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Colonel Hans Von Luck, commander of the 125th Panzer Grenadier Regiment, stewed while waiting for permission to move his unit to counterattack the British forces in Benouville and Le Port. It would violate direct orders if he moved his unit, but he rightly feared this was the invasion …

1944-06-06

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Colonel Hans Von Luck, commander of the 125th Panzer Grenadier Regiment, stewed while waiting for permission to move his unit to counterattack the British forces in Benouville and Le Port. It would violate direct orders if he moved his unit, but he rightly feared this was the invasion of Europe. It was, however, within his power to conduct a reconnaissance of the area, so at 0330 hours he ordered the 8th Heavy Grenadier Battalion to move into Benouville and “recon” the area.

Benouville, France

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.

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British

Scenario Type = Standard