Closing the Gap
The Battle of Closing the Gap near Falaise from August 19–22, 1944, marked the final phase of the Falaise Pocket, where British, Canadian, Polish, and American forces worked to encircle and destroy retreating German units in Normandy.
Fighting was intense as the Allies tightened the noose, with the Polish 1st Armored Division holding key high ground at Mont Ormel against desperate German breakout attempts. Despite some Germans escaping, the Allies captured or killed tens of thousands, crushing what remained of German Army Group B in the West.
General Howitzer summarizes it here:
Closing that pocket slammed the door on the German army in Normandy—choked ’em off, chewed ’em up, and cleared the road straight to Paris. From there, it was full speed ahead into the heart of France.
6 VP’s
Card Balance:
Allies – 5
Axis – 5
Complexity:
3
Conditions:
Countryside
Context:
Historical
Location:
France
Year:
1944
Theater:
Western
Campaign:
The Battle of Normandy
Codename:
Operation Tractable
Summary:
Objectives:
6 VP’s, plus Territorial Objective Medals for Allies, and Exit Objectives for Axis
Battlefield:
Countrsyide with a road and the Dives River cutting off the Axis forces from their objective.
Troops:
Allies – 8 Infantry, 3 Armor
Axis – 10 Infantry, 2 Armor
Allied Strategy:
1.
Axis Strategy
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Battle Reports
Author:
Days of Wonder
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