Twilight at Baerendorf

The thrust towards the Rhine River by the U.S. XV Corps was threatening to split the German First and Nineteenth Armies, which could lead to the outflanking of the Saar Basin and the destruction of the German forces west of the Rhine. German Field Marshal von Rundstedt needed armored …

1944-11-23

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The thrust towards the Rhine River by the U.S. XV Corps was threatening to split the German First and Nineteenth Armies, which could lead to the outflanking of the Saar Basin and the destruction of the German forces west of the Rhine. German Field Marshal von Rundstedt needed armored reinforcements for a strong counterattack to prevent an Allied breakthrough. On the 21st of November, the Panzer Lehr Division was handed over to von Rundstedt and sent to Alsace for the counterattack against the advancing American forces.

Baerendorf, France

The Lorraine campaign was the operations of the U.S. Third Army in Lorraine during World War II from September 1 through December 18, 1944. Official U.S. Army campaign names for this period and location are Northern France and Rhineland. The term was popularized by the publication of the volume The Lorraine Campaign by the U.S. Army in 1950.

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Scenario Type = Starter Kit