Manneville Streetfight*
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Date: August 25, 1944*
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Battle Location: Manneville-la-Raout, France*
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Battle Type: Great Britain advance vs Germany delay *
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Description: The French village of Manneville-la-Raout had become the objective for airborne troops of D Company, 2nd Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Told the place was held by only a handful of demoralized Germans D Company set out while 25-pounders hammered the village. The company commander had informed his troops that all they would have to do was let the artillery work on the village and then stroll in and accept the surrender of the enemy.* 
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It sounded too good to be true, one of the British riflemen later wrote - and of course it was. Instead, a day long battle for the possession of Manneville developed. Far from being demoralized the Germans seemed set on defending the village to the bitter end.*
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Notes: If played against the AI the human player should take the British side.
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Sources: Edwards, D - The Devil’s Own Luck: Pegasus Bridge to the Baltic 1944-45*
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Design by: Ulf Lundstrom.**
