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Title
Hammer and Anvil
Description
German Panzer units of the 15th Army fighting rearguard actions against the British 1st Army often found themselves surrounded and lighting out of encirclements. The 43rd Battalion, defending V weapon launch sites, was ordered to attack British ínfantry and recon …
Subject
Source
Publisher
Date
1944-11-02
Scenario#
W09
Scenario Description
German Panzer units of the 15th Army fighting rearguard actions against the British 1st Army often found themselves surrounded and lighting out of encirclements. The 43rd Battalion, defending V weapon launch sites, was ordered to attack British ínfantry and recon forces which severed communications between several V-2 launch sites. However, the British 4th Battalion reinforced the 83rd Mechanized to take the sites.
Location
Scheldt Estuary, Holland
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
The Battle of the Scheldt in World War II was a series of military operations led by the First Canadian Army, with Canadian, Polish and British units attached, to open up the shipping route to Antwerp so that its port could be used to supply the Allies in north-west Europe. Under acting command of the First Canadian's Lieutenant-General Guy Simonds, the battle took place in northern Belgium and southwestern Netherlands from October 2 to November 8, 1944.
Narrative Source
Combatants
German
British

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