Browse Items (58 total)
- Collection: The Great War (C&C)
Verdun (Malancourt)Scenario#: 248 Date: 20-22 March 1916 Location: Malancourt, FranceAll direct attacks toward Hill 304 had been a costly failure. Therefore a plan to outflank the position was proposed and on 20 March, after a lengthy bombardment by trench mortars, General von Kneussl’s 11th Bavarian and 11th Reserve divisions … the Great War (C&C) — French Army Expansion |
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Verdun (Fort Vaux)Scenario#: 247 Date: 7-8 March 1916 Location: Fort Vaux, FranceOn 7 March the Germans renewed their attack on the right bank of the Meuse, which coincided with the attacks against the French positions on the left bank. The German objective was Fort Vaux, but first the 408th and 409th … the Great War (C&C) — French Army Expansion |
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Verdun (Le Mort Homme)Scenario#: 246 Date: 13-20 March 1916 Location: Cumières-le-Mort-Homme, FranceAfter the initial few days on the left bank of the Meuse, German infantry - unable to make further progress - dug in on 13 March and waited. Their wait was not long, for shortly after the German bombardment resumed … the Great War (C&C) — French Army Expansion |
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Verdun (Across the Meuse)Scenario#: 245 Date: 6-9 March 1916 Location: Verdun, FranceIn late February, after an early thaw and the arrival of French reinforcements, the German advance began to stall. In addition, the Germans had gone beyond the range of their artillery covering fire and were now in range of the … the Great War (C&C) — French Army Expansion |
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Verdun (Fort Douamont)Scenario#: 244 Date: 25 February 1916 Location: Fort Douamont, FranceFort Douaumont dominated the northern approach to Verdun and was touted to be worth 100,000 men in pre-war propaganda. But by the time the German attack reached the Douaumont sector, most of the French infantry had been pulled from the … the Great War (C&C) — French Army Expansion |
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Verdun (Samogneux)Scenario#: 243 Date: 24 February 1916 Location: Samogneux, FranceAfter two days of fighting, the German advance had been slower than expected and failed to gained much territory. Near Samogneux, however, the Germans were pressing hard to take the village and Hill 344 just to the east. Near the … the Great War (C&C) — French Army Expansion |
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Verdun (Beaumont)Scenario#: 242 Date: 22 February 1916 Location: Beaumont-en-Verdunois, FranceSouth of Bois des Caures lay the village of Beaumont. The 208th Regiment occupied the village and had almost completed an intermediate trench line that ran directly through the village, just before the German attacked. Storming forward toward the… the Great War (C&C) — French Army Expansion |
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Verdun (Bois Des Caures)Scenario#: 241 Date: 21-22 February 1916 Location: Verdun Bois Des Caures, FranceGerman General Falkenhayn’s plan for the Verdun Offensive was aimed at securing positions in the Verdun sector, which were of such great pride to the French that they would in his words be “blooding themselves dry” to hold onto these … the Great War (C&C) — French Army Expansion |