The Wall of Paestum - The Matrix Games version of West Front
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| Turns: | 55 |
| Type: | Custom |
| First Side: | Allies |
| Second Side: | Axis |
| Downloads: | 223 |
10th September 1943
The Avalanche Operation was an assaults on the Salerno beaches
by two corps, one British and one American. After securing the
beaches, the army was to advance inland to the mountains, then
swing northwest to Naples. The Sele River, which bisects the
Salerno plain, was to be the boundary between the British 10
Corps and the US VI Corps. The 36th Division had prepared landing
by the 141st and 142d Regimental Combat Teams (36th Division)
to assault in six waves, the Paestum beach, (holded by the 16th
Panzer Division) advance to the railroad and then move on to
the hills 10 miles inland until Ponte Sele-Altavilla before the
german counterattack.
The Avalanche Operation was an assaults on the Salerno beaches
by two corps, one British and one American. After securing the
beaches, the army was to advance inland to the mountains, then
swing northwest to Naples. The Sele River, which bisects the
Salerno plain, was to be the boundary between the British 10
Corps and the US VI Corps. The 36th Division had prepared landing
by the 141st and 142d Regimental Combat Teams (36th Division)
to assault in six waves, the Paestum beach, (holded by the 16th
Panzer Division) advance to the railroad and then move on to
the hills 10 miles inland until Ponte Sele-Altavilla before the
german counterattack.
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