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CC_c_06 - The Phoney War

The 51st Highland Division embarked from England in January 1940 as part of the British Expeditionary Force. At the end of March they were moved forward to relieve the French 21st Division along the Saar front in the area of Hombourg-Budange near the Maginot Line. By late April 1940, the 51st held the “ligne de contact” in the Saar under French command. The Regulars of the 2nd Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders, 152nd Infantry Brigade were rotated into forward positions facing what were earlier undertrained and lightly equipped border troops. However, these troops had been recently reinforced with the German Infanterie-Regiment 278, 95. Infanterie-Division, veterans of the Polish campaign.

While this period of the war, up until the German invasion of France and the Low Countries on 10 May, 1940 was frequently referred to as "The Phoney War", patrol skirmishes were common in the wooded Grossenwald and villages along the Nied River valley. On 1 May 1940, a reinforced company of the Seaforths launched an early morning attack north, across the Franco-German border towards the village of Fürweiler. While the initially intended as a short probe of the German defenses for intelligence gathering, the Seaforths, reinforced by more troops and some armor from 1st Battalion, The Lothians & Border Horse (Yeomanry) turned east and continued to attack through the day toward the villages of Gerlfangen and Eimersdorf.

Both sides were about to learn just how dangerous "The Phoney War" could be when taken seriously . . .

PLAYER COMMAND: British Infantry Company (+)
NOTE: There are 3 scenarios in this campaign.

REFERENCE: Although this campaign is a work of fiction, information on the 51st Highland Division and 95. Infanterie-Division was researched online and it was determined that these units were in fact, near enough at the time to have been in contact should the war in France have broken out prior to 10 May 1940.