Alsatian Verdun

January 26, 1945 , Jebsheim, Alsace.
It had become apparent as the month of January drew to a close that the hub of resistance, the key, to the entire Colmar Pocket 
was the well fortified town of Jebsheim. The capture of Jebsheim was necessary to protect the north flank of the 3rd Division's 
advance. The village itself is laid out in a way highly advantageous to the defender. The Battle of Jebsheim was fought from 24 
January to 2 February 1945.
General O'Daniel committed the U.S. 254th Infantry Regiment (part of the U.S. 63rd Infantry Division but attached to the U.S. 
3rd Infantry Division for the duration of operations in the Colmar Pocket) as the primary US force to capture Jebsheim.
The Allied units who fought in and around Jebsheim were not only US troops but French as well. Among them a battalion of French 
paratroopers of the French 1st Parachute Regiment, French tanks of Combat Command 6 (French 5th Armored Division), French 
Foreign Legion, a group of Moroccan cavalry and some Resistance forces.
Among the German units where outfits of the schwere Panzerjaeger-Abteilung 654 (heavy Tankhunter Battalion 654) with mighty 
Jagdpanther tanks. Jebsheim at this time is held by troops of the German 136th Gebirgsjaeger-Regiment (Mountain Infantry) of 
the 2nd Gebirgsjaeger-Division.
Although the town of Jebsheim did not suffer as much destruction as other villages in the Colmar Pocket, it was on its soil 
that the most violent and deadly fighting took place at the end of January 1945. Certain liberators still refer to it today as 
the "Alsatian Verdun". During the Battle, Jebsheim will change hands for 3 times.


American/French -->[ German (2nd Gebirgsjaeger-Division, Schwere Panzerjaeger Abteilung 654) 

Best played on American/French SIDE first / with LOS: 6 Hexes / with RULE: Trench fight / with MOD: Yours / etc.

Scenario Length: 10 Game Turns 
Victory objective: The side with the required Victory Points is the winner. Both sides gets VPs for owning VP Objectives.
Scenario designer : ASL'Men [ ASL Scenario FT 220 ]
