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Title
Encounter at Cornimont
Description
In the area of the French 8th Army in the Vosges mountains, scattered defending forces were committed piecemeal in an effort to slow down the swift German advances. In Cornimont, the 158th Engineer Battalion received orders to defend the town. A battery of three truck-mounted 75mm AA guns …
Publisher
Date
1940-06-20
Scenario#
78
Scenario Description
In the area of the French 8th Army in the Vosges mountains, scattered defending forces were committed piecemeal in an effort to slow down the swift German advances. In Cornimont, the 158th Engineer Battalion received orders to defend the town. A battery of three truck-mounted 75mm AA guns and two sections of pioneers stationed themselves in the village while others occupied the slopes of nearby hills.
Location
Cornimont, 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 By mid-October, the French had withdrawn to their start lines.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
Combatants
German
French
Additional Information
Scenario Type = Standard
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