Operation Cauldron*
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Date: August 19, 1942*
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Battle Location: St Margeurite-sur-Mer, France *
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Battle Type: British Commando raid vs Germany defend*
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Description: As part of the Dieppe raid the British No 4 Commando had been tasked with the destruction of the German 813th Battery, a coastal artillery installation code-named “HESS” near Varengeville, France.*
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Formed into two groups, each supposedly able to deal with the battery on their own, the selected elements of 4 Commando landed at their assigned beaches, Orange One and Two, early in the morning of August 19.*
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As the British player the objective is to destroy the former French guns of “HESS Battery”.
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Notes: If played against the AI the human player should take the British side.*
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Source: Fowler, Will - The Commandos at Dieppe*
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Design by: Ulf Lundstrom.**















