Ambush at De Hoop

The British had just completed the “Dash to Driel”, a 10-mile advance in just 30 minutes across “the Island” to bring supplies to the beleaguered troops in the Arnhem bridgehead. Having been informed that German armored vehicles had engaged British elements further back in the supply chain, Major Parker, …

1944-09-22

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The British had just completed the “Dash to Driel”, a 10-mile advance in just 30 minutes across “the Island” to bring supplies to the beleaguered troops in the Arnhem bridgehead. Having been informed that German armored vehicles had engaged British elements further back in the supply chain, Major Parker, the commander of A Company of the 5th Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry, decided to set up an ambush for those vehicles at the crossroads.

Elst, Holland

The Battle of Arnhem was a major battle of the Second World War at the vanguard of the Allied Operation Market Garden. It was fought in and around the Dutch towns of Arnhem, Oosterbeek, Wolfheze and Driel and the surrounding countryside from 17–26 September 1944.

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British

Scenario Type = Starter Kit