Stuka Farm

[Tank Ace]

Not sure how many of you read WWII magazine, but a while back there was a article about a young irish officer's charge towards a farm in Tunisia. This has sense inspired me to make a scenario called Stuka Farm, where 2 vet brit platoons hold out against 1 company of crack gebirgsjager 1 plt of vet gebirgsjager and 2 pnz div escort sqds only to be saved by six chruchills and a company of infantry at the end. I have tried to make it as accurate as possible. Any one care for a little round of FIXED BAYONETS AT STUKA FARM? Email me if interested.

[ September 14, 2003, 10:43 PM: Message edited by: TANK ACE ]

[WWB]

Last time I checked there were no G'jaegers in Tunisia . . .

WWB

[Michael Dorosh]

Originally posted by TANK ACE:

Not sure how many of you read WWII magazine, but a while back there was a article about a young irish officer's charge towards a farm in Tunisia. This has sense inspired me to make a scenario called Stuka Farm, where 2 vet brit platoons hold out against 1 company of crack gebirgsjager 1 plt of vet gebirgsjager and 2 pnz div escort sqds only to be saved by six chruchills and a company of infantry at the end. I have tried to make it as accurate as possible. Any one care for a little round of FIXED BAYONETS AT STUKA FARM? Email me if interested.

The article was by Strome Galloway, who wrote many books about his service with the Canadian and British armies in North Africa, Sicily, and Italy. The article was excerpted from BRAVELY INTO BATTLE, of which I own a copy.

P. 97 mentions that they opposed the "Hermann Goering" Division, and he further mentions on p. 104 capturing some "paratroopers".

Of course, HG Division was a panzergrenadier division, so perhaps Galloway was confused. Nonetheless they were indeed Luftwaffe.

Incidentally, TANK ACE, he was not an Irish officer, he was born and bred in Canada, but was seconded to the British Army for a six month stint in order to get battle experience. This was not uncommonly done, as Canadian units in the First Division were in England from December 1939 until July 1943 without having much to do. After his time with the British Army, he returned to the Royal Canadian Regiment with his experience as a company commander, and was eventually second in command of the RCR battalion, often acting as CO.

[ September 15, 2003, 12:32 AM: Message edited by: Michael Dorosh ]