Maczek at Montbard*
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Date: June 16, 1940*
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Battle Location: Montbard, France*
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Battle Type: Poland advance vs Germany delay*
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Description: Urged by the French authorities in light of the catastrophic French situation of June 1940 the Polish 10th Cavalry Brigade was dispatched to the front in the Champagne region of France.* 
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As the brigade was far from trained and equipped it was decided to form a sort of ad hoc battlegroup made up of an armoured battalion and a motorised infantry battalion using  those soldiers that were considered to be up to the task. The rest, almost two thirds of the brigade strength, were to continue training and join the command when possible.*
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The force was initially used to cover the retreat of French elements but soon enough it was caught up in the widespread retreat. Falling back to avoid encirclement it was ordered to spearhead an attack on the German held Montbard.*
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Running low on both ammo and fuel some tanks had to be left behind in order to secure mobility for at least part of the force. Maczek gambled that there would be French supply depots beyond Montbard. If only the Polish troops could punch through. At the outskirts they met French civilians moving away from the town. The Germans had already reached it. With the sun setting Maczek ordered his force to attack.*
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Notes: If played against the AI the human player should take the Polish side.*
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Source: Forsberg, M and Szulc, A - Med Foertvivlans Mod: Kampen foer Polen 1939-45*
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Design by: Ulf Lundstrom.**
