Battlefront Repository Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 The Battle of Trois Points18 DEC 1944Historical Single MissionTheatre of War (1)**************************************** BACKGROUND ****************************************The Allied advance into Europe was marked by many small battles interspersed between the larger, more historic engagements. During the Battle of the Bulge, Kampfgruppe Peiper was steamrolling its panzers straight into the Allied battle lines, intent on taking bridges and ground. Theirs was a desperate attempt to cross the Meuse River as soon as possible and then swing northwest to capture Antwerp. The Battle for Trois Points is a recreation of a small, but important, encounter between U.S. Engineers and an advance group of Peiper's Panther tanks. The bridges at Amblieve were important to both sides during December of 1944, however the Allies believed that destroying it would stall Peiper's advance westward toward the Meuse. A group of engineers was detailed with the demolition and another small team was given the task of stalling the advancing armor. More... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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