazine #21
Overlord Begins Scenario#: SB09     Date: 06/06/1944     Location: Benouville, France After months of rehearsals, D Company of the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (familiarly referred to as the "Ox and Bucks") under Major John Howard, lifted off in towed Horsa gliders during the later hours of June the 5th, headed … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Swift and Bold
Overlord Begins Scenario#: HoN02     Date: 1944-06-06     Location: Benouville, France After months of rehearsals, D Company of the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (familiarly referred to as the "Ox and Bucks") under Major John Howard, lifted off in towed Horsa gliders during the later hours of June the 5th, headed … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of Normandy
Pegasus Bridge Scenario#: 46     Date: 6-Jun-44     Location: Benouville, France At 0016 hours, three Airspeed Horsa gliders, flown with outstanding skill by pilots of the Glider Pilot Regiment, landed troops from the 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckingham Light lnfantry within 50 yards of the Caen Canal Bridge at Bénouville… Combat Commander — Battle Pack #3: Normandy
Pegasus Bridge Scenario#: 2     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Bénouville, France The late hours of June 5, 1944... Led by Major John Howard, the men of Oxford and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry* step aboard six Horsa gliders on a secret airfield in Dorset. Their mission: to launch the first airborne assault of … Memoir '44 — Memoir 44
Pegasus Bridge Scenario#: G11     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Benouville, France In the opening hours of Operation Overlord, of critical importance were two bridges that crossed the Orne and the canal between Benouville and Ranvlle. To take these, a special group drawn from the 6th Air-Landing Brigade was organized. At 0015… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #26.5
Picking up the Pieces Scenario#: 22     Date: 6 June 1944     Location: Bénouville, France During the final hours of June 5th, 1944, the British 6th Airborne Division landed behind Sword Beach to secure the eastern flank. Repelling counter-attacks, the 6th Airborne awaited relief from the forthcoming British commandos who stormed Sword… Tide of Iron — Normandy
Piecemeal Scenario#: PB03     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Benouville, France Colonel Hans Von Luck, commander of the 125th Panzer Grenadier Regiment, stewed while waiting for permission to move his unit to counterattack the British forces in Benouville and Le Port. It would violate direct orders if he moved his unit, but he… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 4 - Pegasus Bridge
Taylor Made Defense Scenario#: PB05     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Benouville, France Continuous counterattacks were steadily pushing the paratroopers of Major Taylor’s company back inBenouville. Most of the paratroopers were wounded, including Taylor himself, but continued to fight as they had no place to retreat. The 7th Battalion’s… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 4 - Pegasus Bridge