Texas Flood

To fulfill General Dawley's request to close the gap between the Sele-Calore Rivers, General Walker sent his divisional reserve to plug the hole. The 2nd Battalion, 143rd Infantry Regiment was deployed to cover the frontage with the company's HQ in the small village of Persano, two companies in reserve …

1943-09-13

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To fulfill General Dawley's request to close the gap between the Sele-Calore Rivers, General Walker sent his divisional reserve to plug the hole. The 2nd Battalion, 143rd Infantry Regiment was deployed to cover the frontage with the company's HQ in the small village of Persano, two companies in reserve and G Company to the east. They failed to dig in properly and the defenses were not inspected. This lax behavior would soon be punished, as less than an hour after settling in, F Company reported hearing tank noises to the front and left. These Germans, which had defeated the 157th Regiment's 1st Battalion on the opposite bank, barreled into the American positions firing from halftracks and tanks.

Persano, Italy

Operation Avalanche was the codename for the Allied landings near the port of Salerno, executed on 9 September 1943, part of the Allied invasion of Italy. The Italians withdrew from the war the day before the invasion, but the Allies landed in an area defended by German troops. Planned under the name Top Hat, it was supported by the deception plan Operation Boardman.

German

American

Scenario Type = Standard