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Cambrai (German Counter Attack) Scenario#: 133     Date: 30 November 1917     Location: Cambrai, France By the morning of 30 November, German High Command had assembled twenty divisions and were poised to counter-attack. All along the line, the Germans put into practice new methods of fighting, which consisted of infiltrating the enemy’s lines with… the Great War (C&C) — Tank Expansion
St. Quentin Scenario#: 134     Date: 21 March 1918     Location: St. Quentin, France The German commander, General Erich Ludendorff, in the spring of 1918, believed it was essential for Germany to use the troops freed from the Eastern Front from the collapse of Russia, to achieve a victory against the war-weary Allies on … the Great War (C&C) — Tank Expansion
Colincamps Scenario#: 135     Date: 26 March 1918     Location: Colincamps, France Germany’s 1918 Spring Offensive, Operation Michael, along the Western Front, was a last-ditch attempt for Germany to win the war before American forces entered Europe in large numbers. On March 26, as part of the Battle of Rosières, the Germans … the Great War (C&C) — Tank Expansion
Second Battle of Villers Scenario#: 136     Date: 24 April 1918     Location: Villers-Bretonneux, France In early April, the Germans renewed their efforts towards Villers-Bretonneux, a town on the high ground to the south of the city of Amiens. Through Amiens ran the main north-south rail line in northern France. Cutting the line would seriously … the Great War (C&C) — Tank Expansion
Villers-Bretonneux (Tank vs Tank) Scenario#: 137     Date: 24 April 1918     Location: Villers-Bretonneux, France Fighting was already taking place in the streets of Villers-Bretonneux, when Captain Brown’s three tanks, a male and two females, all Mk IVs, were ordered to support the infantry between Villers and Cachy. Second Lieutenant Mitchell was in command of… the Great War (C&C) — Tank Expansion
Villers-Bretonneux (Tank vs Tank) Scenario#: 138     Date: 24 April 1918     Location: Villers-Bretonneux, France Fighting was already taking place in the streets of Villers-Bretonneux, when Second Lieutenant Mitchell, in command of a British male Mk IV tank, attacked and knocked out one German A7V tank and forced two captured British Mk IV tanks to … the Great War (C&C) — Tank Expansion
Villers-Bretonneux (Tank vs Tank) Scenario#: 139     Date: 24 April 1918     Location: Villers-Bretonneux, France Also on the 24th, shortly after the Whippet tanks had moved out of sight of Mitchell’s Mark IV tank, they engaged a group of German infantry in the open. The German infantry were routed and as the tanks followed the … the Great War (C&C) — Tank Expansion
Niergnies Scenario#: 140     Date: 8 October 1918     Location: Niergnies, France Towards the end of the second battle of Cambrai, British Mark IV tanks of 12th Battalion confronted a number of German captured Mark IVs. Under orders to support the advance of the 63rd Division to capture the German trench line … the Great War (C&C) — Tank Expansion