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[Plain Ian]

This is the big picture in the north. V and VII Corps.



V Corps is basically retreating. There was no pressure last turn but my aim is to get most of my units into the Hoess Venn for safety. This will mean giving up Monschau. (500 VP)

No sign of 12th SS last turn? Let us see where it turns up before I make any guesses. It could be still at Elsenborn.

1st Infantry will block the road to Jalhay/Vervier. I’ve moved 26th Rgt up from Spa where it was resting. Its still yellow/moderate fatigue.....but then this is still better than 70% of the units in V Corps.

VII Corps is giving ground where attacked at Spa/La Gleize/Basse-Bodeux. Everything is falling back towards Webomont. 3rd Armoured are immediate reserves with 84th Division as back up reserve.

It was planned to use 84th to fill in the gap in the south and link up at La Roche with XVIII Corps. Instead 334th Rgt has been pulled back north and 335th is heading to Webomont.

I may have to reverse these decisions as I have a feeling that La Roche is about to get hot? Looking at the map its obvious that La Roche must be his next objective and I wouldn’t be surprised if that is the destination for II SS Pz Corps. I suppose this objective is more of a 5th Pz Army objective rather than 6th SS Pz Army objective but I guess the German can switch his SS Divisions to a 5th Panzer Army Corps?

Reinforcing success sounds great in military theory but they sure haven’t tried doing this in the middle of the Ardennes and using the roads here AND 350 men road stacking limits!

I’ve spent hours working out how to get units from A to B in the most efficient way, getting fatigued units out of the way and trying to push good units forward. It isn’t easy. So if I have fresh forces this would be my option.

I really hope that this is true because II SS turning up at Verviers would be unstoppable.

Will do the south map and stop havering.