Viet Relief

The U.S. 3rd Infantry Division was scheduled tobe replaced in the line by the 1st Free French Division at dawn on the 19th. After disembarking theprevious day, the Garbay and Raynal brigades of the 11th March Battalion began taking over positions along the Real Martin River Valley from the 7th Regiment, …

1944-08-19

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The U.S. 3rd Infantry Division was scheduled to be replaced in the line by the 1st Free French Division at dawn on the 19th. After disembarking the previous day, the Garbay and Raynal brigades of the 11th March Battalion began taking over positions along the Real Martin River Valley from the 7th Regiment, U.S. 3rd Infantry Division, near Sainte-Eulalie and Saint-Nicolas. 11th March pushed along the tracks and crossed over the mountains via the Pas-de-Mathieu pass reaching Valbonne late in the afternoon. Making contact with some local partisans who had been fighting alongside the American troops over the past few days, the 6th Company located the U.S. positions near the farm at Le Viet. As the Germans looked on from across the valley, the Americans began to pack their bags. Taking advantage of the momentary confusion brought about by the GIs retiring, the Azerbaijanis counterattacked.

Hyeres, France

Operation Dragoon was the code name for the landing operation of the Allied invasion of Provence on 15 August 1944. The operation was initially planned to be executed in conjunction with Operation Overlord, the Allied landing in Normandy, but the lack of available resources led to a cancellation of the second landing. By July 1944 the landing was reconsidered, as the clogged-up ports in Normandy did not have the capacity to adequately supply the Allied forces. Concurrently, the French High Command pushed for a revival of the operation that would include large numbers of French troops. As a result, the operation was finally approved in July to be executed in August.

German

American / French

Scenario Type = Standard