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Title
Verdun (Malancourt)
Description
All 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 …
Publisher
Date
1916-03-20
Scenario#
248
Scenario Description
All 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 attacked Malancourt and Bois de Malancourt. The attack against the woods was successful, however, the French remained in control of the village at the end of the day. German forces then paused, as another big bombardment was prepared for the next day. On 22 March, the two divisions moved on “Termite Hill” near Hill 304, but the advance was met by a massive French artillery shelling, which ended the German advance.
Location
Malancourt, France
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
The Battle of Verdun, was fought from 21 February to 18 December 1916 on the Western Front in France. The battle was the longest of the First World War and took place on the hills north of Verdun-sur-Meuse. The German 5th Army attacked the defences of the Fortified Region of Verdun and those of the French Second Army on the right (east) bank of the Meuse. Using the experience of the Second Battle of Champagne in 1915, the Germans planned to capture the Meuse Heights, an excellent defensive position with good observation for artillery-fire on Verdun. The Germans hoped that the French would commit their strategic reserve to recapture the position and suffer catastrophic losses at little cost to the Germans.
Narrative Source
Wikipedia: Battle of Verdun
Combatants
German
French

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