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Title
Assault on Baerendorf
Description
Soon after crossing the Sarre River, 4th Armored Division vanguards ran into the flank of Panzer Lehr Division. Approaching the village of Baerendorf, Combat Command B sent its 53rd Armor Infantry Battalion forward to conduct a hazardous stream crossing. Receiving fire from several tank, the infantry crossed …
Publisher
Date
1944-11-24
Scenario#
J173
Scenario Description
Soon after crossing the Sarre River, 4th Armored Division vanguards ran into the flank of Panzer Lehr Division. Approaching the village of Baerendorf, Combat Command B sent its 53rd Armor Infantry Battalion forward to conduct a hazardous stream crossing. Receiving fire from several tank, the infantry crossed over and cleared the high ground west of the village, then prepared to assault the village itself with the help of the few tanks that had also managed to cross.
Location
Baerendorf, France
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
The Lorraine campaign was the operations of the U.S. Third Army in Lorraine during World War II from September 1 through December 18, 1944. Official U.S. Army campaign names for this period and location are Northern France and Rhineland. The term was popularized by the publication of the volume The Lorraine Campaign by the U.S. Army in 1950.
Narrative Source
Combatants
American
German
Additional Information
Scenario Type = Standard

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