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[Epsom] Church of Saint-Manvieu - 26th June (Bolt Action)
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    • [Epsom] Church of Saint-Manvieu - 26th June (Bolt Action)

    13/02/2015
     

    26th June 1944, west of Caen, the 15th Scottish Division faced up the 12 SS Panzer Division ’HitlerJugend’ for the control of the church of the village of Saint-Manvieu. Here is a historical scenario for Bolt Action.

    English version (click on the pic) - v1.0

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    Version française (cliquer sur la photo) - v1.0

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    Men of 12 Platoon, ’B’ Company, 6th Royal Scots Fusiliers on the road near the churchyard wall

    Courtesy of the Imperial War Museums

    Men of 12 Platoon, ’B’ Company, 6th Royal Scots Fusiliers moving near farm buildings.

    Courtesy of the Imperial War Museums

    Men of 12 Platoon, ’B’ Company, 6th Royal Scots Fusiliers looking at the church’s belltower through a hole in the churchyard wall.

    Bundesarchiv

    The church of Saint-Manvieu was critically damaged during the fights and it was not rebuilt after the war.

    IGN’s B17 - Aerial Photography - 1947

    You can notice in the wall shadows, the holes that the soldiers dug in 1944.