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Rapid Fire: Blitzkrieg Battlegame – Defending the Ypres-Comines Canal, 27th May 1940

2–6 players · 0 min · 14+

A scenario for France 27th May 1940.

With three German infantry Divisions poised to cut the BEF’s corridor to Dunkirk, only three brigades stood in their way along the line of the mostly dried-up Ypres-Comines Canal. This scenario depicts the northern sector and the sacrifice of 17th Brigade from 5th Infantry Division in attempting to block the advance of the Wehrmacht’s 18th Infantry Division.

Includes all the info you need to play the game plus graphic orbats

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