1006_03_Hoogerheide "Toward the Isthmus" - PzC 24 Scheldt '44

The Advance from Antwerp, 6 October 1944: The 2nd Canadian Infantry Division's northwesterly
advance toward the Zuid-Beveland Isthmus got off to a good start. Stiff local resistance at Brecht,
Mersksem, and Oorderen was quickly overcome and by October 4th the badly understrength 346.
I.D. was in full retreat. 4th Canadian Infantry Brigade concentrated on the Dutch border at Putte and
prepared to attack toward Ossendrecht and Hoogerheide. After these towns fell, the 5th Canadian
Infantry Brigade was to "leapfrog" the 4th and capture Woensdrecht, completing the isolation of the
isthmus. The German front was buckling and on the verge of collapse. Victory in the first phase of
the campaign to open the Scheldt seemed near at hand...
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Design Note: The Allied victory conditions are very steep. The Allied player cannot win a major
victory without capturing Woensdrecht and isolating the Zuid-Beveland Isthmus. The German
player commands a force which is tired and battered. His only hope is to preserve as much of his
force as possible until reinforcements arrive.