The Woods of Overloon - The Matrix Games version of West Front

[Version 1.0, 03-07-2005, sequel to "Where There's Trouble"] After the failure of the US 7th Armored division to take Overloon in an attempt to drive the Germans from the westbank of the Maas, this section of the front was again taken over by British forces. A new attack on Overloon was planned, this time as part of a larger operation called "Constellation". Operation Constellation was designed to drive the Germans from the entire Peel front and was to involve several divisions. This scenario covers the first phase of that operation namely operation Castor. Goal of Castor was to capture Overloon and the woods south of the village by the 8d Infantry Brigade in conjunction with the Churchills of the Coldstream Guards of the 6th Independent Tank Brigade. Meanwhile, heavy rains had turned the terrain into mud and the small brooks into wide rivers. The German force had also seen some changes after the 7th Armored had left the scene. Oberst Walther's force was taken into reserve again. Now Kampfgruppe Gotzsch was ordered to defend the area. His forces however were largely the same units that were already in the area, namely Panzer Brigade 107 commanded by Oberst Von Maltzahn and FJR 21 commanded by Oberst Lövted-Hardegg. [Note: for historical accuracy, units on the eastflank are fixed for both sides AND this scn is best played with the optional rule Armor Facing OFF]