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Title
The Bend
Description
A war of attrition had descended upon the villages of Hatten and Rittershoffen in the French province of Alsace. German attempts to break through this sector and into the open plains beyond as part of Operation NORDWIND had been halted through the combined efforts of numerous American units. However, NORDWIND …
Publisher
Date
1945-01-16
Scenario#
AP173
Scenario Description
A war of attrition had descended upon the villages of Hatten and Rittershoffen in the French province of Alsace. German attempts to break through this sector and into the open plains beyond as part of Operation NORDWIND had been halted through the combined efforts of numerous American units. However, NORDWIND continued and German reinforcements in the form of an SS panzer division began to deploy to the south of Hatten seeking a breakthrough in that sector. German High Command wanted to ensure the American defenders in Hatten and Rittersboffen remained pinned down and not available for redeployment. To this end, fresh Germans in the form of veteran infantry from Fallschirmjiiger Division 7 arrived and immediately went on the offensive.
Location
Hatten, France
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
Operation Nordwind was the last major German offensive of World War II on the Western Front. It began on 31 December 1944 in Rhineland-Palatinate, Alsace and Lorraine in southwestern Germany and northeastern France, and ended on 25 January 1945.
Narrative Source
Combatants
German
American
Additional Information
Scenario Type = Standard
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