Historical Background:
On the 26th of June 1944, General Montgomery launched Operation Epsom, offensive toward the Odon River by the VIIIth Army Corps of General O'Connor to bypass and then capture Caen by the south. The 15th (Lowland) Infantry Division had to breakthrough the German lines between Saint Manvieu and Cheux to allowed the 11th Armoured Division to advance to the Odon. Scottish soldiers of the 46th Brigade had Cheux and le Haut du Bosc as objectives and fought against the SS Pionnier battalion of the SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend. The 44th Brigade with objective Saint Manvieu, fought against SS grenadiers of the 1/26. In spite of the heavy British artillery barrage, the Scottish soldiers had a lot of difficulties to reach their objectives : several tanks in support were destroyed by mines and the SS defenders fought to the end. In the evening, the Scottish soldiers captured Cheux but not le Haut du Bosc and there was still fighting in the ruins of St Manvieu. Nevertheless, the two SS battalions were virtually destroyed.
The stage is set, the battle lines are drawn, and you are in command. The rest is history.

Briefing:
Axis player [Germany] : 8 command cards.
Allied player [United Kingdom] : 10 command cards, you move first.

Conditions of Victory:
14 medals.
The Church of Cheux and the village hexagon of Saint Manvieu are each a temporary medal-objective for the Allied player.

Special Rules:
- Use "BCF Command" rules (Nations 5) to all Allied units.
- Use "Sniper" rules for the two single figure units (Troops 10).
- Use "Flame Thrower" rules for the two tanks units with badge (Troops 13).
- Special Weapon Asset rules (SWAs 4) are in effect for units equipped with anti-tank weapons, mortars or machine-guns (SWAs 5, 6 & 7).
- The Axis player lays out the minefields (Terrains 29). (3x0, 3x1, 3x2, 2x3, 1x4)
- Use "Fordable Streams" rules (Terrains 61) for La Mue River.
- This scenario could be play with New Flight Plan rules.

Scenario Bibliography:
- Album Historique "12.SS Panzer Division" - Editions Heimdal.
- 39/45 Magazine, Hors-Série n° 54 - Les Britanniques face à la Hitlerjugend.
- Carte IGN 1:50 000 n°1512 - Bayeux.

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.