The Quarry of Cleury

At the beginning of October 1944, after freeing up the city of Besançon, the 3rd US Infantry Division is engaged in the Vosges Mountains. Near the village of Cleurie, they find themselves stopped by a German party entrenched on nearby …

1944-10-01

6590

At the beginning of October 1944, after freeing up the city of Besançon, the 3rd US Infantry Division is engaged in the Vosges Mountains. Near the village of Cleurie, they find themselves stopped by a German party entrenched on nearby heights and in a quarry. Despite artillery and tanks support, the US division suffers heavy losses as it attempts to reduce the enemy's defenses. Following this fight, Staff Sergeant Audie Murphy was promoted 1st lieutenant on the battlefield. Shortly after, he was wounded and kept away from the front for two months.

Cleurie, France

The liberation of Strasbourg took place on 23 November 1944 during the Alsace campaign in the last months of the Second World War. After the liberation of Mulhouse on 21 November 1944 by theist Armored Division, General Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque and the 2nd Armored Division entered Strasbourg after having liberated Sarrebourg and La Petite-Pierre, which cleared the way to the city of Strasbourg.

Wikipedia: Liberation of Strasbourg

German

American

Game Type: Standard

Board Type: Countryside

Website Access: Available