WF: Six days of Battle of Arracourt - Now in Scenario DB

[Crossroads]

Arracourt: The Fourth Day

Turns: 50
Complexity: 10
Size Modifier: 10
First Side: Axis

Alan R. Arvold
25 September, 1944
[30 Kilometers East of Nancy, France] [ALLIED/AXIS/H2H] [HIS] [GD]

After the battle on the 22nd of September, the remnants of the destroyed 111th Panzer Brigade were sent south to the 15th Panzergrenadier Division to serve as replacements. The 113th Panzer Brigade, which was spared any serious fighting on the 20th and 22nd, was assigned to the 11th Panzer Division which started arriving in the area on the 22nd.

The 11th Panzer, besides being short on tanks, had several of its subordinate units elsewhere in France and would not link up with it for about a week, so the 113th Panzer Brigade was a welcome reinforcement. General Manteuffel, commander of the 5th Panzer Army determined that the next attack would be by the 11th Panzer Division north of the main American salient towards the town of Vic-sur-Seille in order to effect a link up with 1st Army units there.

The drive to Vic-sur-Seille was successful, encountering only American cavalry units, which were easily brushed aside. Upon completion of the drive, Manteuffel then ordered an attack south into the northern flank of the American saliant. This was easily beaten off by the Americans and Manteuffel called off any further action that day.

[ALL: OPT AF] [2.02]