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La Campagne de Tunisie #3
(Attacker) Germany vs Britain (Defender)
France (Defender)
United States (Defender)
Formations Involved
Britain 1st Derbyshire Yeomanry
Britain 1st Parachute Battalion
France Groupement Le Couteulx
Germany 5th Fallschirmjäger Regiment
United States 175th Field Artillery Battalion
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Side 2 7
Overall Rating, 11 votes
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Scenario Rank: 403 of 966
Parent Game La Campagne de Tunisie
Historicity Historical
Date 1942-11-19
Start Time 14:00
Turn Count 12
Visibility Day
Counters 39
Net Morale 1
Net Initiative 2
Maps 1: 87
Layout Dimensions 43 x 28 cm
17 x 11 in
Play Bounty 133
AAR Bounty 155
Total Plays 9
Total AARs 3
Battle Types
Bridge Control
Urban Assault
Conditions
Off-board Artillery
Smoke
Terrain Mods
Joint Forces Battle
Scenario Requirements & Playability
An Army at Dawn Counters
Conquest of Ethiopia Maps
La Campagne de Tunisie Base Game
Introduction

Following Operation Torch, German troops landed at Tunis' El Aouina airfield. Both sides started a race to control key terrain in Tunisia and the former Vichy troops were still in the middle of them. One of these key points was the bridge over the Medjerda River and the road junction at Medjez-el-Bab. The motorized Groupement Le Couteulx reinforced by six Renault D1 tanks had orders to delay the Germans but avoid direct combat, and fell back gradually toward Medjez-el-Bab. German paratroopers were delayed by the French outposts which parleyed without fighting, while 300 British airborne troops dropped on Beja in the west. When German air support finally arrived, the German paratroopers moved out.

Conclusion

This confrontation marked the first contact between the Allies and Germans in Tunisia and also the commitment of the French Army against Nazi Germany. The German paratroopers took the eastern side of the Medjerda and got as far as the bridge where they were stopped by heavy French machine-gun fire. An assault detachment under Oberleutnant Bundt went down the river, crossed, and then entered the western portion of the town. In a desperate fight, the assault detachment was practically wiped out. In the afternoon, Italian reinforcements arrived and the bold German commander bluffed the Allied forces into pulling back.

Additional Notes

Maps from Africa Orientale Italiana are the same as those from Conquest of Ethiopia, and thus may be used in there place.


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