Battered Remnants

As the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry battled for the Goch-Kalkar road, they were worried about their right flank, with good reason. Elements of the Essex Scottish Regiment were hanging on their by the skin of their teeth. Although they had successfully taken their initial objectives on D-Day, they …

1945-02-21

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As the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry battled for the Goch-Kalkar road, they were worried about their right flank, with good reason. Elements of the Essex Scottish Regiment were hanging on their by the skin of their teeth. Although they had successfully taken their initial objectives on D-Day, they had been isolated since then, continuously surrounded by the Germans, and had not been heard from HQ for almost two days. Finally, in the early morning hours of 21 February, despite not having any orders to do so, Major McIntyre of “A” Company decided to withdraw. As they started to pull back, the Germans launched an attack.

Louisendorf, Germany

Operation Veritable was the northern part of an Allied pincer movement that took place between 8 February and 11 March 1945 during the final stages of the Second World War. The operation was conducted by Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery's Anglo-Canadian 21st Army Group, primarily consisting of the First Canadian Army under Lieutenant-General Harry Crerar and the British XXX Corps under Lieutenant-General Brian Horrocks.

German

Canadian

Scenario Type = Standard