John Kettler Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 (edited) Found this useful piece and thought I'd share it. Taught me a number of things I didn't know about this tiny CM level engagement that shut down punishing fire on the beachhead and yielded a true intelligence windfall.https://www.wwiidogtags.com/ww2-history/assault-on-brecourt-manor/ Regards, John Kettler Edited January 8, 2020 by John Kettler 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulletpoint Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Intreresting. Another one of those actions that have been exaggerated a bit after the war. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted January 9, 2020 Author Share Posted January 9, 2020 Bulletpoint, The Wiki is worth the read and was referred to me by brother George, who notes the 10.5s were actually not the typical types but special mountain howitzers which used, in some cases, ammo not compatible with the standard type. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brécourt_Manor_Assaulthttps://military.wikia.org/wiki/10.5_cm_Gebirgshaubitze_40 Judging from the Catalogue of Enemy Ordnance, if armor attacked, the gunners weren't going to wait until the tanks got close, for the range drum for that projectile extended to 1500 meters.http://www.lonesentry.com/ordnance/10-5-cm-geb-h-40-mountain-howitzer.html Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulletpoint Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 I meant more that the version that goes around says the assault took 10-15 minutes, where this source now says 2-3 hours. Also, the 60 German soldiers in trenches are now just an artillery position huddled along a hedgerow to escape air detection. Not doubting that the assault was well conducted, but it doesn't seem like the hero story it's made up to be. @Paper Tiger made a nice little scenario about this action, based on the "15 minutes trench assault" version. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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