Silence Merville Battery*
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Date: June 6, 1944*
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Battle Location: Merville Battery, Normandy*
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Battle Type: Great Britain assault vs Germany defend*
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Description: Lieutenant-Colonel TBH Otway, the commander of 9th Battalion, the Parachute Regiment, had been entrusted with the mission to silence the German Merville coastal artillery battery in the pre-dawn hours of D-Day.*
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The well rehearsed assault plan was largely botched by the great dispersion of the attack force during the airlanding. Once on the ground Otway postponed the attack by 15 minutes, hoping to have more forces link up in time for the assault. When the attack was finally given, the paras under Otway numbered little over a company. Success depended entirely on their ability to improvise.*
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Notes: If played against the AI the human player should take the British side.*
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Source: Stjernfelt, B - Alarm i Atlantvallen*
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Design by: Ulf Lundstrom.**





