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The bottom half of the battlefield. Groupement Aussenac drives north towards 2nd Panzer Regiment. Juniville is at top right.
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A view showing the top two-thirds of the Juniville sector, plus the separate Perthes sector at top right.
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The Perthes sector at top, with Pommery Farm, bottom right, in the Juniville sector.
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Elements of 1st Panzer Division: 2nd Panzer Regiment deployed on both forks of the road, a motorized infantry battalion between them, and 4th Reconnaissance Battalion at bottom.
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Perthes sector: Groupement Maître is on the move. French char B1 bis move forward in support of Mechanized Chasseurs in trucks instead of Lorraine APC's.
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Perthes sector: A French Mechanized Chasseur Battalion in trucks, supported by char H39's, dismounts for its attack on Perthes.
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Perthes sector: As French units move into sight, a German 88mm flak gun is driven into position--only to be hit by a hail of French tank fire.
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Perthes sector: German infantry and supporting units from 21st Infantry Division move to face the French onslaught.
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Perthes sector: A view of a towed 105mm howitzer battery, plus a company of towed 37mm antitank guns deployed in Perthes.
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Perthes sector: A ragged company of French infantry still holds out in the rubble of Perthes. Half of them survived the game.
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Perthes sector: Dismounted Chasseurs are stonked by 105mm artillery. Note homemade "krump" markers denoting the artillery barrage.
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Perthes sector: The char H39's take losses from German antitank rifles (from the flank) as they close on the town.
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Perthes sector: The formidable char B1 bis unit begins to pelt German infanty with 75mm howitzer fire.
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Perthes sector: Still the Mechanized Chasseurs plod forward, hit again and again by enemy artillery barrages.
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Perthes sector: The grim job of wargaming goes on. Just look at the stress showing on their faces. Any serious disagreements can be settled with the baseball bat beside the bookcase. ;-)
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Perthes sector: A char B1 bis is blasted by direct fire from a 105mm howitzer on the other side of the town. This was how the Germans learned to deal with this tank in 1940.
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Perthes sector: Remnants of a German infantry company attempts to knock out another char H39--but without success.
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Perthes sector: French forces crash into what's left of the German left flank and prepare to assault Perthes proper.
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Perthes sector: Char H39's begin to machinegun any German infantry who show their heads. French infantry still hold out in Perthes.
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Perthes sector: A duel between towed 37mm guns and the HQ of the Mechanized Chasseurs. The command is wiped out, but the Panhard 178 armored car blazes away.
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Perthes sector: The towed 105mm howitzer battery that knocked out one char B1 bis. This was an ace in the hole for the Germans, but it was exposed to enemy fire.
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Perthes sector: As German artillery pulverizes the remnants of the HQ, fighting in Perthes continues.
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Perthes sector: The lone surviving char B1 bis of Groupement Maître grinds forward.
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Juniville sector: I Panzer Battalion strikes out left through Pommery Farm to engage the French.
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Juniville sector: Panzer IV D's successfully drive off a company of French infantry holding the front of Juniville.
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Juniville sector: Elements of II Panzer Battalion move to attack. An armored car squadron and support company wisely hold back behind a rise.
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Juniville sector: 4th Reconnaissance Battalion's HQ unit includes a useful FAC radio truck for directing Stuka air attacks.
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Juniville sector: Armored cars of the Reconnaissance Battalion wait until the French tanks are busy before making a move.
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Juniville sector: Groupement Salanié attacks from the French right flank, its char B1 bis company in full regalia.
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Juniville sector: Dismounted Dragoons of Groupment Salanié are supported by char H39's.
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Juniville sector: The town of Juniville, garrisoned by a full French infantry battalion in entrenchments. Note the 25mm antitank gun abandoned temporarily at top right.
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Juniville sector: Groupement Aussenac's char R35's slowly move to cover the left flank of Juniville.
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Juniville sector: The towed Heavy Panzerjäger Company is hit hard by enemy tank fire as it attempts to deploy beside the Retourne River. The 88mm gun is not silenced--yet.
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Juniville sector: A Motorized Infantry Battalion begins its drive towards the front of Juniville.
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Juniville sector: Meanwhile, I Panzer Battalion runs into enemy tank fire as it approaches Groupement Salanié.
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Juniville sector: Groupement Salanié's char B1 bis company comes under 105mm artillery fire. Movement slows as German tanks approach.
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Juniville sector: The front of the town is re-occupied by the defending infantry as 1st Panzer Division elements inch closer.
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Juniville sector: Groupement Aussenac is hit hard by fire from Panzer IV D's of II Panzer Battalion. The char H39 company is destroyed (top right).
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Juniville sector: A flank attack by II Panzer Battalion is met with some antitank fire and artillery fire.
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Juniville sector: The French show their spirit as they maneuver to get flank shots on the mighty Panzer IV's. The puny, short 37mm gun on the char R35's barely does the job.
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Juniville sector: A tank versus tank battle rages as the Germans are continually hit by artillery fire.
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Juniville sector: Meanwhile, the German left flank is attacked by advancing char B1 bis. The Panzer IV's are in danger.
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Juniville sector: The Motorized Infantry Battalion dismounts and begins to take fire from Juniville.
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Juniville sector: Generals and majors in the midst of battle. They drink beer and shakes, not blood as some might think.
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Juniville sector: "Teenage Rommel" checks his manicure as other German commanders plot the fall of the French Republic.
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Juniville sector: French commanders--and a plucky camp follower--survey the mass of burning wrecks for survivors.
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Juniville sector: Posing for Rodin's "The Thinker" and "The Scratcher," French officers show their affinity for high art culture.
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Juniville sector: German recon vehicles push through a gap in the carnage to close in on the town.
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Juniville sector: A German command tank goes up in flames after trying to force its way into the town in the face of enemy infantry.
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Juniville sector: Char H39's hold the low land in the French right flank, as a German light tank company sneaks through Pommery Farm to stalk them.
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Juniville sector: The French right flank heats up as German tanks break cover from behind a ridge. The light tanks were easy meat for the 37mm guns of the char H39's.
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Juniville sector: The same scene a turn later. The German tank company is destroyed with no loss to the French.
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Juniville sector: In the town, the French felt the pressure. Repeated German tank attacks resulted in loss to both sides.
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Juniville sector: German light armor sweeps around the collapsed French left, passing a line of empty transports.
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Juniville sector: A full-strength German light tank company shoulders past burning wrecks to threaten Juniville.
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Juniville sector: A flight of Ju 87B Stuka dive-bombers finally shows up, and is directed onto a group of French tanks by the FAC radio truck.
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Juniville sector: As the game came to an end, a company of German 37mm antitank guns was manhandled into Pommery Farm. It was mercilessly attached by enemy tanks and infantry below.
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Our model, Dieter, demonstrates the krump marker as "a great hair care product for men." Fabelhaft, Dahlinks!
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