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Title
The Bigger They Come
Description
The initial attack drove Desobry’s men back to Noville proper. There they waited, hoping against hope that the Germans were through with them. They would have no such luck. Shortly after resetting the defense, the Americans once again heard engines …
Publisher
Date
1944-12-19
Scenario#
PB2
Scenario Description
The initial attack drove Desobry’s men back to Noville proper. There they waited, hoping against hope that the Germans were through with them. They would have no such luck. Shortly after resetting the defense, the Americans once again heard engines rumble and drive sprockets squeal. Lucky Strikes were ground into window sills. Gloved hands tapped the Garand’s eight-round magazines, checking their seating. Moments later the first barrels poked through the mist. Tigers!
Location
Noville, Belgium
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
The Siege of Bastogne was an engagement in December 1944 between American and German forces at the Belgian town of Bastogne, as part of the larger Battle of the Bulge. The goal of the German offensive was the harbor at Antwerp. In order to reach it before the Allies could regroup and bring their superior air power to bear, German mechanized forces had to seize the roadways through eastern Belgium. Because all seven main roads in the densely wooded Ardennes highlands converged on Bastogne, just a few miles away from the border with neighboring Luxembourg, control of its crossroads was vital to the German attack. The siege was from 20 to 27 December, until the besieged American forces were relieved by elements of General George Patton's Third Army.
Narrative Source
Combatants
German
American

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