Though it was best known for its major role in the North African Campaign, the 21st Panzer Division were also fierce defenders in Normandy on D-Day. Under the command of Rommel, the 21st were originally one of the two armoured divisions that made up the Deutsches Afrikakorps in the campaigns of 1941-1943. You can…
Our D-Day 75th Anniversary campaign is continuing to thrive, with many battles being hard-fought for both sides. Today we highlight a brilliant linked series of games from Yann Cléach… Yann has shared this series of battle reports on our D- Day Campaign facebook group, providing a terrific write-up on each occasion. You can…
We’re joining the Canadian advance towards Caen this week with a look at the fierce fighting around the Carpiquet airfield during Operation Windsor. The Battle for Caen One of the principal objectives for the British and Canadian forces on D-Day was the capture of Caen. Sitting astride the Orne river and Caen canal, the city…
We’re continuing our look at some special characters from the D-Day book with the brilliantly eccentric Captain Colin Maud RN. Maud’s wartime service included destroying and capturing numerous enemy ships and submarines, taking part in the Second Battle of Narvik, the Dunkirk evacuation, the hunt for the Bismarck, the Spitzbergen raid, Malta convoys, and Russian…
Check out the album of photos from today’s 75th Anniversary D-Day action. After facing determined resistance, the Allies finally managed to punch through and overwhelm the German defences. The Ox & Bucks also defended the bridge from waves of counter attacks from the 21st Panzer Division until Lord Lovatt’s Commandos arrived to relieve them….
The night before D-Day, a force consisting of 200 men of the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light companies as well as 20 sappers, men of the Glider Pilot Regiment and around 200 British Airborne Paratroopers were ordered by glider to attack and hold the bridges of Ranville, over the river Orne and Benouville over the Caen…
This week, we’re looking at some of the interesting personalities you can add to your British & Commonwealth forces during our D-Day campaign! Brigadier Lord Lovat (Sir Simon Fraser) Aristocratic and haughty, Lovat nonetheless inspired confidence in his men through his utter contempt for danger and his fearless leadership. Simon Fraser, the 15th Lord Lovat…
The countdown has begun as the Allies prepare themselves for the largest and most ambitious amphibious landings in history to return the fight to Western Europe. Till that day, prepare your own battlefields with a selection of excellent Sarissa Precision terrain! Pre-order in Store Maison Forte (MF-10)/Sarissa Precision Painting Guide Single Storey House/Destroyed Single Storey…
Prepare for battle with the set every wargamers tabletop needs, the new Bolt Action Battlefield Accessories. Perfect for this year’s campaign! View in Store This brand new set allows you to build a large variety of signs to confuse your enemy, warn your friends of mines, add communication lines and defended positions – giving you…
Best known perhaps for his victorious command of the British Eighth Army in the Western Desert, General Montgomery is ready to be a figurehead for your troops as they head into battle! Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, KG, GCB, DSO, PC, DL View in Store Monty – General Montgomery General…
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