1013_01_Woensdrecht "Black Friday" - PzC 24 Scheldt '44
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| Type: | Stock |
| First Side: | Allies |
| Second Side: | Axis |
Battle of Woensdrecht, 13 October 1944: The bloody fighting of October 9th-10th culminated in a
stalemate. By counterattacking at Hoogerheide, Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 6 had effectively blunted
any Canadian advance east of Woensdrecht, but it sustained heavy casualties in the process.
Meanwhile, the Canadian attack to the west went nowhere - the Royal Regiment of Canada was
unable to make any headway assaulting the railroad embankment and failed to cut off the isthmus.
Brigadier Keefler ordered a new attack on the embankment for October 13th. With his division
stretched out on an approximately 30 km front, he could muster no more than one battalion for the
effort. As dawn broke on Friday the 13th, the men of the Canadian Black Watch set out, advancing
over open ground toward their own slaughter in a day of battle forever etched in the regimental
history as "Black Friday..."
[Size: Small]
Design Note: The Canadian attack on October 13th involved only one battalion, the Black Watch of
Canada. The scenario includes much of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division and the player can
expand the attack if he desires.
This scenario is only intended for play against the AI.
stalemate. By counterattacking at Hoogerheide, Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 6 had effectively blunted
any Canadian advance east of Woensdrecht, but it sustained heavy casualties in the process.
Meanwhile, the Canadian attack to the west went nowhere - the Royal Regiment of Canada was
unable to make any headway assaulting the railroad embankment and failed to cut off the isthmus.
Brigadier Keefler ordered a new attack on the embankment for October 13th. With his division
stretched out on an approximately 30 km front, he could muster no more than one battalion for the
effort. As dawn broke on Friday the 13th, the men of the Canadian Black Watch set out, advancing
over open ground toward their own slaughter in a day of battle forever etched in the regimental
history as "Black Friday..."
[Size: Small]
Design Note: The Canadian attack on October 13th involved only one battalion, the Black Watch of
Canada. The scenario includes much of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division and the player can
expand the attack if he desires.
This scenario is only intended for play against the AI.
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