Combat Mission : Buron - Sticking it Out Part 1

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Published 2024-07-08
Seventh video in the series looking at the Commonwealth forces involved in Operation Overlord.
D+,32 Day one of Operation CHARNWOOD

This video covers the situation and planning for the scenario only. There is no gameplay.

Timestamps
00:00 Intro
01:28 Wider Situation
03:06 Mission Briefing
07:12 Ground and forces
33:15 CoA Epiphany & Planning
40:20 Final setup before pressing go

History has not been kind to the British soldier in Normandy. The accomplishments of the Commonwealth fighting man has been overshadowed in the post war years either due to their quiet humility, or humble nature. Most simply wanted to return to civilian life and maybe with their undeniable victory they felt no need to boast or explain their actions.

Coming up to the 80th anniversary I wanted to take a look at the challenges they faced using the commonwealth module for combat mission Normandy.

I bought this expansion a few years back and completed the campaign, but despite the beautiful and detailed effort put into their creation couldn't shake the intimidating scale of the standalone scenarios.

Indeed the historically accurate maps show the size of the Overlord undertaking, with 21st Army group being the largest and most complex organisation the British have ever placed into the field in living memory.

Am I particularly good at the game - No

Am I historian - No, I've seen a few films, read a few books and could name the codenames for the beaches but my actual knowledge of the campaign is minimal

But I hope to use that and see how I can learn and mature over the course of the battle, because its worth reminding ourselves that the victory in Normandy was by no means a foregone conclusion

and I hope my contribution, even in a small way, can go some way to correcting the unfair understanding of the quiet competence of these courageous men
All Comments (7)
  • @wartsnall7332
    I'm still waiting for waiting for the royalty check from Aunty for their use of my portrait on "Time Commanders". Exits stage right humming a certain Diana Ross number.----->
  • @johnleney9541
    I'm no expert but I think the FO should stay put and receive fire requests (at 17:00ish). I think it works by the section relaying info to platoon commander and then up chain of command and across to FO.
  • @dieEiserneHand
    What is the book you are talking about at 30:00? I caught Battlegroup but there are numerous books with the same title.