Tettau's Attack

West of Arnhem, Holland, September 18, 1944: The Germans responded quickly to the British 
presence at Arnhem. Walter Harzer's 9th SS Panzer "Hohenstaufen" Division was ordered to 
mop up the paratroopers west and north of the town. And the commander of the Netherlands, 
General Christiansen, was directed to send in his rag-tag forces - a mixture of static 
defense and training battalions - under command of Lt. General Hans Von Tettau to aid the 
"Hohenstaufen" by threatening to overrun the British drop zones. British Brigadier Philips Hicks 
and his 1st Airlanding Brigade happened to have the unglamorous task of defending these LZ's, 
which Shawn Hackett's 4th Parachute Brigade and resupply missions were to make use of through 
the following days. That first night, the King's Own Scottish Borderers staved off a series of 
uncoordinated attacks as the motley collection under von Tettau's command harassed the perimeter. 
As dawn came on the second day of the battle, yet another attack - this one overseen by von Tettau 
himself - sought to collapse the Red Devil's flank.

Game length: 10 turns

For the Germans to win they must exit troops to reach Arnhem
For the British to win they must defend the drop zones

Germans: Squads, MMG, LMG's
British: Squads, MMG, LMG's

Boards: #17

Aftermath: Neither Hicks, nor his officers, nor his men, had managed more than two hours sleep. Yet 
they soldiered on. The Germans first tried setting a patch of woods afire in the hopes of burning 
out the British defenders. But the Red Devils responded by slipping in behind the enemy, and with 
fixed bayonets routed them. This was followed immediately by a frontal assault on another nearby 
portion of the perimeter, one that was turned back only through the heroic actions of a lone machine-
gun crew composed of some glider pilots. With that, the last concerted German attack of the day on 
the landing zones west of Arnhem collapsed, although skirmishing continued through another long 
afternoon and night. But Hick's continuing fear was the impending arrival of German armor to drive 
him off the exposed drop zones. Yet he had no other option but to hold until relieved, or until the 
British reinforcements and supplies were safely down.

Source: ASL Annual '91 magazine, ASL Scenario A33, Tettau's Attack
  