Jason Petho
14 July, 1940
Kent County, England: [Best Played against Human Opponent or
as Team Game]: As dawn breaks on the morning of July 14th, 1940,
so does the silence along the east coast of England. Parachutes
open and fall towards the ground below. The sea churns up a vast
armada of water craft carrying the initial landing forces of
the German Army, with one goal in mind. Establish a beachhead
and breakout into the countryside en route to London to seize
the capital. Hitting the beaches were the 17. Infantry and 6.
Mountain Divisions landing along the coast between Hythe and
Dover. Dropping behind the coast, the 7. Flieger Division to
secure the nearby airfields and help establish a beachhead. Defending
the coast were elements of the understrength 1st London Division,
a number of Home Guard battalions and assorted coastal batteries.
The British beleived the attack would come along the east coast
and had the quality units stationed up north. The difficult task
at hand for the 1st London Division was to hold up the German
attack long enough for reinforcements to throw the German invaders
back into the sea.