Browse Items (9 total)
- Date is exactly "1940-05-21"
Ad Hoc at BeaurainsScenario#: 91 Date: 5/21/1940 Location: Beaurains, FranceQuite unexpectedly, the British launched a major counterattack from Arras against the extended spearheads of Rommel’s breakthrough. The Germans were able to stop the foot soldiers but the British armor pushed on unsupported – deep into the German… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5a - For King and Country |
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The Crucible of FireScenario#: 77 Date: 21-May-40 Location: Petegem, BelgiumDespite Armee Group A's, rapid advance toward the English Channel, the BEF and Belgian Army had effectively conducted tactical withdrawals utilizing terrain and space to slow the advance of Army Group B's 31st lnfantry Division. One such defensive… Combat Commander — Battle Pack #5: The Fall of the West |
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Death's Head at ArrasScenario#: HiD16 Date: 1940-05-21 Location: Near Warlus, FranceThe Allied counterattack near Arras had started splendidly. The German defenses were no match for the slow but heavily armored Matilda n tanks. Combined infantry and armored elements were assigned to take a series of villages west of Arras. They … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes in Defiance |
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Death's Head at ArrasScenario#: DD05 Date: 05/21/1940 Location: Near Warlus, FranceThe Allied counterattack near Arras had started splendidly. The German defenses were no match for the slow but heavily armored Matilda n tanks. Combined infantry and armored elements were assigned to take a series of villages west of Arras. They … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — In Defeat Defiance |
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Counter-Attack at ArrasScenario#: 1290 Date: 5/21/1940 Location: Agny, FranceThanks to the unfolding success of their Blitz, the Germans rapidly pushed the Allied armies back, forcing the British Expeditionary Force to seize the town of Arras and dig-in, to try and hold the German tide there. But these forces … Memoir '44 — Online Only |
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Counter-attack of the BEFScenario#: 5142 Date: 5/21/1940 Location: Arras, FranceFrance, May 1940 - With the first of Guderian's Panzers reaching the English Channel near Noyelles-sur-Mer, the Allied forces find themselves cut in two. The situation soon becomes untenable. Thankfully, Lord Gort's British Expeditionary Force (BEF)… Memoir '44 — Breakthrough |
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Battle of EnglefontaineScenario#: 15210 Date: 5/21/1940 Location: Englefontaine, FranceOn the 20th of May 1940, the 5th North African Infantry Division (5th DINA) was surrounded in the Mormal forest by several German Panzer Divisions en route to Cambrai. On the 21st of May, this division tried to break through … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2015 |
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Arras: Forlorn HopesScenario#: 27 Location: Arras, France“Frankforce” (elements of the 5th and 50th British Infantry Divisions and the 1st Tank Brigade and remnants of the 3rd DLM attack the Totenkopf SS Motorized Division and elements of the 7th Panzer Division. Panzer (AH/MMP) — Panzer Leader 1940 |
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Ad Hoc at BeaurainsScenario#: 30 Date: 21-May-40 Location: Arras, FranceQuite unexpectedly, the British launched a major counterattack from Arras against the spearheads of Rommel's breakthrough, catching the initial German units unprepared as they attempted to deploy. The Germans were able to halt the supporting infantry… Squad Leader — Crescendo of Doom |