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Title
Flesh and Iron
Description
By 0900, the French 11 Corps d'Armée comes under heavy pressure, to hold the line at Vierzy-Neuilly Saint Front. To offset the pressure, the Division Marocaine counter attacks as soon as possible in the direction of Parcy-Tigny. A Brigade de …
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Date
1918-05-31
Scenario#
11
Scenario Description
By 0900, the French 11 Corps d'Armée comes under heavy pressure, to hold the line at Vierzy-Neuilly Saint Front. To offset the pressure, the Division Marocaine counter attacks as soon as possible in the direction of Parcy-Tigny. A Brigade de Chars d'Assaut joins to support the infantry. Two platoons of Cie 304 (Cie Lemoine) and one platoon of Cie 306 (Cie Montureux) will be at the disposal of 4 Tirailleurs to take the Ploisy ravine.The Cie Delaeommune (Cie 305) will support the 7 Tirailleurs to take the Chazelles ravine. The two AS tank groups leave at 1105 and reach their objectives. Their reported losses are 3 dead, 7 wounded, 2 missing, and 7 tanks, including 2 abandoned to the enemy.
Location
Plateau de Chaudun, France
Battle Narrative
The Third Battle of the Aisne was a battle of the German spring offensive during World War I that focused on capturing the Chemin des Dames Ridge before the American Expeditionary Forces arrived completely in France. It was one of a series of offensives, known as the Kaiserschlacht, launched by the Germans in the spring and summer of 1918.
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Combatants
German
French
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