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Title
Coming Through
Description
The 17th Panzergrenadier Division was tasked with retaking Carentan. On the morning of June 13th they made steady progress toward the city, yet were eventually stopped by elements of the 502nd PIR. The American Airborne troops counterattacked, but were …
Publisher
Date
1944-06-13
Scenario#
BOH14
Scenario Description
The 17th Panzergrenadier Division was tasked with retaking Carentan. On the morning of June 13th they made steady progress toward the city, yet were eventually stopped by elements of the 502nd PIR. The American Airborne troops counterattacked, but were themselves almost surrounded, and in turn were saved by counterattacking elements of Combat Command A from the 2nd “Hell on Wheels” Armored Division. This scenario is typical of the confusion that reigned that late spring day in France. Both the SS and American Paratroopers realized that they needed to control the road leading west from Carentan (D223) and fought viciously, the SS to breakthrough to Carentan, the Americans to throw the Germans back to Douville. - Mark H. Walker
Location
Jct D223/d971, France
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
Utah, commonly known as Utah Beach, was the code name for one of the five sectors of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France in the Normandy landings on June 6, 1944 (D-Day), during World War II. The westernmost of the five code-named landing beaches in Normandy, Utah is on the Cotentin Peninsula, west of the mouths of the Douve and Vire rivers. Amphibious landings at Utah were undertaken by United States Army troops, with sea transport, mine sweeping, and a naval bombardment force provided by the United States Navy and Coast Guard as well as elements from the British, Dutch and other Allied navies.
Narrative Source
Wikipedia: Utah Beach
Combatants
American
Germany

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