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- Location is exactly "Primosole Bridge, Sicily"
A Nice Morning For A RideScenario#: J097 Date: 7/16/1943 Location: Primosole Bridge, SicilyAfter the night assault seized the bridge and a thin lodgement north of the Simeto, problems were experienced communicating to follow on units that the bridge had been captured. As the companies holding the lodgement began to come under increasing… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #6 |
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Another Bloody AttackScenario#: J096 Date: 7/15/1943 Location: Primosole Bridge, SicilyDespite a spirited defense of the Simeto Bridgehead, the Germans had retaken the bridge and established a bridgehead of their own south of the Simeto River. After a night of preparation, a counterstroke was launched the morning of the 15tth by the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #6 |
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Operation MarstonScenario#: 1000 Date: 14/15 July 1943 Location: Primosole Bridge, SicilyOperation "Marston", as the attack on the Primosole Bridge over the River Simeto was known, was given to the 1st Parachute Brigade of the 1st British Airborne Division to accomplish. It was planned to the last detail: equipment, weaponry, route, … Squad Leader — The General #20.2 |
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Typical German ResponseScenario#: J095 Date: 7/14/1943 Location: Primosole Bridge, SicilyAfter a disasterous landing, Alastair Pearson's 1st Airborne Battalion of the 1st Airborne Division had seized the Primosole Bridge early on July 14th. The Italian garrison manning te bridge was driven off after a brief fight, and the morning passed… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #6 |