Death Takes a Toll

After the disaster that befell Kompanie 3 of SS-Panzer-Regiment 12 on the 9th, a last attempt to retake Norrey was made by the only uncommitted infantry left available to SS-Panzer-Division 12, SS-Panzer-Pionier-Abteilung 12. Ordered to assault at dawn on 10 June, without a preliminary bombardment, they gathered in darkness …

1944-06-10

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After the disaster that befell Kompanie 3 of SS-Panzer-Regiment 12 on the 9th, a last attempt to retake Norrey was made by the only uncommitted infantry left available to SS-Panzer-Division 12, SS-Panzer-Pionier-Abteilung 12. Ordered to assault at dawn on 10 June, without a preliminary bombardment, they gathered in darkness and passed through Battalion 1 of SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 25 at 0500 hours, moving up the gentle slope from the woods without firing a shot, until hit by artillery and mortars. Once again, the SS attackers were spurred on into a headlong rush for their objectives.

Norrey-en-Bessin, France

The Battle for Caen is the name given to fighting between the British Second Army and the German Panzergruppe West in the Second World War for control of the city of Caen and vicinity, during the larger Battle of Normandy. The battles followed Operation Neptune, the Allied landings on the French coast on 6 June 1944 (D-Day). Caen is about 9 mi (14 km) inland from the Calvados coast astride the Orne River and Caen Canal, at the junction of several roads and railways. The communication links made it an important operational objective for both sides. Caen and the area to the south is flatter and more open than the bocage country in western Normandy; Allied air force commanders wanted the area captured quickly to base more aircraft in France.

German

Canadian

Scenario Type = Deluxe