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Title
Bastogne Corridor East
Description
On December 30th German High Command's plan to capture Bastogne called for a push from the west simultaneously with another from the east. The object of these two forces was to pinch the corridor at Assenois south of the town. …
Subject
Publisher
Date
1944-12-30
Scenario#
1253
Scenario Description
On December 30th German High Command's plan to capture Bastogne called for a push from the west simultaneously with another from the east. The object of these two forces was to pinch the corridor at Assenois south of the town. With the ring closed they would turn north and with attacks by the forces surrounding the city, Bastogne would fall. The eastern pincer consisted of the 167 Volks-Grenadier Division on the right, the 1. SS-Panzer, which had lost most of its striking power in the Kampfgruppe Peiper venture, and on the left the 5th Fallschirm-Jager Division, which was, partnered with a number of tiger tanks. The Allied forces were the understrength 134th Infantry Regiment at Lutrebois and the 137th Regiment at Villers-la-Bonne-Eau. There was fierce and confused fighting around both of the villages through most of the morning. Late in the afternoon the Grenadiers managed to take Lutrebois and at Villers-la-Bonne-Eau the Allied forces were cut off and forced to surrender. The 4th Armor was rushed forward and a scrambled melee ensued with infantry, tanks and allied artillery finally stopping the German thrust just short of the Bastogne-Arlon road.
Location
Bastogne, Belgium
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
The Siege of Bastogne was an engagement in December 1944 between American and German forces at the Belgian town of Bastogne, as part of the larger Battle of the Bulge. The goal of the German offensive was the harbor at Antwerp. In order to reach it before the Allies could regroup and bring their superior air power to bear, German mechanized forces had to seize the roadways through eastern Belgium. Because all seven main roads in the densely wooded Ardennes highlands converged on Bastogne, just a few miles away from the border with neighboring Luxembourg, control of its crossroads was vital to the German attack. The siege was from 20 to 27 December, until the besieged American forces were relieved by elements of General George Patton's Third Army.
Narrative Source
Combatants
German
American
Additional Information
Game Type: Standard
Board Type: Winter
Website Access: Available

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