** The first attack - The Matrix Games version of West Front

[This sceanrio is built for Blitzkrieg's West Front Expansion] It is also stock with Matrix Games John Tiller's Campaign Series. Normandy, the allied invasion is barely a day old. During the night, the first allied troops to set foot on the continent were paratroopers. In the west, the Americans secured the exits off Utah beach and in the east, the British 6th Airborne was ordered to secure the crossings over the Vire-Taute. The first objective of the "red devils" was to take and secure Ranville, this was done by 3rd parachute brigade. Meanwhile, further north, the 5th Parachute brigade would secure other crossings [Varaville, Robehomme, Bures and Troarn] and also destroy the Merville battery. A "coupe de main" force secured the Vite-Taute bridge, codenamed Pegasus. As soon as the paratroopers set foot on French soil they began to move on their objectives and before the night was over, they had accomplished this task with minimal losses due to the disorganisation in the German ranks. Further to the south of Ranville was the command post of the 125 Panzergrenadier Regiment, commanded by Major Hans von Luck. As soon as the first reports of the drops came in, he ordered his troops into the attack. During the night, nothing much became of this because the situation was very unclear. When night had passed, von Luck had a better grip on the situation. He was sure that at least two brigade sized formations had now landed and occupied important positions. His first battalion was already engaged in heavy fighting, so he ordered the 125 Reconnaissance battalion to their sector. His second battalion was now grouped around Colombelles and ready to make a concentrated attack north. Hauptmann von Kurdo's battalion was reinforced by a company of 200 Sturmgeshutz abteilung and supported by II./Panzer Artillerie Regiment 155. With this, von Luck ordered him to take Ranville back. From the north, the 642 "ost" Battalion, attached to the 716 Infantrie Division, would do the same