F|H Campaign 8: Devil's Garden

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FH2 Campaign #8: Devil's Garden

Sidi Muftah




 
December 16th, 1941. After three days of bitter fighting, as the 8th Army relentlessly attacks the Gazala line, Rommel orders the Afrika Korps' withdrawal. Now, British troops are about to engage the German rearguard near Sidi Muftah...

[kummitus]

bloody pnz2 going around and forcing us to duck in cover

[Vicious]

LOOKS AWESOME, i'm sure lister is doing a great time 

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FH2 Campaign #8: Devil's Garden

Gazala 




 
After the swift German counterattack following Operation Crusader, Rommel was held up at the Gazala line, some 50 miles west of Tobruk. Rommel, completely out of fuel and resources, dug in opposite the entrenched British forces. By the end of May 1942, Rommel launched yet another offensive, having been resupplied a short time ago. The Italians held the entire Gazala line, a defensive position ranging 30 miles inwards from the sea. Meanwhile, German armour and mechanized infantry divisions attacked the British southern flank, towards the fortress of Bir Hakeim. For 16 days, French forces at Bir Hakeim fought vigorously to defend the fortress. Because of their efforts, German forces were detained long enough to avoid an overwhelming Commonwealth defeat at the hands of The Desert Fox.

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FH2 Campaign #8: Devil's Garden

Alam Halfa  




 
August 30th, 1942. In a final attempt to fight off the precarious situation Rommel was about to get in the Alamein sector, he started a major offensive with the goal to break through the British lines in the southern sector, turn to the north and close in on the British forces. On the other side Montgomery, who just took command of the British 8th Army and had access to intelligence reports that gave away Rommels plans, was preparing his defence at Alam el Halfa.

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FH2 Campaign #8: Devil's Garden

El Alamein  




 
In July 1942, Erwin Rommel and the Italo-German Panzer Armee Afrika were only 70 miles from Alexandria. El Alamein was a last stand for the Allies in North Africa. To the north of this apparently unremarkable town was the Mediterranean Sea and to the south was the Qattara Depression. El Alamein was a bottleneck that ensures that Rommel could not use his favoured form of attack - sweeping into the enemy from the rear. A violent series of assaults between July & early September were bravely repulsed. Rommel's nose had been bloodied and now Monty's 8th Army would take up the offensive. The gruelling fight lasted from October 23rd to November 3rd 1942.

[dutch]

  Awesome stuff fellas

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FH2 Campaign #8: Devil's Garden

Majardah River Valley  




 
December, 1942. The British 1st Army and US II Corp have crossed the Algerian border into Tunisia and are pushing towards Tunis and Bizerte. In the valley of the River Majardah, lies the town of Tebourba, a railway hub and agricultural center, a stepping stone on the path to Tunis and victory in North Africa. Now Blade Force, a combined group of armoured and other units from both the US II Corp and British 1st Army, is attacking the valley from the North. Being in such close proximity to Tunis, Axis forces will surely make the Anglo-American forces pay in blood for every meter they take...

You can also check this video about the map.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1sao8JEJHU

[dutch]

Last 2 battles coming up!!! Join up fellas for some good fun and then up to the next campaign 

[samnadine]

that's an old video but Priest did a great job there!