#0808_01: Hill 285 - Clipping the Hedges - Battles of Normandy

Mortain: August 8th, 1944. (Scenario Size: Battalion-. Head to Head or Human vs AI) The Germans were determined to capture as much of the high ground round Mortain as possible. Hill 285 just North West of Mortain was a thorn in their side as it overlooked the road to Juvigny. Kampfgruppe Ullrich consisted of infantry from 17.SS-Panzergrenadier Division and a small number of PzKw IVs from 2.SS-Panzer-Division Das Reich. Ullrich's force attacked Companies A & B of the 1-120th Infantry Battalion to try to and capture the hill. It was a bloody struggle between the hedgerows