Herleville*
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Date: June 5, 1940*
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Battle Location: Herleville, France*
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Battle Type: France delay vs Germany advance*
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Description: By early June 1940, the time had finally come for the German-Austrian 44th Infanterie Division to participate in the western campaign. Moving up in the Somme sector the division threw itself on the villages held by the French, some which had been heavily fortified.*
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At Herleville, elements of the German 134. Regiment faced greater part of the French II/41e Regiment d'Infanterie supported by parts of the 304e Regiment d'Artillerie Portee. The French had established themselves in the southern parts of Herleville and as the Germans advanced behind a light artillery bombardment a bloody battle ensued. The French, in desperation, used light armoured prime movers from the artillery battalion equipped with LMGs as improvised tanks with great success.*
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Today one of the streets in Herleville is named after the 41e RI.*
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Notes: If played against the AI the human player should take the French side.*
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Source: http://members.aon.at/mgvriedlingsdorf/K5.html*
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Design by: Ulf Lundstrom.**
