Bogged Down

Three days after the enemy counterattack and bloody American advance to Dufayel, the 115th Infantry Regiment had been rejuvenated with an influx of replacements. That "black but victorious 11th of July" was forgotten; in spite of having so many untried replacements, the regiment was ordered to push on the next …

1944-07-15

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Three days after the enemy counterattack and bloody American advance to Dufayel, the 115th Infantry Regiment had been rejuvenated with an influx of replacements. That "black but victorious 11th of July" was forgotten; in spite of having so many untried replacements, the regiment was ordered to push on the next morning. In position by 0330, the officers faced a 1300-yard front, divided by a deep ravine with water in the bottom. The German troopers across the ravine were firmly entrenched in woods and supported by 20mm FlaK guns. At dawn, the order came for the 115th to get moving.

La Luzerne, France

The Battle of Saint-Lô is one of the three conflicts in the Battle of the Hedgerows, which took place between July 7–19, 1944, just before Operation Cobra. Saint-Lô had fallen to Germany in 1940, and, after the Invasion of Normandy, the Americans targeted the city, as it served as a strategic crossroads. American bombardments caused heavy damage and a high number of casualties, which resulted in the martyr city being called "The Capital of Ruins", popularized in a report by Samuel Beckett.

American

German

Scenario Type = Deluxe