Tide and Von Earlmann thanks for your feedback.
Starting this campaign has prompted me to study up on the Bulge and I have picked up
A Time For Trumpets by Charles B. MacDonald. So far the book is well written. An interesting fact was that the attack in my sector started around 0500 with the Germans shining searchlights onto the low lying clouds to reflect back down on the American positions. Unfortunately for the Germans the light also helped the Americans spot the advancing troops.
My limited knowledge of the Bulge was that the Americans were overwhelmed by superior German forces at first. I'm hurting the Americans but Steve is also putting a hurting on me. I'm reading up as I'm curious to see if I'm already behind the historical rate of advance.
In the north the recon units have abandoned Losheim. My infantry, now accompanied by some armor now rush forward.
West of Krewinkel German armor slowly advances and American armor stays out of range and hidden only to appear out of the mist to attack infantry foolish enough to move outside the range of friendly guns[/u].
The 294th in Roth is preparing to move out of town and continue west to capture vital crossroads in Auw. Before following the retreating Americans we are waiting for smoke as American artillery is concentrating on the open fields between the forests.
Half of the 295th Regiment (or what is left of it) hold the eastern edge of Schlausenbach. The Americans are probably about 500 yards away on the other side of town.
East of Buchet two American infantry platoons have counterattacked back into the woods. They were quickly surrounded but fighting continues in the woods as our infantry fire has been ineffective. Already we are having problems keeping our units supplied and command and control is problematic once our companies enter the forests.
I have to admit that the German soldier in this period of the war is not as tenacious and tend to break easier than their early war comrades.
The 164th is making good time towards Bleialf, another town with important crossroads. The American in this sector are even leaving abandoned trucks in the road in order to try and stall our advance. Their engineers must be hard at work trying to blow bridges over the Our River.
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