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Written by Bladrian
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Saturday, 25 March 2006 |
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Dittrich watched as the British 25-pounder shells screamed across the valley and exploded in and around the village – smoke shells this time, aimed to blind his 'grizzly bears' … so far the British commander of the opposing forces had shown him 3-inch mortars, and 25-pounder field pieces; and British infantry always carried those 2-inch mortars of theirs around. Quite a variety of artillery; and a vast selection of tanks, as well. Several of those ponderous Churchill VII's had been spotted in the central valley; Sherman V's and Fireflies which had ducked out of the southern pass, and a long column of Sherman III's in the northern hills.
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Written by Bladrian
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Saturday, 18 March 2006 |
.........a luta continua.(The struggle continues.) Read Part 1 of this series before reading this.
The SdKfz 251 column drove into the village, their tracks clattering and squealing on the village main road. As they came to a halt, an officer dismounted from the lead halftrack. He looked up and down the street, and then walked to a provincial-style farmhouse where the street bent to the right and led out of the village. The officer knocked on the door.
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Written by Bladrian
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Saturday, 11 March 2006 |
A descriptive excerpt from a strategy war game called The Steel Panthers, played between the author and his friend. For details about the game visit http://www.steelpanthersonline.com/main.asp
THE SCENE: Villers-Bocage, just before the Falaise Pocket debacle. The author's German Panzer Grenadier company against his friends' British armoured columns.
Kolonel Heinz Dittrich of the 2 SS Panzergrenadier Div. raised a steaming mug of tea, and took a sip. His kampfgruppe had arrived at the bivouac area east of Villers-Bocage late this afternoon, and the units were laagering for the night. His ops tent had been set up, with his favourite armchair placed just so outside it.
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