Vae Victis 185: Tempete sur le Menez-Hom, 1944

During the siege of Brest, the coastal batteries on the Crozon peninsula, on the southern shore of the harbor, were hindering the advance of the US Army.
It was therefore crucial to silence them.
To achieve this, the barrier closing off the peninsula had to be breached: the Ménez-Hom peak, rising to 330 meters.
This mission was entrusted to the FFI-FTP battalions of central Finistère.
It took three weeks, from August 12th to September 1st, 1944, and the reinforcement of a US cavalry brigade to finally defeat the German, Russian, and Caucasian defenders.

• Complexity : 4/10
• Duration : 2 to 3 hours
• Turn = three days
• Zone = 1 to 1,5 km
• Infantry Units = a company of tens to hundreds of men