The Fall of Carentan

 On the evening of 11 June 501st and 506th PIR were committed to the battle and throughout the night the US paratroopers 
watched as Carentan was subjected to near continual naval gun fire, artillery, mortar and tank destroyer bombardment. At 0200 
hours on 12 June 506th attacked Hill 30 to south of the city and from there, at 0500 hours they assaulted the city. From the 
northeast 327th Glider Infantry also drove into Carentan, with the two units meeting up at 0730. 501st PIR circled the city, 
linking up with 506th PIR, closing the trap around German defenders. Remarkably, the German defenders seemed to offer little 
resistance. 
Unbeknownst to the Americans, von der Heydte had recognised the danger and before dark on 11 June had withdrawn from Carentan 
and set up a new defensive line to the southwest of the city.  This line held against the attacks by 501st and 506th PIR that 
resumed on the afternoon of 12 June.
On 12 June the reinforcements that were meant to assist 6. Fallschirmjgerregiment in holding Carentan finally arrived, the 
17. Gotz von Berlichingen SS-Panzergrenadierdivision. Annoyed that Fallschirmjger had given up the city, Brigadefhrer 
Ostendorff, the SS Commander, at first sought von der Heydtes arrest for defeatism, but was eventually calmed down by his 
superiors. The Jger were now subordinated to the SS Division and on 13 June, together they launched a counter attack to regain 
Carentan.
The attack, supported by assault guns from 17. SS-Panzerabteilung hit both 501st and 506th PIR at 0630 and drove them back 
towards the city. II. Bataillon, 6. Fallschirmjgerregiment managed to get into Carentan and took up positions near the 
railway station, however they were forced to retreat when 502nd PIR and a combat group made up of a battalion of tanks and a 
battalion of armoured infantry from 2nd Armoured Division and supported by the 14th Armoured Field Artillery Battalion were 
committed to the battle. By the early afternoon the initiative had swung back to the Americans and the attack was repulsed. 
This was the last time German forces attempted to retake Carentan.

American                                   	German 
101st Airborne Screaming Eagles --><-- 6. Fallschirmjgerregiment, 17. Gotz von Berlichingen SS-Panzergrenadierdivision

Best played only American SIDE / with LOS: 8 Hexes / with RULE: AI Feature / 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 : Battle Academy'Men [ The Fall of Carentan ]
