Balignano Spur*
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Date: October 8, 1944*
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Battle Location: Balignano, Italy*
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Battle Type: Great Britain advance vs Germany delay*
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Description: The 16th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry had been in the line for some time and the strain was beginning to tell when the battalion was used to relieve another unit in the Verruchio sector.*
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After what one platoon commander described as a "fairly taxing day" B Company, supported by an unfortunate platoon from A Company was given the task to advance on a feature known as Balignano Spur.*
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Enthusiasm for the operation was limited, especially in the attached platoon from A Coy. A request that the decision to include them in the attack be reconsidered was turned down by battalion HQ.*
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With reassurance that they would be covered by a creeping barrage from the Royal Artillery the 16th Bn, DLI started up the slope in the last light of the day.*
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Notes: If played against the AI the human player should take the British side.*
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Source: Hart, Peter - The Heat of Battle*
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Design by:  Ulf Lundstrom.**


