Type:
WW2 Specific Milsim Event
 
Date:
December 2026 (To be confirmed)
 
Location:
(To be confirmed)

Factions:
British Airborne & US Airborne Factions VS All German Factions
 
*23 Bookings required for event to go ahead!
 
True Story:
The Battle of the Bulge: The Defence of the Salm River Sector (December 1944)
 
During the Ardennes Offensive, the US XVIII Airborne Corps (under Maj. Gen. Matthew Ridgway) was rushed to hold the northern shoulder of the Bulge. The corps commanded both American airborne units and attached British formations.
The Units: 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment (US 82nd Airborne) operating in direct line-contact with the 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (British 6th Airlanding Brigade / 6th Airborne). 
The Tactical Level: Battalion and Company frontage tie-ins (right on the boundary lines).
The Combat: Positioned around Trois-Ponts and along the Salm River, American and British airborne companies were holding contiguous defensive lines against the 1st SS Panzer Division ‘Leibstandarte’.
The Close Proximity: Company commanders from the 505th PIR and the Ox & Bucks established joint outpost lines (OPs) and listening posts (LPs) together. They coordinated overlapping machine-gun arcs of fire across company boundaries, shared artillery observer net frequencies, and conducted joint combat patrols into the dense Ardennes woods to secure the gap between their positions.
 
Objectives:
BREAKTHROUGH – Kampfgruppe Mosele must continue to fight through south of La Gleize, be prepared for flanking attacks from the North. 
 
BREAKTHROUGH – Allied troops must punch a hole south through the German advance and cut off the spearhead from reinforcements.
 
Critical Timings:
Fri: 
1400hrs - Gates Open
1800hrs - Social & Meal
 
Sat: 
0700hrs - Gates Open & Breakfast
0800hrs - Booking in & Chrono 
0900hrs - Photograph!
0930hrs - Safety Brief 
1000hrs - Game Start
1230hrs - Lunch in the field
1330hrs - Game Commence
1700hrs - Endex Saturday
1800hrs - Social & Meal 
 
Sun: 
0700hrs - Gates Open & Breakfast
0800hrs - Booking in & Chrono 
0930hrs - Safety Brief
1000hrs - Game Start
1230hrs - Lunch in the field
1330hrs - Game Commence
1700hrs - Endex Sunday
 
As mentioned before, not adhering to these timings has previously lead to delays. From this event onwards the scheduled events will take place as stated below. The game will start