Historical Background:
In the night 5th to 6th June 1944, the 82nd US Airborne Division was dropped west of Sainte-Mère-Eglise. A large number of paratroopers was horrified to fall in a flooded area around the Merderet River. Ltc Timmes of the 2/507 PIR had landed west of the marshes, he gathered some paratroopers of his battalion and made a defensive position in an orchard near the "grey" castle. One of the main objectives of the 505th PIR was to capture the bridge on the Merderet River and the causeway of La Fière. The US paratroopers under the command of Captain Dolan could capture the manor of La Fière at mid-day but a German counter-attack by a battalion of the 1057. Infantry Regiment (91.ID) with the support of three R-35 light tanks of the 100.Panzer Abteilung occurred in the afternoon. Once the light tanks were destroyed by a bazooka team, the counter-attack stopped and the causeway stayed in the no man's land.
The stage is set, the battle lines are drawn, and you are in command. The rest is history.

Briefing:
Axis player [Germany] : 5 command cards.
Allied player [United States] : 5 command cards, you move first.

Conditions of Victory:
6 medals.
The bridge on the Merderet River is a temporary medal objective for the Allied player as well as the Axis player.

Special Rules:
- Use "Specialized Units" rules (Troops 2) for all Allied units. Badges are not required.
- Special Weapon Asset rules (SWAs 4) are in effect for the units equipped with anti-tank weapon and mortar (SWAs 5 & 6).
- Use "Night Attacks" rules (Actions 19).

Scenario Bibliography:
- Magazine Historica n°79 - Utah Beach.
- "Parachutés sur Sainte-Mère-Eglise" - Albert Pipet.
- Carte IGN 1:50000 n°1311 - Ste-Mère-Eglise.

Warning:
Please note that this scenario was not approved by Richard Borg or Days of Wonder, so you have to check yourself about playability, potential gaming issues, etc.