by GeneralHowitzer | May 17, 2025 | 1941, Armor, Artillery, Desert, Infantry, Medal Objectives, Memoir 44, Scenario, Strategic, Theater: Mediterranean
Bardia Bardia, January 1941—now that was a proper kick in the teeth for the Italians, and the Aussies delivered it with style. This was the first big ground fight cooked up and led by an Australian outfit—6th Australian Division, under General Mackay—and let me tell...
by GeneralHowitzer | May 16, 2025 | 1943, Armor, Artillery, Desert, Infantry, Memoir 44, Scenario, Tactical, Theater: Mediterranean
Sbeitla Tunisia Operation Frühlingswind—February 1943. The Krauts thought they had us dead to rights in central Tunisia. They were wrong. Rommel’s boys hit us hard at Sidi Bou Zid, busted through, and kept pushing west toward Sbeitla. On February 17, they grabbed the...
by GeneralHowitzer | May 16, 2025 | 1942, Armor, Artillery, Combat Cards, Desert, Infantry, Medal Objectives, Memoir 44, Scenario, Tactical, Theater: Mediterranean
St. Joseph's Farm Chouigui Pass—November 1942. One hell of a day for the U.S. Army, and the first time our boys showed the Krauts what American steel could do. We were green, no doubt about it. The 1st Battalion, 1st Armored Regiment—part of my beloved 1st Armored...
by GeneralHowitzer | May 8, 2025 | 1944, Artillery, Countryside, Infantry, Location: France, Medal Objectives, Memoir 44, Scenario, Special Weapons, Strategic
Poterie Ridge July 4th, 1944—while folks back home were waving flags and lighting fireworks, the boys of the 82nd Airborne were earning every damn star on that flag with blood and grit in the fields of Normandy. The 325th Glider Infantry and 508th Parachute Infantry,...
by GeneralHowitzer | May 7, 2025 | 1940, Armor, Artillery, Countryside, Infantry, Location: Belgium, Medal Objectives, Memoir 44, Scenario, Strategic
Escaut - Schelde: Resistance on the Scheldt May 1940—Belgium. The Ghent bridgehead’s gone, the line’s buckling, and the enemy’s coming fast. But those Belgian boys? They didn’t flinch. They stood tall along the Upper Scheldt, and by God, they fought like hell....
by GeneralHowitzer | May 6, 2025 | 1944, Armor, Artillery, Countryside, Infantry, Location: France, Medal Objectives, Memoir 44, Scenario, Strategic, Theater: Western
Closing the Falaise Gap August 1944—Falaise. The trap was nearly shut, and the Germans knew it. Hell, they could smell it. By the 18th, the Canadians had taken Trun and St. Lambert, putting the lid on the Falaise Pocket. But it wasn’t locked down yet—hell no. The line...
