1020_01_Scheldt_Campaign_II "Terrible Victory" - PzC 24 Scheldt '44
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| First Side: | Allies |
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Battle of the Scheldt, 20 October 1944: The three-day lull in fighting also afforded the German 15.
Armee time to rest and reorganize. The insertion of the 256. Volksgrenadier-Division into the line
between Best and Alphen allowed the 56. I.D. to shorten its lines and 245. I.D. (possibly Von
Zangen's strongest division) to shift westward to reinforce LXVII. A.K. Additionally, the arrival of
two Sturmgeschütz brigades provided the ragtag 15. Armee an armored backbone. Though Von
Zangen had proven his worth as a commander by skillfully marshalling his meager forces to
frustrate the 1st Canadian Army's efforts for three dreadful weeks and his army's situation had
improved with the arrival of additional forces, the coming Allied offensive was far too powerful for
the German defenders to withstand. The defeat of the 15. Armee in Noord Brabant and the Scheldt
Estuary was a foregone conclusion, but Von Zangen was under orders to delay the inevitable by all
possible means. Every day supplies failed to arrive in Antwerp weakened the Allied Expeditionary
Force ahead of a planned counterstroke through the Ardennes. Though the Allies possessed an
incredible material advantage, the soldiers of the 1st Canadian Army would first have to endure
more than two weeks of terrible fighting through mud, mines, and water against a determined foe...
[Size: Large]
Players may consider using the "Indirect Fire and Airstrikes by the Map" optional rule to enable the
Walcheren batteries to fire on targets south of the Scheldt.
Armee time to rest and reorganize. The insertion of the 256. Volksgrenadier-Division into the line
between Best and Alphen allowed the 56. I.D. to shorten its lines and 245. I.D. (possibly Von
Zangen's strongest division) to shift westward to reinforce LXVII. A.K. Additionally, the arrival of
two Sturmgeschütz brigades provided the ragtag 15. Armee an armored backbone. Though Von
Zangen had proven his worth as a commander by skillfully marshalling his meager forces to
frustrate the 1st Canadian Army's efforts for three dreadful weeks and his army's situation had
improved with the arrival of additional forces, the coming Allied offensive was far too powerful for
the German defenders to withstand. The defeat of the 15. Armee in Noord Brabant and the Scheldt
Estuary was a foregone conclusion, but Von Zangen was under orders to delay the inevitable by all
possible means. Every day supplies failed to arrive in Antwerp weakened the Allied Expeditionary
Force ahead of a planned counterstroke through the Ardennes. Though the Allies possessed an
incredible material advantage, the soldiers of the 1st Canadian Army would first have to endure
more than two weeks of terrible fighting through mud, mines, and water against a determined foe...
[Size: Large]
Players may consider using the "Indirect Fire and Airstrikes by the Map" optional rule to enable the
Walcheren batteries to fire on targets south of the Scheldt.
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