Nijmegen-Coup de Main-German Side

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1029 Day 2

Staff Alert
The attack by the SS is proceeding with acceptable losses in men and material

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1029 Day 2 cont

FRAGO
KG Stargaard Regt
Move to a defensive postion on the left flank of KG Fuerstenberg Regt

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1029 Day 2 cont

FRAGO
KG Greshick Regt move to defensive in St Anna. Be prepared to sieze the Somerchem Objective
late tonight or morning Day 3

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1216 Day 2

Noon Briefing
The SS is starting to take more damage than I want right now.
I have plans for this formation, along with powerful Panzer BN that will be arriving late
tonight or early Day 3, to push across to the south bank

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1216 Day 2 cont

Noon Briefing cont
The 406th Inf Div is on the move, with no problems reported

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1216 Day 2 cont

Noon Briefing conclusion
Its been 28hrs since the A/B started falling on us. Lets get the SS into a defensive position. The next round of re-enforcements start after 1800
so the next few hours not much will be happening. Lets get some hot chow and and some sleep.

FRAGO
KG Harme Regt
Move to defenisve postion east of Fort van Holland

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1430 Day 2

Overheard in the 1st FJ Army HQ" .....I SAID WAKE ME UP AT 1415 YOU JACKASS, get me my GD coffee.
Someone FU*KING tell me why Goebel Regt is stopped by one, ONE f*cking COMPANY..... get him
MOVING NOW "

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1927 Day 2

Staff Alert
KG Hermann Regt has arrived. They are a mixed foot and mech and are fairly experenced

KG Greshick Regt
KG Stargaard Regt
KG Fuerstenberg Regt

Have for the most plart completed your orders to isolate the heavy road bridge from the western approaches.
They are most dug in, most in place and in great shape men and meterial

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1927 Day 2 cont

Message to Army HQ Berlin
After not moving farther than 1 KM in nine hours, against what appears to be
no more than one Engineer Company I releaved the Commander of KG Goebel
Regt and had him shot.

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1927 Day 2 cont

FRAGO
KG Goebel Regt
Stop, dig in and rest till your new Commander arrives

Staff Note
**Waiting**

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0053 Day 3

The Panzers are here!! The Panzers are here!!
Get me my coffee, wake everyone up!!!
Time to get accross that river
That Armour value gives the voice in my head a woodie

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0137 Day 3

FRAGO
KG Harme Regt
Assault south to secure north end of rail bridge and allow passage of 506th Panzer Bn to the south bank

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0137 Day 3 cont

FRAGO
KG Barnhoff Div HQ & Arty establish a firebase northeast of 406th Inf Div HQ's firebase

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0223 Day 3

When The Tigers Broke Free
(Credits:) From The Wall (movie not album) by Pink Floyd

It was just before dawn
One miserable morning in black 'forty four.
When the forward commander
Was told to sit tight
When he asked that his men be withdrawn.
And the Generals gave thanks
As the other ranks held back
The enemy tanks for a while.
And the Anzio bridgehead
Was held for the price
Of a few hundred ordinary lives.

And old King George
Sent Mother a note
When he heard that father was gone.
It was, I recall,
In the form of a scroll,
With gold leaf and all.
And I found it one day
In a drawer of old photographs, hidden away.
And my eyes still grow damp to remember
His Majesty signed
With his own rubber stamp.

It was dark all around.
There was frost in the ground
When the tigers broke free.
And no one survived
From the Royal Fusiliers Company C.
They were all left behind,
Most of them dead,
The rest of them dying.
And that's how the High Command
Took my daddy from me.

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0536 Day 3

Staff Note
KG Becker Regt has arrived. Mixed foot and mech, decent experience.

FRAGO
KG Becker Regt move to defesive postion in the southern suburbs of Nijmegen, you are now my reserve
as such I want you to ready to respond quickly when called upon. Do not let me down.

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0630 Day 3

Staff Update
The SS is paying a stiff price, but it look as if the A/B is breaking

Still no sign of the British Armor the S2 Officer keeps reminding us about

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0708 Day 3

FRAGO
KG Goebel Regt
It is time for you to attone for your previous Commanders cowardice,
attack into west Nijmegen and clear out and A/B you find.

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0739 Day 3

Staff Alert
An unknown Enemy in BN strength is threatening to close the rail bridge. The 506th Panzer BN will be trying
to cross soon, What are orders Herr General?

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0739 Day 3 cont

FRAGO
KG Stargaard Regt
I must ask you to plan and execute a hasty attack to secure the southern end of the rail bridge to allow the 506th
to cross. Many lives are at risk and this attack is ESSENTIAL for the successful defence of Nijmegen Bridges.

The General: "Now look boys, I ain't much of a hand at makin' speeches. But I got a pretty fair idea that something
doggoned important's...(about our attack)... And I got a fair idea of the kind of personal emotions that some of you
fella's may be thinking. Heck, I reckon you wouldn't even be human beings if you didn't have some pretty strong
personal feelings about...combat. But I want you to remember one thing, the folks back home is a countin' on ya, and
by golly we ain't about to let 'em down. Tell you somethin' else. This thing turns out to be half as important is I figure
it just might be, I'd say that you're all in line for some important promotions and personal citations when this thing's
over with...