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Title
Avril Action
Description
The 90th Division was the northernmost unit of Walton Walker's XX Corps as it made its way to the Moselle. The German 1st Army commander, General Knobolsdorf, decided to try to turn the flank of XX Corps by launching a spoiling attack from the west bank of the Moselle, …
Publisher
Date
1944-09-08
Scenario#
OB11
Scenario Description
The 90th Division was the northernmost unit of Walton Walker's XX Corps as it made its way to the Moselle. The German 1st Army commander, General Knobolsdorf, decided to try to turn the flank of XX Corps by launching a spoiling attack from the west bank of the Moselle, spearheaded by units of Panzer Brigade 106. The 357th Infantry Regiment had taken the town of Avril and was right in the path of the counterattack.
Location
Avril, France
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
The Battle of Metz was a battle fought during World War II at the city of Metz, France, from late September 1944 through mid-December as part of the Lorraine Campaign between the U.S. Third Army commanded by Lieutenant General George Patton and the German Army commanded by General Otto von Knobelsdorff.[1] Strong German resistance resulted in heavy casualties for both sides.[2] The city was captured by U.S. forces and hostilities formally ceased on 22 November; the last of the forts defending Metz surrendered on 13 December.
Narrative Source
Combatants
German
American
Additional Information
Scenario Type = Standard

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