WWII Campaign in Normandy, Operation Jupiter, July 1944

[Techno]

No, no, no, no.....NO !

The phrase is....."The boy done good". (sic) 

Cheers - Phil

[bigjackmac]

I didn't say he did good, I said he beat me. 

Traitor!   

V/R,
Jack

[bigjackmac]

All,

We are now upon the sixth fight in Operation Jupiter, the British assault on The Ridge.  So far the British have successfully evicted the Germans from their initial defensive positions at and around the Chateau de Fontaine, and now are attacking the next German defensive line at and around the village of Eterville.  As the British push to the outskirts of Eterville, it falls to the 1st Company of the 457th PanzerGrenadier Abteilung Sauer und Krauthammer, commanded by Captain Sorensen and his 2iC Lt Weidthaus.  In the attack we have Major Dillon's A Company, with Lt Cooman as his 2iC, of the 5th Westchesterfords North Riding Rangers of the Highland Coldshire Guards (5th WNRRHCG).  In the opening attack of Operation Jupiter, Major Dillon's company evicted Captain Sorensen's from the Les Duanes Farm Complex.

In real life it's 10 July 1944, and it's 4th Battalion, Dorset Regiment, 130th Brigade, 43rd Wessex Division vs 1st Battalion, 22nd SS Panzergrenadier Regiment, 10th SS Panzer Division.  In real life the Brits were bombed by their own air force, but quickly regrouped to fight into the center of town, relying heavily on the Churchills and Crocodiles to shoot the place up.


British infantry push forward into the town, looking to close assault a German halftrack, but a nearby Panzer Mark IV react fires, hoping to drive the Tommies back and save his comrades.  The fight in the town devolved into a horrendous melee; to see how it went, please check the blog at:
http://blackhawkhet.blogspot.com/2016/02/operation-jupiter-batrep-6-edge-of-town.html

Well, we got three fights in this past weekend, and they were fantastic.  This is the first of them, two more to come.

V/R,
Jack

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Nicely done you two

[Techno]

Excellent !

Cheers - Phil.

[bigjackmac]

Thanks guys, I'm working on the next one.

V/R,
Jack

[bigjackmac]

All,

During the initial attack on Eterville, the Brits fought their way into the village, but were stonewalled and forced to fall back after incredibly ferocious hand to hand combat.  However, the ensuing air and artillery barrage and follow-on tank-infantry assault easily brushed aside the few remaining defenders.  This left B Company, under Major Travers and with Lt Rownan as his 2iC, of the 5th Westchesterfords North Riding Rangers of the Highland Coldshire Guards (5th WNRRHCG), to push the attack through to the next objective, the Chateau de Eterville.  The chateau is defended by the 2nd Company of the 457th PanzerGrenadier Abteilung Sauer und Krauthammer, commanded by Captain Keipers and his 2iC Lt Teigner.

In real life it's 10 July 1944, and it's A and B Companies of 4th Battalion, Dorset Regiment, 130th Brigade, 43rd Wessex Division vs 2nd Battalion, 22nd SS Panzergrenadier Regiment, 10th SS Panzer Division.  In real life the Brits were able to take the Chateau, capturing the battalion surgeon and aid post for the German 2/22 PzGren Regiment.


Surrounded by pinned and suppressed troops and Bren Carriers, and with a knocked out M4 Sherman, M10 Wolverine, and Bren Carrier nearby, an M10 (bottom left) fires on the German Panther (top center).  To see how the fight went, please check the blog at:
http://blackhawkhet.blogspot.com/2016/03/operation-jupiter-batrep-7-chateau-de.html

The boy is in good spirits, having won one of two fights this weekend (so far).  But we played a third, and the rubber match was another knock-down, drag out fight.  I'll post it as soon as I can.

V/R,
Jack

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Well played that boy!

[bigjackmac]

Thanks Lemmey!

I'm typing.  But I can't maintain this pace; baseball season has started again, and I'll have some business travel soon that's going to screw everything up...

V/R,
Jack

[Techno]

Great stuff again, Jack !

(At least the PC was a bit faster this morning, so I could finally read it !)

Cheers - Phil

[bigjackmac]

All,

The Brits have fought their way deep into the village of Eterville, and the Germans are determined to do something about it.  Captain Rolfbertsen and his 2iC, Lieutenant Eichtoriel have been ordered to prepare and lead their unit, the 3rd Company, 457th PanzerGrenadier Abteilung Sauer und Krauthammer, in a counterattack supported by armor, in order to evict the British.  C Company of the 5th Westchesterfords North Riding Rangers of the Highland Coldshire Guards (5th WNRRHCG), under Major Lemmuel and his 2iC, Lieutenant Boggler, stand in their way.

In real life it's 10 July 1944, and it's elements of the 9th Battalion, Cameronian Regiment (or at least that's how I'm reading 9/Cameronians), 45th Infantry Brigade, 15th Scottish Infantry Division vs a hastily thrown together battle group of panzergrenadiers and armor from the 12th SS Panzer Division.  In real life the Germans launched a hasty attack into a fluid situation and soon lost momentum among the hedges and buildings of Eterville.


It's a knife fight in the village of Eterville!  A British Sherman (bottom left) fires on a German Stug III (top center).  A Sdkfz 251 burns next to the Stug, while German infantry are in the building at top right and British infantry are in the building at top left, with another Skdfz 251 (top left) beside them.  To see how the fight went, please check the blog at:
http://blackhawkhet.blogspot.com/2016/03/operation-jupiter-batrep-8-counterattack.html

Man, these fights have been awesome!!!  The boy won, but I  still had a great time, even though he took two of three games from me this past weekend.  It's been a blast, and I can't wait until next weekend to get some more fights in.  More to come!

V/R,
Jack

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

The boy definitely done good!
Great report again Jack, really atmospheric report.

[bigjackmac]

Yes, though you failed to address the issue of one of my company commanders letting down the team

V/R,
Jack

[Techno]

The boy done good, again !
Cheers - Phil