Aalst has been reduced to rubble and XXX Corps has been checked once more. As they try to bypass our positions, we retreat, knowing that we threw another spanner into their operation. They will not link up with the Americans on the 17th.
* This result is close to the historical one, although the battle happened on the 18th. In real life, XXX Corps was checked at Aalst by heavy antitank gun and SP gun fire, but the Germans lost many of their non-motorized Pak, unable to save them while retreating. This result means that XXX Corps has been delayed for a night.


