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Title
Never On Time
Description
The company level engagement around Mouen railway station was an accidental affair, although the nature of the combat was typical of those in the village and bocage country of Normandy. Company C from Lt. Colonel Hubert Orr's 3rd “Monmouths” Battalion became separated from the rest of the unit due to …
Publisher
Date
1944-06-28
Scenario#
AP170
Scenario Description
The company level engagement around Mouen railway station was an accidental affair, although the nature of the combat was typical of those in the village and bocage country of Normandy. Company C from Lt. Colonel Hubert Orr's 3rd “Monmouths” Battalion became separated from the rest of the unit due to confusing orders during the British offensive known as Operation EPSOM. On the German side, the tired troops from SS Panzer Division 12 “'Hitlerjugcnd" responsible for this section of the battlefield were reinforced by fresh men from SS Panzer Division 1 ”Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler". Rather than attempt to consolidate the reinforcements, the men from the "Leibstandarte" were sent piecemeal into the battlefield to meet the British offensive. Supporting the SS panzergrenadiere were a platoon of PzKpfw IVs from Panzer Division 21. Despite the unfamiliarity of terrain and the mixture of units, the Germans tackled their task with the usual aggression.
Location
Mouen, France
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
Operation Epsom, also known as the First Battle of the Odon, was a British offensive in the Second World War between 26 and 30 June 1944, during the Battle of Normandy. The offensive was intended to outflank and seize the German-occupied city of Caen, an important Allied objective, in the early stages of Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of north-west Europe. Preceded by Operation Martlet to secure the right flank of the advance, Operation Epsom began early on 26 June, with units of the 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division advancing behind a rolling artillery barrage. Air cover was sporadic for much of the operation, because poor weather in England forced the last-minute cancellation of bomber support. Accompanied by the 3ist Tank Brigade, the 15th (Scottish) Division made steady progress and by the end of the first day had overrun much of the German outpost line, although some difficulties remained in securing the flanks. In mutually-costly fighting over the following two days, a foothold was secured across the River Odon and efforts were made to expand this, by capturing tactically valuable points around the salient and moving up the 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division. By 30 June, after German counter-attacks, some of the British forces across the river were withdrawn and the captured ground consolidated, bringing the operation to a close.
Narrative Source
Combatants
German
British
Additional Information
Scenario Type = Standard
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