Resistance at Marvie

On December 23, the Germans started to shell Marvie, a suburb of Bastogne. At about the same time, German tanks and infantry slowly began to progress toward Hill 500. A few US soldiers were able to withdraw, but most stayed …

1944-12-23

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On December 23, the Germans started to shell Marvie, a suburb of Bastogne. At about the same time, German tanks and infantry slowly began to progress toward Hill 500. A few US soldiers were able to withdraw, but most stayed on the hill as the Germans encircled them. North of Marvie, the elite German infantry had worked their way through a hastily-laid minefield and were advancing on a farmhouse. Lt. Col. James O'Hara ordered his team of tanks and artillery to move forward and check on the German advance in this sector. The German infantry now came toward the houses at Marvie, but the American infantry held like a rock. To the southwest, the Germans were advancing in force and had already crossed the frozen stream. Only a few platoons were in position to oppose the German advance, but they held until a few Shermans came forward to counter the attack. Not knowing the strength of this American counter-attack, the Germans took up defensive positions and decided to wait.??

Marvie, Belgium

The Battle of the Bulge, also known as the Ardennes Counteroffensive, was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II, and took place from 16 December 1944 to 25 January 1945. It was launched through the densely forested Ardennes region of Wallonia in eastern Belgium, northeast France, and Luxembourg, towards the end of the war in Europe. The offensive was intended to stop Allied use of the Belgian port of Antwerp and to split the Allied lines, allowing the Germans to encircle and destroy four Allied armies and force the Western Allies to negotiate a peace treaty in the Axis powers' favor.

Wikipedia: Battle of the Bulge

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Game Type: Breakthrough

Board Type: Winter

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