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West of Arras, France 1940-05-21 (9 others)

Overview:

In spite of the numerous problems that plagued the British and French in launching their limited counterattack at Arras, the Allies had actually succeeded in causing considerable turmoil in the German command structure, not to mention amongst the two German infantry regiments that had become the focus of the attack. The 74 British Matilda I and II Infantry Tanks of the 1st Army Tank Brigade had caused some losses amongst the truck-borne infantry as they waddled forward, and since the standard German 37mm anti-tank guns seemed to make no impression on the attacking tanks, the German infantry had found itself with a rather severe case of "tank terror". At that moment, Rommel himself arrived at the scene. He personally organized the defense of Infanterie Regiment7., using FlaK guns and artillery pieces to slow the rampaging British tanks. That done, he recalled Panzer Regiment 25. to the aid of the infantry.

Defender: British / French (6th Battalion Durham Light Infantry, British 50th Division | 2eme Cuirassee, 3eme Division Legere Mecanique)  

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