0918_02: Gavin's Worst Nightmare (B. Balanced Play)_Alt - PzC 10 Market Garden '44

Nijmegen, September 18th 1944: This is a "What If" scenario. Gen Gavin's 82nd Airborne Division had achieved most of its objectives on September 17th. But, significantly, it had not managed to seize either the vital road, or railroad bridges, over the River Waal. Gavin was really concerned about the eastern flank where his men were spread pretty thin. There were also reports of a strong German force, with lots of armor, in and around the Reichswald, this was his "worst nightmare". In reality, this was just a rumor, but "what if" the force had existed. It is well known Field Marshall Model identified that a successful attack along the Maas/Waal Canal could cut off, and isolate, the 82nd. This in turn would doom Market Garden to complete failure. [Size medium]