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Memoir 44 omaha beach8/18/2023 ![]() From the inland side, treat the bluff as a normal hill in battle and for movement. Tanks may not move up the bluff from the beach. Moving up the bluff from the beach is a 2 hex move. Special Rules: The hill that runs along the beach is a bluff. If the unit moves off or is eliminated, it no longer counts. As long as the Allied unit remains on the town hex, it continues to count toward the Allied victory. Place an objective medal in each town hex. The rest is history.īriefing: Axis Player: Take 5 command cardsĪn Allied unit that captures a town counts as one victory medal. ![]() The stage is set, the battle lines are drawn, and you are in command. Advances against other strong points were also successful and while it was not apparent at the time, German defenses were starting to crumble. The first infiltrations were made between the E-1 and E-3 exits. Yet in the face of intense small arms and artillery fire, a handful of young soldiers rallied and began to act. Many simply collapsed, or tried to find cover behind the numerous beach obstructions. Exhausted and sea-sick survivors reaching the water's edge would find no protection, save for a 200-yard dash to the seawall. Heavily-fortified German positions delivered a withering roll of fire the moment any LCA crash-landed in. A persistent swell and strong undertow kept pushing the incoming troops toward the wrong sections of the beach. The first wave also included two battalions of tanks from the 741st and 743rd. The US assault waves on Omaha Beach were led by the 116th Regimental Combat Team, destined for Dog sector on the left and the 16th Regimental Combat Team hitting Easy and Fox sectors. Historical Background: "Never had there been a dawn like this." - Cornelius Ryan, The Longest Day ![]() Read the Battle Reports for this scenario. ![]()
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