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West
of AMFREVILLE, 9 June 1944: On the night of the 6th June, George V. Millett,
Colonel of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, had come down
in a grain field about a thousand yards south of the DZ. He gathered
a small force and struck east for Amfreville. But the opposition
proved too strong, and although his band of men continued to grow,
they remained holed-up out of harm’s way in the countryside
to the north west of the small town. Weapons and supplies (including
a generous ration of Hennessey cognac) were obtained from a German
truck column. This kept the isolated force in good spirits until
day three, when word came via radio from Division that they were
to attempt a breakout, to link up with Timmes on the far side
of Amfreville. Millett’s men moved out in the small hours
of 9th June. Moving in a single column under cover of darkness,
Millett’s force became split up as one man lost contact in
the gloom with those ahead and took a wrong turn. Come daylight,
the back part of the column, with Millett himself, fell into a
German ambush and the survivors were captured. The rest of the
column edged around the north side of Amfreville, putting up a
vigorous fight as they skirted the Gray Castle. Ultimately, of
four hundred men who had set out from the stronghold, a total
of 149 men, 6 officers, and 26 prisoners joined the lines of the
505th PIR at Neuville-au-Plain.
Almost 20 years
ago CH launched the independent publishing movement with its first
ALL AMERICAN historical module by Ian Daglish (dec.)—and
now things have come full circle. The original inspiration for
the series was the number and variety of actions fought over a
small piece of French countryside. You are offered a wide variety
of infantry actions, and can now fight them out while enjoying
color format scenario cards, a SASL play aid card, and more!
THIS IS NOT A
COMPLETE GAME! Ownership of the ASLRB, and any modules providing
the Germans and Americans, plus standard system marker counters
is required to play this historical module.
