Firefight in Neffe

Lt Col. Ewell's column advanced along the frozen stream toward Neffe, when his column was suddenly fired on by a machine gun breaking the silence of the early morning fog of December 19, 1944. The first burst did little damage …

1944-12-19

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Lt Col. Ewell's column advanced along the frozen stream toward Neffe, when his column was suddenly fired on by a machine gun breaking the silence of the early morning fog of December 19, 1944. The first burst did little damage to his 501st Parachute Infantry, but soon his entire force was engaged. It became obvious to Ewell that he would never manage to take Neffe without reinforcements, so he ordered the 2nd and 3rd battalions forward. Major Sammie Homan and the 2nd battalion were ordered to take Bizory and then move on to Mageret to get behind the enemy lines in Neffe. The 2nd battalion's advance, however, ended when it ran into German infantry dug in on Hill 510. To the south, the 3rd Battalion captured Mont, but instead of turning north to join the attack against Neffe, Lt Col. Griswold ordered his forces to recon the woods to make sure the enemy would not out flank his force. A precious opportunity had just been lost...

Neffe, 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: Overlord

Board Type: Winter

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