Holding the Scottish Corridor open by the skin of their teeth, the men of the 15th Scottish Infantry Division had managed to wrest the initiative from the Germans. As light fell at the end of the day’s fighting they were launching a localised counter-attack to clear the enemy from the outskirts of Colleville.
Tag: scottish-corridor-campaign
6
Jan
16
2019
Scottish Corridor Game 11: Counter-attacking the Outskirts of Colleville
Holding the Scottish Corridor open by the skin of their teeth, the men of the 15th Scottish Infantry Division had managed to wrest the initiative from the Germans. As light fell at the end of the day’s fighting they were launching a localised counter-attack to clear the enemy from the outskirts of Colleville.
6
May
30
2018
Scottish Corridor Game 10: Capturing Colleville
The German attack on The Scottish Corridor is on the verge of victory. The hard pressed Scots have given ground to buy time to scrape together a defence, but there is no more ground to give.
3
Apr
10
2018
Scottish Corridor Game 9: The Outskirts of Colleville
With the earlier British counter-attack stalled in the east and unable to push Kampfgruppe Frey back to their start line it was time for the Germans to keep up the pressure on the struggling 15th Scottish Division.
6
Mar
27
2018
Scottish Corridor Game 8: Second Counter-Attack at Bas de Mouen
After a surprise win in the last game, the Jocks have the initiative and are pressing back on the flanks of the Scottish Corridor. The Germans momentarily find themselves defending as the British counter-attack hits their line. But can the Highlanders keep the momentum and retake some of the ground they lost earlier in the […]
3
Feb
03
2018
Scottish Corridor Game 7: Second Attack into Mouen
Late June 1944, the 15th Scottish Division had punched a hole in the German defences near Caen, but now found itself attacked on both flanks of the resulting salient. After beating off a Scottish counter-attack the SS kampfgruppe under Albert Frey has resume its advance, with the village of Mouen dead in its sights.
