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Title
Last Defense Line
Description
By dusk of the 14th, the Germans had three bridgeheads across the Meuse River. The 15th brought the next stage, the breaking of the last major elements of Resistance which stood between them and the great plains of France. One …
Subject
Publisher
Date
1940-05-15
Scenario#
205
Scenario Description
By dusk of the 14th, the Germans had three bridgeheads across the Meuse River. The 15th brought the next stage, the breaking of the last major elements of Resistance which stood between them and the great plains of France. One point in this last line was the village of Bouvellemont. Here, one regiment of the 14th Division was "to hold at all cost" . Being one of France's finest units, the defense put up by the 14th Division appeared too much for the German 1st Infantry Regiment and the attack soon bogged down. With more than half their officers killed and many of the companies at half strength from fatigue as well as losses, the regimental commander Colonel Balck realized that for the attack to continue, he would have to lead the final assault himself.
Location
Bouvellemont, France
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
The Battle of France, also known as the Fall of France, was the German invasion of France and the Low Countries during the Second World War. On 3 September 1939 France had declared war on Germany, following the German invasion of Poland. In early September 1939, France began the limited Saar Offensive. By mid-October, the French had withdrawn to their start lines. In six weeks from 10 May 1940, German forces defeated Allied forces by mobile operations, conquering France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, ending land operations on the Western Front until the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944. Italy entered the war on 10 June 1940.
Narrative Source
Wikipedia: Battle of France
Combatants
German
French

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