Lonneker Bridge*
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Date: April 1, 1945*
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Battle Location: Near Enschede, Netherlands*
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Battle Type: Great Britain assault vs Germany defend*
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Description: No 2 Squadron of the 1st Coldstream Guards armoured battalion had modified their Sherman tanks by welding rails for RP-3 rockets to the sides of the turrets. Because of the shape of the rockets they came to be known as 'Tulips'.*
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On Easter Day, Sunday, April 1, No 2 Squadron was put in the lead of the advancing 1st Coldstream Guards. The troops were in high spirits, keen to be flung in. They knew the war would soon be over and wanted in on the kill. The orders for the day was to grab a bridge over the Twente canal between Enschede and Hengelo, two towns that were reportedly strongly held by the enemy.*
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Racing forward the Guardsmen of No 2 Squadron were confident of success, eager to use their modified Shermans in battle. Following a pair of armoured cars from the Household Cavalry they reached the bridge, but found it defended by the impossible paratroopers of the German 7th Fallschirmjaeger Division.* 
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Historical note: The Germans had manned a battery of Flak guns after the original Luftwaffe crew had fled. While not being particularly good marksmen with the heavy flak guns they managed to knock out a couple of Shermans and isolate the few British that managed to reach the far side by blowing the bridge.*
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Notes: If played against the AI the human player should take the British side.*
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Source: Boscowen, Robert - Armoured Guardsmen*
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Design by: Ulf Lundstrom.**

