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Title
King Of The Hill
Description
A scratch task force from CCB of the 3rd Armored Division, with some GIs from the 30th Infantry, was placed under Lt.-Col. King. His orders: clear Haut Vents. Unfortunately, due to heavy losses in previous action, he could muster only six medium and two light tanks for the …
Subject
Publisher
Date
1944-07-10
Scenario#
DASL18
D18
Scenario Description
A scratch task force from CCB of the 3rd Armored Division, with some GIs from the 30th Infantry, was placed under Lt.-Col. King. His orders: clear Haut Vents. Unfortunately, due to heavy losses in previous action, he could muster only six medium and two light tanks for the dawn attack. But he swung aboard the lead tank, one equipped with a bulldozer blade, and mounted the slope without hesitation. Tearing holes in the bocage, King's tank lead the assault with the other vehicles and infantry pushing through the gaps behind him.
Location
Haut Vents, France
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
The Battle of Saint-Lô is one of the three conflicts in the Battle of the Hedgerows, which took place between July 7–19, 1944, just before Operation Cobra. Saint-Lô had fallen to Germany in 1940, and, after the Invasion of Normandy, the Americans targeted the city, as it served as a strategic crossroads. American bombardments caused heavy damage and a high number of casualties, which resulted in the martyr city being called "The Capital of Ruins", popularized in a report by Samuel Beckett.
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Combatants
American
German
Additional Information
Scenario Type = Deluxe
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