"March to the sound of the guns and kill anyone who is not dressed like you..." On D-Day, small groups of scattered paratroopers merged into larger groups. One such group from the 101st Airborne Division found itself near a causeway exit from Utah Beach. The beach exits were primary objectives and had to be taken and held until the beach landing forces could link up.
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| Looking from the far side of the village toward the beach |
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| Another view of the village |
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| View from the south side of the village |
The Germans had flooded some areas in an attempt to hinder an Allied invasion. They had a bunker with an anti-tank gun positioned to cover the beach exit.
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| Looking from the beach towards the causeway exit at the village; protected by a pillbox |
The German defenders started in the village and had to send out two patrols on preset routes (until contact was made).
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| A different view from the beach side |
The four groups of paratroopers were scattered around the table after randomly determining their starting points.
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| The German defenders paid a heavy price to keep one group Airborne troops out of the village |
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| Another little group of Airborne troops approaches through the woods |
The paratroopers moved building to building to clear a route to the bunker blocking the beach exit.
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| "Knock, Knock" |
By game's end, they had cleared most of the village and had effectively neutralized the bunker. The Germans only controlled two buildings and had a bunker full of wounded and broken men.
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| An Airborne trooper throws a grenade into the bunker |
In the end, the Airborne had captured a majority of the village and the pillbox had been neutralized. A minor victory to the Americans.
(Note: I forgot this entry was in my draft folder - oops)
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