A Hard and Bitter Day*
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Date: May 12, 1940*
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Battle Location: Hannut, Belgium*
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Battle Type: France delay vs Germany advance*
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Description: In the early hours of May 12 lead elements of the German 4th Panzer Division kicked off for the first objective of the day, the Belgian city of Hannut. As the tanks of 4th Panzer reported in having reached Hannut, new orders were given: both 3rd and 4th Panzer Divisions were to concentrate in the area in order for the advance to continue forward with the necessary strength.*
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Then, suddenly, the Germans encounter resistance near Hannut.*
Elements of a French armoured division, the 3rd DLM, bars the way. Their mission is to delay the enemy while the French first army moves up. Soon, a major tank battle flares up as the Germans come on, trying to break through. In the words of a German tank company commander it was a ‘hard and bitter day’.*
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Notes: If played against the AI the human player should take the French side.*
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Source: Gunsburg, J.A - The Battle of the Belgian Plain: The first great tank battle*
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Design by:  Ulf Lundstrom.**





