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Title
The Closer
Description
Having secured most of the small village of St Lambert-sur-Dives with a quick strike the day before, Major David Vivian Currie of the South Alberta Regiment consolidated his mixed force of tanks and infantry around the main bridge across the Dives river, which was really little more than a creek …
Publisher
Date
1944-08-20
Scenario#
AP142
Scenario Description
Having secured most of the small village of St Lambert-sur-Dives with a quick strike the day before, Major David Vivian Currie of the South Alberta Regiment consolidated his mixed force of tanks and infantry around the main bridge across the Dives river, which was really little more than a creek by mid-summer. As the remains of the German 7. Armee attempted te escape between the Polish and U.S. troops to the east near Mt. Ormel and Chambois and the Canadian lst Army advancing from the west towards Trun, many of the fleeing Germans believed the route through St. Lambert to still be open, but instead ran into Currie's small but well prepared battle group. At first, many of the would be escapees were taken by surprise and captured on the spot, but as the day wore on the desperation (and potency) of the German counterattacks increased.
Location
St. Lambert-sur-Dives, France
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
The Falaise Pocket or Battle of the Falaise Pocket was the decisive engagement of the Battle of Normandy in the Second World War. A pocket was formed around Falaise, Calvados, in which the German Army Group B, with the 7th Army and the Fifth Panzer Army were encircled by the Western Allies. The battle is also referred to as the Battle of the Falaise Gap. The battle resulted in the destruction of most of Army Group B west of the Seine, which opened the way to Paris and the Franco-German border for the Allied armies on the Western Front.
Narrative Source
Combatants
German
Canadian
Additional Information
Scenario Type = Standard
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