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Title
Big War in a Pocket
Description
The landing near the Nartuby River went fine for the men of the 550th Glider infantry Battalion under the command of Lt Col. Edward I. Sachs. They were soon called to reinforce the British 2nd independent Parachute Brigade Group, which had just finished securing the approach to the small town …
Source
Publisher
Date
1944-08-16
Scenario#
Comp10
Scenario Description
The landing near the Nartuby River went fine for the men of the 550th Glider infantry Battalion under the command of Lt Col. Edward I. Sachs. They were soon called to reinforce the British 2nd independent Parachute Brigade Group, which had just finished securing the approach to the small town of Le Muy. Lt Col. Sachs received orders to clear that place swiftly before German reinforcements arrived. Seizing Le Muy meant both protecting the initial landings along the coast for the main invasion force but also providing an entrance into the Argens valley corridor. The town was defended by the 286th Grenadier Regiment of the 148th Infantry Abteilung. These were not the best German soldiers in the Wehrmacht, but they organized their defense well and were ready to put up a fight. - Yvan Descotes
Location
Le Muy, France
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
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.
Narrative Source
Combatants
American
Germany

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