Sneaky SAS At Westerbork**
French Assault - German Defend*
Westerbork, Province of Drenthe, the Netherlands*
1200 hrs 8April 1945*
Turns 20*
Scenario Size: Small*
Best played as French SAS*
C&C Off**
SCENARIO NOTES:**
Put the German General who has his command post in the Cafe Slomp out of action and take defensive positions while anticipating a possible German counterattack.**
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND:**
From "Operatie Amherst", by R. Flamand and J.H.Jansen:**
"Most people know that the Netherlands were liberated by the Canadians, Poles, Americans and British in 1944 and 1945. Much less known is the fact that the French took part too in the liberation of the Netherlands. In the spring of 1945 more than 700 French paratroops fought in the Dutch province of Drenthe. These French forces were part of the famous British SAS (Special Air Service).**
They were dropped in the night from 7 - 8 April 1945 and had to prepare the way for the approaching Canadians by capturing bridges, airfields and roads.**
In the Dutch village of Westerbork the German General Boettcher, the head of the German Military Police forces in the Netherlands at the time, had his command post. The French paratroopers had information from the Dutch resistance that Boettcher could be apprehended."**
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