Gabriel's Horn

The barely tested “T-Patchers” of the US 36th (Texan) Infantry Division were tasked with taking the hilltop village of Altavilla and the hill to the northeast beyond the village, labeled Hill 424 on their maps. The Texans met little resistance advancing to the village. The battalion commander deployed …

1943-09-12

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The barely tested “T-Patchers” of the US 36th (Texan) Infantry Division were tasked with taking the hilltop village of Altavilla and the hill to the northeast beyond the village, labeled Hill 424 on their maps. The Texans met little resistance advancing to the village. The battalion commander deployed his men on the slopes of Hill 424 with the battalion HQ company occupying the town. Using knowledge of the area, men of the 2nd Battalion, 15th Panzergrenadiers began infiltrating the American positions on the hill throughout Saturday night and into the early morning of the 12th. At the sun's rising, the Germans opened fire on the National Guardsmen deployed on the hill. Artillery pounded the summit and small arms fire seemed to come from all directions.

Altavilla, Italy

The Allied invasion of Italy was the Allied amphibious landing on mainland Italy that took place on 3 September 1943 during the early stages of the Italian Campaign of World War II. The operation was undertaken by General Sir Harold Alexander's 15th Army Group and followed the successful invasion of Sicily. The main invasion force landed around Salerno on 9 September on the western coast in Operation Avalanche, while two supporting operations took place in Calabria and Taranto.

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Scenario Type = Standard