Combat Mission : The Flowers of the Forest
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- čas přidán 25. 07. 2024
- Third video in the series looking at the Commonwealth forces involved in Operation Overlord.
D+20, Day one of Operation EPSOM
Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:12 Operation EPSOM and current situation
02:30 Friendly Forces
03:00 Plan
04:33 Mission
14:27 Outcome
15:25 Actual events
19:30 Outro
History has not been kind to the British soldier in Normandy. The accomplishments of the Commonwealth fighting man has been overshadowed in the post war years either due to their quiet humility, or humble nature. Most simply wanted to return to civilian life and maybe with their undeniable victory they felt no need to boast or explain their actions.
Coming up to the 80th anniversary I wanted to take a look at the challenges they faced using the commonwealth module for combat mission Normandy.
I bought this expansion a few years back and completed the campaign, but despite the beautiful and detailed effort put into their creation couldn't shake the intimidating scale of the standalone scenarios.
Indeed the historically accurate maps show the size of the Overlord undertaking, with 21st Army group being the largest and most complex organisation the British have ever placed into the field in living memory.
Am I particularly good at the game - No
Am I historian - No, I've seen a few films, read a few books and could name the codenames for the beaches but my actual knowledge of the campaign is minimal
But I hope to use that and see how I can learn and mature over the course of the battle, because its worth reminding ourselves that the victory in Normandy was by no means a foregone conclusion
and I hope my contribution, even in a small way, can go some way to correcting the unfair understanding of the quiet competence of these courageous men
Your videos are wonderful. I like the combination of history and simulation game. Don't quit this job. You have great potential
I agree! Its very rare to come across a new content creator who has this level of production quality and content. Please keep these going and I look forward to watching you channel grow!
Agreed! Some channels have one or two of the features/style but this channel is a great combo of history, narration, maps, gameplay etc.
Totally agree!
Awesome work man!!
Love these videos bro
This battle is one of my favourites from the Commonwealth Forces module. And this is a very interesting way of looking at it. Probably the only thing that could have improved this video would have been the use of 15th Division uniform and vehicle mods.
I'll actually try to bear that in mind going forward. I was tinkering with the idea of modding some of the Brits for CMFB Downfall and bumped into The Commonwealth Troops & ModTag Project. I think that has everything to play the final eight scenarios with the correct units represented.
I think it would be fair to say the lads in the Scout carrier deserve the "George Cross" at the very least.
Excellent video, can I ask what books you were using. As a scenario designer, I am always looking for more books. Many thanks. Cheers!
So... :)
I've been going through a heap of books recently for Normandy, I think the full reading list has been:
Armoured Warfare In the British Army 1939-1945 (Dick Taylor)
Breaking the Panzer (Kevin Baverstock)
Hill 112 Battles of the Odon 1944 (Tim Saunders) plus the 2022 revision
Images of War Normandy 1944 The Battle for Caen (Simon Forty)
Infantry Training, Part VIII: Fieldcraft, Battle Drill, Section and Platoon Tactics, British Army, 1944
Monty's Men, The British Army and the Liberation of Europe (John Buckley)
Normandy '44 (James Holland)
Operation EPSOM VIII British Corps v 1st SS Panzerkorps (Tim Saunders)
Operation GOODWOOD July 1944 A Corridor of Death (perry Moore)
Stout Hearts, The British and Canadians in Normandy 1944 (Ben Kite)
The D-Day Atlas (Charles Messenger)
World War II Infantry Tactics Company and Battalion (Dr Stephen Bull)
World War II Infantry Tactics Squad and Platoon (Dr Stephen Bull)
Then more widely I've generally enjoyed James Holland's books on Burma and Sicily (plus his podcast 'We have ways of making you talk' which I couldn't recommend enough right now) as well as And no Birds Sang (Farley Mowat) which is his autobiographical account of his military service as a junior Canadian infantry officer in Italy.
What's the book you're referencing at czcams.com/video/Jiy-XHlAvT4/video.html?
Oh, you do mention books at the end of the video so it's prob one of those. Also, thanks for the amazing video and footage! It's interesting seeing it in tandem with authentic original photographs and battle plans. Makes it all so much more real. Great job in both tactics and videography!
Hey thanks 🙂, I think that's Operation Epson by Tim Saunders, which was part of the Battleground Europe series. I've got a habit of finding references online then end up buying them but if you want a skim there's a copy here erenow.org/ww/operation-epsom-viii-british-corps-vs-1st-ss-panzerkorps/
A well presented video with lots of interesting information, it's a shame that because the AI is so bad there is no tension.