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Title
Wintz's Flank
Description
The flrsi German attack came over the fields that stretched toward St-Pierre-du-Mont, where Lieutenant Wintz’s Rangers spotted riflemen coming through the craters, with at least one machine-gun section, When the enemy reached the hedgerow field one field south of Wintz’s …
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Source
Publisher
Date
1944-06-06
Scenario#
P03
Scenario Description
The flrsi German attack came over the fields that stretched toward St-Pierre-du-Mont, where Lieutenant Wintz’s Rangers spotted riflemen coming through the craters, with at least one machine-gun section, When the enemy reached the hedgerow field one field south of Wintz’s line, they set up the machine-gun and started a fire fight that went on for an hour. Some artillery and mortar fire supported the effort, but most of the enemy shells went over into the Point area. Company F had a mortar in position, but it was short of ammunition and held its fire. They had no BAR’S in this flank, and naval fire could not be called in against the Gemians so close to the Ranger lines. The attack was met and stopped by well-sustained rifie fire; after a time the Gennan fire weakened and men could be seen drifting back.
Location
Pointe Du Hoc, France
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
La Pointe du Hoc is a promontory with a 100-foot (30 m) cliff overlooking the English Channel on the northwestern coast of Normandy in the Calvados department, France. Pointe du Hoc was the location of a series of German bunkers and machine gun posts. Prior to the invasion of Normandy, the German army fortified the area with concrete casemates and gun pits. On D-Day, the United States Army Provisional Ranger Group attacked and captured Pointe du Hoc after scaling the cliffs. United States generals including Dwight D. Eisenhower had found that the place housed artillery that could slow down nearby beach attacks.
Narrative Source
Wikipedia: Pointe du Hoc
Combatants
German
American
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