Battle of GEMBLOUX
Belgium
May 15th, 1940The previous three days had seen bitter fighting between the two French DLMs (Division Legere Mechanique) and the Panzers of XVI Korp. This was the first great tank battle, and the French acquitted themselves well but suffered heavily from the German Luftwaffe. Though badly battered, the two French divisions fought a delaying action that allowed the 1e DM (Division Marocaine) and 15e DIM (Division d'Infanterie Motorisee) to march some 150km and then deploy around the small but important city of Gembloux. Using the natural defensive power of the railroad embankment, the French dug in and with adequate artillery support, waited for the German onslaught. Initially believing that the French were in full retreat, German forces pushed forward not expecting to meet any serious resistance in the Gembloux area. Soon, the heavy rain of French artillery would dispel this notion. The Battle for Gembloux had begun.
Download the free scenario from the Free Scenarios folder in the PANZERKORPHQ Yahoo! Group or visit panzerkorps.com.
Although designed for the Panzer Korps divisional system, the scenarios have been known to be used as a basis for other games.
Along with the scenario, players might want to check our the various General's Handbooks that are available for divisional warfare:
Le Drapeau et Le Croix: French General's Handbook
BLITZKRIEG 1940: Minor Countries
EISENKREUZ: German General's Handbook
OBERSTGRUPPENFUHRER: Waffen SS General's Handbook