by GeneralHowitzer | Nov 1, 2024 | 1942, Armor, Desert, Infantry, Mediterranean Theater, Memoir 44, Scenario, Tactical, Theater: Mediterranean
Panzers vs. Grants “Listen up, boys! In May ‘42, in the blazing North African desert, the British 7th Armoured Division rolled out their shiny new Grants—those big 75mm guns looked damn impressive on paper. They thought they’d finally have the edge over Rommel’s...
by GeneralHowitzer | Nov 1, 2024 | 1944, Armor, Artillery, Countryside, Infantry, Memoir 44, Scenario, Strategic
Operation Goodwood The Battle of Goodwood (July 18–20, 1944) was a major Allied offensive during the Normandy Campaign in World War II. The operation was spearheaded by the British Second Army, under Lieutenant General Sir Miles Dempsey, and aimed to break through...
by GeneralHowitzer | Nov 1, 2024 | 1944, Armor, Artillery, Countryside, Infantry, Location: France, Memoir 44, Scenario, Strategic, Theater: Western
Normandy - Vaumicel Manor The Battle of Vaumicel Manor occurred on June 6, 1944, as part of the D-Day landings during Operation Overlord in Normandy. It was a localized but intense engagement involving the U.S. 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne...
by GeneralHowitzer | Nov 1, 2024 | 1944, Artillery, Countryside, Infantry, Memoir 44, Scenario, Strategic
Normandy - Bretel Wood “Bretel Wood—now that was a tough nut to crack in the summer of ‘44. The German paratroopers—Fallschirmjäger—were holed up there like a bunch of badgers, ready to fight to the last man. They were some of the best the Germans had, and they...
by GeneralHowitzer | Nov 1, 2024 | 1945, Armor, Artillery, Countryside, Infantry, Medal Objectives, Memoir 44, Scenario, Strategic
Moyland Wood (Operation Veritable) The Battle of Moyland Wood, part of Operation Veritable, took place in February 1945 near the village of Moyland in Germany. It was a significant engagement between British and Canadian forces of the Allied 21st Army Group and German...
