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Scenario#: 5     Date: 1916-02-21     Location: Verdun, France

Planning a large attack for two months, the Germans finally struck at the French Achilles heel of Verdun. It was a city General Erich von Falkenhayn believed the French would die defending. The attack kicked off on the east bank …

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Scenario#: 6     Date: 1916-03-07     Location: Verdun, France

Except for losing Fort Douaumont, French defendcrs do well and slow down the German attacks on the East Bank of the Meuse. To salvage the offensive, 5. Armee commander, Crown Prince Wilhelm, looks to the West Bank Standing in his …

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Scenario#: 7     Date: 1916-07-01     Location: Somme River, France

Fearing for Verdun, the British launched the Somme Offensive early in the morning. French forces south of the river pushed the flank back a few hours later, catching the Germans off guard. It was expected the French would bombard longer, …

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Scenario#: 22     Date: 1916-07-01     Location: Beaumont-Hamel, France

At 7:30 am, the 86th and the 87th Brigade of the 29th Infantry Division attacked, but failed to clean out and occupy the German lines. The Newfoundland Battalion, as part of 88th Brigade, was ordered to reinforce the effort and …

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Scenario#: 23     Date: 1916-07-15     Location: Bois Delville, France

Major General Furse ordered the 1st South African Brigade to attack Delville Wood, and to take it at all costs. This advance was to proceed, even if the 26th and 27th Brigades had not captured the north of Lougueval. The …

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Scenario#: T02     Date: 1916-09-29     Location: Combles, France

As part of the Battle of the Somme, the combined attack of the 6th French Army and the 4th British Army at the end of September 1916, allowed the reconquest of Morval, Gueudecourt and Lesboeuf. On the morning of the …

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Scenario#: 38     Date: 1916-09-15     Location: Courcelette, France

The Battle of the Soimne raged for over four months and resulted in over a million casualties to Allied and German troops, The Canadians, originally in the Ypres sector, missed the first months of the fighting, but had been moved to the Somme by…

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Scenario#: 8     Date: 1 July 1916     Location: Hawthorn Ridge Crater, France

The initial plans for the battle of the Somme were much larger, but the French disaster at Verdun, early in 1916, caused these plans to be scaled back. This meant that the majority of the offensive effort would switch from …

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Scenario#: 9     Date: 1 July 1916     Location: La Boisselle, France

The 8th and 34th British Divisions objective was the town of La Boisselle. The 8th Division attacked from the north, up Mash valley between Ovillers and La Boisselle, while the 34th Division moved up Sausage valley and flanked La Boisselle …

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Scenario#: 10     Date: 1 July 1916     Location: La Boisselle, France

The 8th and 34th British Divisions objective was the town of La Boisselle. The 8th Division attacked from the north, up Mash valley between Ovillers and La Boisselle, while the 34th Division moved up Sausage valley and flanked La Boisselle …

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Scenario#: 11     Date: 1 July 1916     Location: Mametz, France

On July 1 1916, the 7th Division was preparing to capture the small village of Mametz, using a large assault force of 5 battalions. From left to right, these were the 2nd Border Regiment, 9th Devonshire Regiment, 2nd Gordon Highlanders, …

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Scenario#: 12     Date: 7-10 July 1916     Location: Mametz, France

In hindsight, Mametz Wood could probably have been taken on July 1, but the 7th Division operational orders did not specify such a forward advance. Regrettably, it was not until July 7, that two British Divisions began a pincer attack …

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Scenario#: 17     Date: 1 July 1916     Location: Somme, France

The combined French and British preliminary bombardment in the Montauban sector, unlike other sectors along the Somme front, had been highly effective. The 30th Division with the French XX Corps on their right, around 7:30am, advanced toward the…

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Scenario#: 18     Date: 1 July 1916     Location: Somme, France

The combined French and British preliminary bombardment in the Montauban sector, unlike other sectors along the Somme front, had been highly effective. On the left of the 30th Division, the 18th Division had tunneled to within yards of he …

