Battle for the hights of Arnhem - The Matrix Games version of West Front

When the 4th Para Brigade under brigadier Hackett landed on Monday 18th their objectives were changed; they now had to secure the high ground Northwest of Arnhem, known as "De Koepel" and align with the presumed left flank of the 1st Para Brigade. This was to prove hard, as immediately after the dropping the 11th Regiment was detached. The remaining two regiments stumbled into a strong defensive line in the forests ahead of the Koepel hight, manned by SS-infantry of the 9th "Hohenstaufen" Panzer Division, and their attack failed.On the 19th Hackett received command over the 7th KOSB to assist him in his task, but these were first obliged to secure the landingzone for the Polish Para Brigade, just beneath the ridge where the Germans were forming a defensive line. When done, they joined the battle which was to prove very hard. Only some men of 156th Regiment made it through the lines, but were taken prisoner. The SS-men were battleproven soldiers of the Eastfront and supported by armored cars, guns and Flak, who were even assisted that day by a scratch force of the Luftwaffe! Much to the surprise of the Allied soldiers.