MORTAIN COUNTERSTRIKE*
*
German Assault*
________vs.*
U.S. Army Defense*
*
Date: August 7th, 1944.*
Location: Mortain, France.*
*
The capture of Mortain by the 1st Division on August 3rd had anchored the Allied line on 
high ground which dominated the routes the Germans must use if they were to attempt a 
counter-attack against the break-out. The Germans opened their powerful counteroffensive 
ordered by Hitler and code-named 'Operation Luttich' in the Avanches area with no artillery
barrage in hopes of heightening the surprise. The 2nd SS Armored and 17th SS Panzer 
Grenadier divisions overran the front line roadblocks of the 30th division and penetrated
into the American positions between the VII and XIX Corps. They recaptured Mortain and 
reached Le Mesnil-Tove, where they were halted with the help of American aircraft. The VII 
and XIX Corps duly reinforced, launched a counter-attack. *
*
Number of Turns: 12.*
*
The German side is suggested for the human player.*
