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Charge The Causeway Scenario#: N07     Date: 9 June, 1944     Location: La Fiere Manoir, France 3rd Battalion, 325th Glider Infantry Regiment had until recently been 2nd Battalion, 401 Glider Infantry. Now attached to the 325th, some resentment was felt by the orphaned unit. Resentment worsened on the approach march to La Fiere, as their… Combat! — Normandy
Easy Over Scenario#: CD03     Date: 9 June, 1944     Location: La Fiere Manoir, France Third battalion of the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment was lined up to assault the causeway in sequence of companies: George, Easy, Fox. As 1st Platoon of Easy arrived at La Fiere, the bulk of George Company was still strung out … Combat! — Combat! Dairy #1
Go! Go! Go! Scenario#: N06     Date: 9 June, 1944     Location: La Fiere Manoir, France George Company was assigned to the assault over the Merderet. In advance of his company, Captain Sauls reconnoitred the way forward, hauled aside the 507th Regiment’s dead from the road ahead, and waited for the promised smoke barrage. The deadline … Combat! — Normandy
No Better Place To Die… Scenario#: N04     Date: 7 June, 1944     Location: La Fiere Manoir, France Overnight, the position was reinforced but pressure on the defenders of the east bank was maintained by mortar and artillery fire. A dawn air supply drop relieved the most pressing ammunition shortage. The recently arrived reinforcements pulled out… Combat! — Normandy
The Milling Crowd Scenario#: N01     Date: 6 June, 1944     Location: La Fiere Manoir, France Following their successful drop, intact and in almost perfect order, Able Company of the 505th P.I.R. moved speedily to their D Day objective: the Merderet bridge at La Fiere. The large manor house adjacent to the river bridge had been … Combat! — Normandy
To The Manor Drawn Scenario#: N03     Date: 6 June, 1944     Location: La Fiere Manoir, France After taking the La Fiere manoir, Captain Schwarzwalder’s contingent crossed over the causeway. Finding no enemy present at Cauquigny, they moved out to the north, seeing no need to garrison Uie west end of the causeway. Able Company, still unaware … Combat! — Normandy