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Title
La Marvindière
Description
On the 4th of August 1944, during Operation Bluecoat, the Guards Armored Division was fighting in the Normand bocage south of Montchamp. A battle group, formed with tanks of 2nd Irish Guards and infantrymen of 5th Coldstream Guards, was surrounded …
Subject
Source
Publisher
Date
1944-08-04
Scenario#
13564
Scenario Description
On the 4th of August 1944, during Operation Bluecoat, the Guards Armored Division was fighting in the Normand bocage south of Montchamp. A battle group, formed with tanks of 2nd Irish Guards and infantrymen of 5th Coldstream Guards, was surrounded in the hamlet of la Marvindière. A first-aid post was installed in a farm of this hamlet. During three days, the Guards were fighting fiercely against SS grenadiers of the 9. SS Panzer Division "Hohenstaufen". Then, on the 07th of August, German soldiers stopped their attacks and began their withdrawal to Falaise.
Location
la Marvindière, France
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
Operation Bluecoat was a British offensive in the Battle of Normandy, from 30 July until 7 August 1944, during the Second World War. The geographical objectives of the attack, undertaken by VIII Corps and XXX Corps of the British Second Army, were to secure the road junction of Vire and the high ground of Mont Pinçon.
Narrative Source
Wikipedia: Operation Bluecoat
Scenario Link
External Link
Combatants
German
British
Additional Information
Game Type: Standard
Board Type: Countryside
Website Access: Available
Collection:
Geolocation
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