Normandy June 6, 1944 Canadians push inland.

The Canadians have been successful in their assault on JUNO beach but are now racing towards Caen. The Canadian 7th and 9th Brigades are to take two villages. They have tank support and some jeeps but their universal carriers and half tracks have not arrived yet.

The Germans are holding their positions with a tank unit and infantry.
The German units consist of members of the 21st Panzer Division.

This time, the Canadians meant business! They hit the Germans with a prelimary bombardment which softened them up, then rushed their lines with many units. The 9th Brigade, took casualties on the second round from the Germans.

The third turn, the Royal Canadian Artillery blasted the Germans again.
However, the Germans do have a few more armored units than the Canadians so all may not be lost on the German side.

While the Canadians closed in on their objectives, the Germans flanked the 9th Brigade inflicting sever casualties on the North Novas, the HLI and the SDGs.

The 7th brigade has fared better but is barely hanging on to their objective 

Normandy June 6, 1944 GOLD beach

The British 50th Northumbrian Division is hitting the beach. They must break through the German lines to link up with the Airborne inland.

Normandy June 5/6 1944 Capture the causeway

British Airborne are to capture a bridge to link up with the other two airborne operations to assist the main landings at the beaches.
A slight variation, I had the Paras capture 2 crossroads.

Normandy June 5/6 1944 Glider Assault

The British Airborne are coming in on gliders. They are to knock the stuffing out of the Germans as much as they can.

British Airborne left flank

airborne hold the hill

crossroad 

21st Panzergrenadier arrive

the Panzergrenadiers spread out 

more Germans advance to secure the power line.

At first, the Airborne were aggressive pushing back the Germans, however, the Germans were able to counterattack with half tracks and assaults on the hill. The mortars were able to keep back the Paras from retaking the hill. Eventually, the Paras fell back by dawn. 

Normandy June 5/6 1944 Airborne Night Fight

The British Airborne are to attack and capture 3 objectives from the Germans prior to the landings on the beaches.
A section of Airborne are to capture a small village and crossroad and a church.
The Germans are to try and hold onto the village.
A slight change to the battle was the Germans holding a hill, a farm and a power line.

hill position to be used for mortars, artillery or flak 

electric and telephone line, an objective 

farm 

the British Airborne begin to deploy 

speedy advance

naval and air coordinators call in support 

the British take the hill and begin to repulse attacks

1st Canadian Parachute Battalion advanced to attack the power line

the Germans advance to halt the Canadians 

the Germans keep hitting the hill

By the end of turn 6, the British still held the hill, but the power line and the farm were still in German hands. A draw.

Sunday Church services

About 3 weeks ago I bought a set from Flames of War
Caen Church is the name of the set and it's a painted built set of terrain which I have added to my collection. It works within many different historical periods
It is scaled for 1/100 but I've put 1/72 figures in it and they work also.
Pictures will follow

makes for a nice ruler holder as well

A Very British Civil War actions for 2019

I'm still throwing around some ideas I have for this little project between the wars. I am still trying to think of which figures to use with which factions.
I have first war and second war figures which could be used against each other. I find my Italians and First War germans could be used as some of the Facist units.
Marxists I may just have to bring in some of my Cowboy types with a few Communits Russians thown in for fun.
Soviet Cossacks as Marxists Border Reivers against some Scottish Infantry might be interesting. And I have a few 1930s style vehicles I've been picking up which could become objectives.
I was able to find some more armed civilians and a truck so we now have a mobile flying column!
The hunters look like a gentleman's club so I should think they will be either an Anglican League group or Royalist group in support of Mosley's Fascist regime