Normandy Grand Campaign AAR

Indragnir · (This post was last modified: 03-19-2008, 07:25 AM by Indragnir.)

7 June. 22.00 (Axis turn) Allies Major Defeat

7th Army:

84 AK (From Cherburg to Caen)

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Korps Troops (mainly Schnelle Brigade and FJ rgt 6). Heavy air, naval and ground fire rained upon them. The Allied make in this area their maximum effort (4th ID plus 101th AB). Axis forces hold Carentan bridges almost all day, by dusk they retreat a bit, leaving the bridges in Allied hands.
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709th ID: Fighting near Fresville and holds Azeville bunker.
243th ID: Holding between Merderet river and St Sauveur. See little fighting
91th LWD: after a day of figthing, this division is pulled out of combat to rest and reagroup. (not those at Carentan)

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352th ID: they start retreating slowly, they hold by end of day Isigny, Trevieres and Bayeux.
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716th ID: suffered many casualties holding Gold, June and Sword areas and only 736th Rgt is a battle ready by end of day.
Elemnts of 346th and 711th ID moving and recapturing a bridge over the Dives.
21th PzD: Elements of recon bat fighting against the paras. Elements of PzG rgt 125 hold between Steel Works and Troarn.
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5th Pz Army

I PzKs:
12th SS PzD: remains hidden, waiting for allied to show their cards.

47 PzKs:
Panzer Lehr Division: same as 12SS.

Overall: after two intense days infantry divisions begin to crumble while it seems allied forces could keep pressing all day-night long.
However, armor reserves have seen no action yet so they're in good shape.
Allied now control Carentan bridges and it's a risky situation for axis forces.