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Verdun (Malancourt) 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 … the Great War (C&C) — French Army Expansion
Verdun (Fort Vaux) 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 … the Great War (C&C) — French Army Expansion
Verdun (Le Mort Homme) 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 … the Great War (C&C) — French Army Expansion
Verdun (Across the Meuse) 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 … the Great War (C&C) — French Army Expansion
Verdun (Fort Douamont) 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 … the Great War (C&C) — French Army Expansion
Verdun (Samogneux) 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 … the Great War (C&C) — French Army Expansion
Verdun (Beaumont) 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… the Great War (C&C) — French Army Expansion
Verdun (Bois Des Caures) 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 … the Great War (C&C) — French Army Expansion