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- Collection: Tide of Iron: Normandy
Picking up the PiecesScenario#: 22 Date: 6 June 1944 Location: Bénouville, FranceDuring the final hours of June 5th, 1944, the British 6th Airborne Division landed behind Sword Beach to secure the eastern flank. Repelling counter-attacks, the 6th Airborne awaited relief from the forthcoming British commandos who stormed Sword… Tide of Iron — Normandy |
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Hide and SeekScenario#: 23 Date: 6 June 1944 Location: Pointe du Hoc, FranceAs part of Operation Overlord, the American Ranger battalions attempted to capture gun batteries at Pointe du Hoc after making a cliff assault under enemy fire. However, upon reaching their target, they discovered their information was wrong and were… Tide of Iron — Normandy |
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Red Devils at BrevilleScenario#: 24 Date: 6 June 1944 Location: Breville, FranceLike their American counterparts, British airborne troops captured key objectives on D-Day June 6, I944. The British “paras ” were immediately counterattacked by. elements of the German 346th Infantry Division, a former static fortress unit upgraded… Tide of Iron — Normandy |
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Operation GoodwoodScenario#: 25 Date: 18 July 1944 Location: Vimont, FranceA month after the D-Day invasion of June 6, 1944, the Allied armies were still trying to break out of the Normandy beachhead. Operation Goodwood was conceived to shatter German defenses with a massive air bombardment prior to the ground … Tide of Iron — Normandy |
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Bloody OmahaScenario#: 26 Date: 6 June 1944 Location: Omaha Beach, FranceThe D-Day invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, was the largest sea invasion in history, but overwhelming numbers did not guarantee success. The 116th Regiment of the American 29th Infantry Division landed in the area designated “Omaha Beach” along … Tide of Iron — Normandy |
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Battle in the BocageScenario#: 27 Date: 13 June 1944 Location: Longueville, FranceAfter the American 29th Infantry Division secured a beachhead in Normal-tab), it moved inland where the same German 352nd Infantry Division that opposed it on the coast now awaited it in the infamous bocage, a series of small fields enclosed … Tide of Iron — Normandy |
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Breakout Through St. LoScenario#: 28 Date: 18 July 1944 Location: Saint-Lo, FranceSix weeks after Dday, the 29th infantry Division was still fighting in the hedgerows of Normandy, apposed by the German 352nd Infantry Division. The vital crossroads town Saint Lo was a key objective to the breakout of Normandy. On … Tide of Iron — Normandy |
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Piercing the Siegfried LineScenario#: 29 Date: 19 Nov 1944 Location: Julich, GermanyAfter the breakout from Normandy in late July, the 29th Infantry Division participated in the successful siege of the port city of Brest where, by September 19, the 40,000 man German garrison became casualties or prisoners of war. The 29th … Tide of Iron — Normandy |