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Title
Strong point La Cassine
Description
The German strong point Wn28 had been built in place of a villa called "la Cassine" on the beach side of Bernières-sur-mer. On the 06th of June 1944 at 08h05, the B Company of Queen's Own Rifles of Canada landed …
Subject
Source
Publisher
Date
1944-06-06
Scenario#
13504
Scenario Description
The German strong point Wn28 had been built in place of a villa called "la Cassine" on the beach side of Bernières-sur-mer. On the 06th of June 1944 at 08h05, the B Company of Queen's Own Rifles of Canada landed on Nan White in front of the four bunkers of Wn28. These bunkers with soldiers of the 716. Infanterie Division were armed with an old machine-gun 08/15, a 5 cm Kwk gun, a mortar of 8 cm and a turret of FT17 tank with a machine-gun. DD tanks had not yet reached the beach and AVRE tanks were too far to support the Canadian infantrymen. The B Company lost one third of its strength (65 soldiers and officers) in its progress right to "la Cassine" before to be sheltered by the sea wall lining the beach. Then, with the support of an anti-aircraft ship, the Queen's attacked the bunkers with grenades. At 09h30 in the morning, the German strong point was in the hands of the survivors of B Company.
Location
Bernières-sur-mer, France
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
Juno or Juno Beach was one of five beaches of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France in the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944 during the Second World War. The beach spanned from Courseulles, a village just east of the British beach Gold, to Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer, and just west of the British beach Sword. Taking Juno was the responsibility of the Canadian Army, with sea transport, mine sweeping, and a naval bombardment force provided by the Royal Canadian Navy and the British Royal Navy as well as elements from the Free French, Norwegian, and other Allied navies. The objectives of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division on D-Day were to cut the Caen-Bayeux road, seize the Carpiquet airport west of Caen, and form a link between the two British beaches on either flank.
Narrative Source
Wikipedia: Juno Beach
Scenario Link
External Link
Combatants
German
Canadian
Additional Information
Game Type: Standard
Board Type: Beach
Website Access: Available
Collection:
Geolocation
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