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Title
Clearing of the Echternach Bulge
Description
The battle of the Bulge finished in January 1945. The 417th Infantry Division and the 5th Armored Division had to cross the Sauer between Bollendorf and Echternach to take the first hill mass, not quite a mile beyond the Sauer. …
Subject
Publisher
Date
1945-02-06
Scenario#
24370
Scenario Description
The battle of the Bulge finished in January 1945. The 417th Infantry Division and the 5th Armored Division had to cross the Sauer between Bollendorf and Echternach to take the first hill mass, not quite a mile beyond the Sauer. The hill would afford strategic control of the area. As the Infantry Division moved down to the Sauer on the night of February 6th, a fitful rain turned to light snow. When the first boats pushed out into the river some capsized almost immediately. Others rampaged out of control far down the stream or careened crazily back against the bank. Yet some survived. By February 11th the troops conquered the current Echternach and engineers succeeded in bridging the river. For the Americans it was an incredibly difficult operation. In the end it was sheer power mixed with determination and ingenuity that did the job.
Location
Echternach, Germany
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
The Battle of the Bulge, also known as the Ardennes Counteroffensive, was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II, and took place from 16 December 1944 to 25 January 1945. It was launched through the densely forested Ardennes region of Wallonia in eastern Belgium, northeast France, and Luxembourg, towards the end of the war in Europe. The offensive was intended to stop Allied use of the Belgian port of Antwerp and to split the Allied lines, allowing the Germans to encircle and destroy four Allied armies and force the Western Allies to negotiate a peace treaty in the Axis powers' favor.
Narrative Source
Combatants
American
German
Additional Information
Game Type: Standard
Board Type: Winter
Website Access: Available

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