[Normandy] Crossing of Elle river - Hardening defense.

Setup order

1 x11

2 x3

3 x2

4 x11

5 x15

6 x5

7 x3

8 x3

9 x3

Le Mesnil

St-Jean-de-Savigny St-Clair-sur-Elle

l'Elle

Historical BackgroundAfter the crossing of the swampy area of Aure river, the soldiers of 29th US Infantry Division who advanced towardsSaint-Lô, entered in the normand bocage (hedgerow). On the Elle river, the German defense was stronger. Units of theGerman 352.Infanterie Division, exhausted by 6 continuous days of battle were reinforced by a regiment of the353.Infanterie Division, just arrived on the front. The first US attempt to cross the Elle river was repelled with heavylosses by an enemy counter-attack, but with the support of tanks and artillery, the US infantry achieved to captureSaint-Clair-sur-Elle. The advance towards Saint-Lô looked more difficult than expected.The stage is set, the battle lines are drawn, and you are in command. The rest is history.

BriefingAllied player [United-States]6 command cards, you move first.Axis player [Germany] 5 command cards.

Conditions of Victory6 medals. St Jean de Savigny, Le Mesnil and St Clair/Elle are eacha temporary medal objective for the Allied player.

Special RulesThe Elle river is fordable (Terrains 41 - Fords andfordable rivers).Special Weapon Asset rules (SWAs 4 - Special WeaponAssets) are in effect for the unit equipped with Mortar(SWAs 6 - Mortar Late War).The Allies may place a Smoke Screen (Actions 21 -Smoke Screen) at the beginning of each turn.The Axis player lays out the minefields (Terrains 29).

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