(07-24-2013, 03:44 AM)vince hughes Wrote: Anyway, thanks for the links, its different to the volumes I have.
Maybe Leonard will have some land encounters to hand that can help.
Not enough time for a full research, I have this at hand :
Sunday 12 May. Snow. Bad visibility. Very cold. Heavy winds. The 14e Bataillon de chasseurs alpins (BCA) that was landed at Foldvik, north of Bjerkvik, had avanced on Laberget and the Labergdalen pass to form the northern part of Bjerkvik encirclement. From Roasme and hill 856, the 14e BCA will attack the Gebirgsjäger with mortar support from the valley (360 shells available).
Attack begins at 0145 (13 May). The left Coy (Cpt Lescot) is quickly stopped par enemy mortars (2 KIA, 10 WND). The right Coy (Cpt Tatin) keeps advancing even if slowly. At 0530, Tatin's Coy outflanks hill 333 on the west and is eventually blocked by firing from hill 409.
During the day, Lt-Col Valentini, on the frontline, launches a final assault after some artillery preparation on the hills (409 and 416). In the evening the chasseurs from Tatin and Lescot Cies charged the hills and overwhelmed the defenders. 30 Officers and chasseurs were lost in the action while the Germans abandoned materials, ammo, horses and .... corpses.
More will be available, especially around Narvik.
