german 200 battle campaign

[valo2000]

After assaulting the brtish lines and overruning a 25pounder artillerie batterie we advanced further into holland. The objective was to take two bridges over a river and the Villages close to thoose bridges.

Since ourmen were most rested they were choosen for thisadvance while the pioneers and infantry that supported our last attack stayed behind. Only 5 Pz3 followed us and we got a light batterie for support.

First our scouts could take the bridges without resistance. only a group of scouts was found near thesouther railroad bridge.

But ater we started moving over the bridge enemy artillery and tank units together with infantry counterattacked. We lost 2 of our precious Pz2 here two an immobilised Cruiser tank. Even after it was damaged and full of holes from 20mm cannons the 2 remaining crewmember managed to take out 2 tanks. a grenade froman at team finished their day.

After this attack was broken there most of the enemy fled only some 25mm at-guns remained much to the dismay of the advancig pz3s.

Still we pushed on joined by a Pzgrenadier company that had 2 Jgdpanzer as support. This saved the day once we met a battlegroup of de Gaulles 4th armored Divison. they had around 10 well armoured tanks against our one remaining mark 2. most of them were taken out by the jagdpanzer I only 2 char b1 remain.

right now 1.kompanie is holding back and attack by the french while 2nd komanie and the panzergrenadiere flank them in the south. soon we will have the already demoralised enemy encircled.
Still losses are mounting and we are waiting for ressuply. otherwise we can not continue our offensive.

[valo2000]

The plan worked as described and 912 of the enemy were either killed or captured. We destroyed 9 enemy tanks. 2 of them is blose assault. the first Zug has made improvised AT-Weaponsmade out of grenade bundles and Obergefreiter Briels squad has already destroyed 3 tanks with theese.

the french infantry was no match for our own and since the attacked over a cornfield and a train station that didnt have much cover they suffered greatly from our mortars and field guns.

Near the end of the battle a french AA-Gun attacked one of the panzergrenadier scouts. but instead ofhitting it they took out all but one crewmebers of one of theirown 60mm mortars close by. That was some bad aiming.

After this incident they promptly surrendered. the whole battle tookonly around 1 and a half hour still the destruction was great. the cornfieldsin the north and the trainsation where full of fallen french soldiers and burning tank wrecks.

Unfortunatly a Platoon of soumoa Tanks escaped. But who knows what could have happened with theese tanksin the battle. Our own losses might have been much higher the only 9 men.

Still the fighting was heavy and the men are tired and low un supplies but we have to advance further the enemy is out of balance.

Intelligence says there is not mcuh between us and the french border anymore. Only the remains of a dutch infantry divison that was hit hardat the beginning of the assault on holland and has been pulled back for R&R. We will se how much fight they still have in them.