Closing the Falaise-Chambois pocket 19th August 1944.
By mid 17th August the II Canadian Corps & V U.S. Corps had almost encircled the German army
in Normandy in an area known as the Falaise Chambois pocket.
On the evening of 19th August, when lead elements of the Polish 10th Cavalry Brigade met up with advancing
elements of the 359th U.S. Infantry Regiment, the gap was closed but not secure.
The Germans planned a counter attack to aid their escape, and Allied carpet bombing prevented US and
French forces from advancing from the South. The Poles held the gap closed on a hill they called
"The Mace" until relieved by Canadian forces.
Our game involved the Allies attacking from all four corners of the board, with Germans in the middle.
The German commander had to get as many vehicles off the table as possible before the end of the day.
Above - the last of the Panzers in Normandy unaware they are now surrounded and cut off. |
