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Title
Lovat First Sight
Description
Fighting continued in Benouville and LePort as the British 7th Battalion continued to hold the towns against repeated German assaults. The Ox and Bucks, on the other hand, had been placed near the Caen Canal Bridge as a reserve to the British Airbourne in the event of a German breakthrough. …
Publisher
Date
1944-06-06
Scenario#
J031
Scenario Description
Fighting continued in Benouville and LePort as the British 7th Battalion continued to hold the towns against repeated German assaults. The Ox and Bucks, on the other hand, had been placed near the Caen Canal Bridge as a reserve to the British Airbourne in the event of a German breakthrough. The first major use of the canal bridge was scheduled for approximately 1100 hours when Lord Lovat’s Commandos would cross the bridge to reinforce the remainder of the 6th Airbourne east of the Orne River. In the confusion of D-Day however, Lord Lovat’s Commandos were late.
Location
Benouville, France
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
Pegasus Bridge, originally called the Bénouville Bridge after the neighbouring village, is a road crossing over the Caen Canal, between Caen and Ouistreham in Normandy. The original bridge, built in 1934, is now a war memorial and is the centrepiece of the Memorial Pegasus museum at nearby Ranville. It was replaced in 1994 by a modern design which, like the old one, is a bascule bridge.
Narrative Source
Combatants
British
German
Additional Information
Scenario Type = Standard

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