Under a Sky of Lead

Early on the morning of the 21st, the 10th Company, under command of Captain Ternynch, had captured the village of Sollies-Ville. Advancing through the cover offered by a nearby olive grove, Captain Ternynch's men followed closely behind a heavy artillery barrage. The German defenders were particularly tenacious, however, and the …

1944-08-21

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Early on the morning of the 21st, the 10th Company, under command of Captain Ternynch, had captured the village of Sollies-Ville. Advancing through the cover offered by a nearby olive grove, Captain Ternynch's men followed closely behind a heavy artillery barrage. The German defenders were particularly tenacious, however, and the 10th Company had suffered heavy losses in furious close combat. Captain Ternynch had been wounded in the hand but stayed behind to continue the fight. Without wating for replacements, Capt. Ternynch ordered the evacuation of the wounded. While Capt. Ternynch waited with a handful of men from the 3rd Section, the Germans launched a counterattack with an ad hoc company including some hastily armed flak gunners.

Toulon, 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

French

Scenario Type = Standard