Fauhgh a' Ballagh


Sinagoga Italy, May 16, 1944: The approach to Monte Cassino was agonizingly slow. The commanding
heights gave the Germans superb observation and fire positions. In the valleys, small rearguard
groups ensured that each hamlet had its bloodprice. For the Allies, the very narrowness of the
battlefield ensured the maximum support for each assault. The Irish Brigade's attack on Sinagoga
was preceeded by a full divisional bombardment. In the thunder of the barrage, many of the small
stone houses of the picturesque village were quickly destroyed. Sinagoga's defenders were not.

Game legnth: 8 turns

For the Germans to win they must hold 4 VPs.
For the Irish to win they must capture 4 VPs.

Germans: Squads, LMG's, PF's, AFV
Irish: Squads, LMG's, MMG, AFV's

Aftermath: Soon after the barrage lifted, the "Faughs" (so-called for their battery "Faugh a' Ballagh")
stormed the shattered village. The bombardment had knocked out all the mines and fixed antitank weapons
but had left the German troops and armor unaffected. Their fire, and the piles of rubble, so slowed the
Irish assault that it was more the orderly German retirement rather than the Allied advance which left
Sinagoga in Allied hands.


Source: ASL Scenario N, Faugh A' Ballagh  