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Scenario#: 121     Date: 15 September 1916     Location: Somme, France

On 15 September the 47th Division attacked High Woods, along with the four tanks allotted to the Division. Three tanks reached the south end of the wood, but two of them turned east, hoping to find more open ground. One …

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Scenario#: 122     Date: 15 September 1916     Location: Courcelette, France

On 15 September, after struggling for almost two months to take High Wood and the Switch Line (a line of trenches that ran between High Woods and Flers), with tanks leading the way, these German positions were finally taken. Haig …

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Scenario#: 241     Date: 21-22 February 1916     Location: Verdun Bois Des Caures, France

German General Falkenhayn’s plan for the Verdun Offensive was aimed at securing positions in the Verdun sector, which were of such great pride to the French that they would in his words be “blooding themselves dry” to hold onto these …

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Scenario#: 242     Date: 22 February 1916     Location: Beaumont-en-Verdunois, France

South of Bois des Caures lay the village of Beaumont. The 208th Regiment occupied the village and had almost completed an intermediate trench line that ran directly through the village, just before the German attacked. Storming forward toward the…

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Scenario#: 243     Date: 24 February 1916     Location: Samogneux, France

After two days of fighting, the German advance had been slower than expected and failed to gained much territory. Near Samogneux, however, the Germans were pressing hard to take the village and Hill 344 just to the east. Near the …

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Scenario#: 244     Date: 25 February 1916     Location: Fort Douamont, France

Fort Douaumont dominated the northern approach to Verdun and was touted to be worth 100,000 men in pre-war propaganda. But by the time the German attack reached the Douaumont sector, most of the French infantry had been pulled from the …

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Scenario#: 245     Date: 6-9 March 1916     Location: Verdun, France

In late February, after an early thaw and the arrival of French reinforcements, the German advance began to stall. In addition, the Germans had gone beyond the range of their artillery covering fire and were now in range of the …

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Scenario#: 246     Date: 13-20 March 1916     Location: Cumières-le-Mort-Homme, France

After the initial few days on the left bank of the Meuse, German infantry - unable to make further progress - dug in on 13 March and waited. Their wait was not long, for shortly after the German bombardment resumed …

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Scenario#: 247     Date: 7-8 March 1916     Location: Fort Vaux, France

On 7 March the Germans renewed their attack on the right bank of the Meuse, which coincided with the attacks against the French positions on the left bank. The German objective was Fort Vaux, but first the 408th and 409th …

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Scenario#: 248     Date: 20-22 March 1916     Location: Malancourt, France

All direct attacks toward Hill 304 had been a costly failure. Therefore a plan to outflank the position was proposed and on 20 March, after a lengthy bombardment by trench mortars, General von Kneussl’s 11th Bavarian and 11th Reserve divisions …

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Scenario#: 249     Date: 22 May 1916     Location: Fort Douaumont, France

The French assault to retake Fort Douaumont began at 11:50 AM, 22 May. The plan called for a three-pronged attack. On the left, the 36th Infantry Regiment managed to capture the Morchée Trench, but it was costly and the regiment …

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Scenario#: 250     Date: 2-6 June 1916     Location: Fort Vaux, France

The Germans artillery had constantly pounded the area around Fort Vaux since the beginning of the offensive. Yet, the fort was still controlled by the French under the command of 49-year-old Commandant Raynal, when on 1 June, the Germans made …

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Scenario#: 251     Date: 23 June 1916     Location: Fleury, France

Having taken Vaux, the Germans had only one more French defensive line to breakthrough. However, the German army had already started to feel the effects of the Allied offensive in the Somme, as artillery and men were being transferred to …

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Scenario#: 252     Date: 24 October 1916     Location: Fort Douaumont, France

With the withdrawal of most of the German artillery to the Somme, the French attack to recapture Fort Douaumont had artillery superiority and was aided by two heavy 400mm rail guns. The fort was evacuated on 23 October after being …

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