Name that Battle!

[paleologos]

No & no.

[Morticia Iunia Bruti]

Australians in Papua - New Guinea 1942/1943?

[paleologos]

Australians in Papua - New Guinea 1942/1943?

No.
Let me know when you guys/girls need a hint.

[Morticia Iunia Bruti]

British conquest of Vichy-Syria and Lebanon in 1941?

[paleologos]

British conquest of Vichy-Syria and Lebanon in 1941?

No.

[Morticia Iunia Bruti]

British campaigns in Burma in 1942/1943?

[paleologos]

Burma has already been proposed and it is not that.

[General Brewster]

Bataan?

[Cookiegod]

Burma has already been proposed and it is not that.

googling grant+burma gives you this image in relation to the battle of Imphal

[Morticia Iunia Bruti]

Hmm, the Imperial War Museum says Imphal-Kohima (Burma).

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/i...ject/205194231

[paleologos]

Well, "battle of Imphal" is the answer I was looking for.
Imphal is in Manipur, which is in India, though I had not noticed just how far east in India.
Cookiegod has it then.
I still don't have enough rep to give him.
Will someone else do the honors?

[Cookiegod]

Best to let Carmen have the rep and her turn. She was even more correct than I was. I'd rep her myself, but apparently I've spammed too many of those in the last 24h
Fun facts: Even though Imphal and Kohima are in India, those battles still count as part of the Burma campaign. Keep in mind that both were British colonies until the 40s, so the borders didn't have much significance beyond administration. The defeat of the Japanese at Imphal and Kohima basically ensured that no "India campaign" took place in WW2.

[King Athelstan]

I'd rep her myself, but apparently I've spammed too many of those in the last 24h

Gotcha covered

[Morticia Iunia Bruti]

Thank you very much.

[General Brewster]

The Battle of Hurtgen Forest? Only found this painting once so not very sure.

[Morticia Iunia Bruti]

Yep, Battle of Hürtgen Forest:

First Phase (19. September 1944 - 15. November 1944)
The 9th Infantry Division's ultimate objective was Roer River crossings at Düren. On September 14, 1944, an attack by the 47th Infantry Regiment captured Schevenhütte, on the northern fringes of the forest, with few casualties. The division had surprised the Germans, but lacked the strength to push on as two of their regiments were committed to the south. Attacks on and around the Höfen-Alzen ridge by the 39th and 60th Infantry Regiments were met with heavy resistance and pushed back. The 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 39th captured Lammersdorf, but could not dislodge enemies entrenched in the woods behind the village; the 3rd Battalion suffered heavy losses attacking Hill 554, near Lammersdorf. In these early engagements, the 9th Infantry Division was unable to eject the Germans from the periphery of the forest, and decided to push through it to the northeast and capture Hürtgen and Kleinhau. The engagement began on September 19, 1944. Repeated probes entered the forest toward their objective, but were beaten back by the terrain and Germans dug into prepared positions. On October 5, the 39th and 60th Infantry Regiments attacked towards the town of Schmidt while the 47th held a defensive position. The Monschau-Düren road was quickly cut, but both regiments were slowed by defenses and suffered significant casualties: The 60th's 2nd Battalion was reduced to a third after the first day. The 39th was halted at the Weisser Weh Creek; there were problems with narrow paths, air bursts in trees, and fire breaks which were blocked or enfiladed. Evacuation and supply was difficult or impossible. By 16 October, 3,000 yd (2,700 m) had been gained at the cost of 4,500 casualties. The U.S. 28th Infantry Division — a Pennsylvania National Guard unit arrived on 16 October, to relieve the battered 9th.

The 28th Division was reinforced with the attached 707th Tank Battalion, tracked M29 Weasel transport and air support. Of its three regiments, one was deployed to protect the northern flank, another to attack Germeter, and the third to capture Schmidt, the main objective. The area had terrible terrain with the Kall Trail running along a deep river ravine. The terrain was not suited to tanks, despite the need for armor to support the infantry.



The attack by the 28th Division started on 2 November; the defenders were expecting it and were ready. The U.S. 109th Infantry Regiment, assigned to capture the woods north of Germeter, was impeded after 300 yards by an unexpected minefield (the "Wild Pig"), pinned down by mortar and artillery fire and harassed by local counterattacks. Just one mile was gained after two days, after which the 109th dug in and endured casualties. This initial attack was nearly all the ground the 109th would take during the battle. The U.S. 110th Infantry Regiment had to clear the woods next to the Kall River, capture Simonskall, and maintain a supply route for the advance on Schmidt: Again, these were very difficult tasks due to weather, prepared defenses, determined defenders, and terrain. The weather prevented tactical air support until 5 November.
The U.S. 112th Infantry Regiment, attacking from Germeter, took Vossenack and the neighboring ridge by the afternoon. The 112th was then halted by strong defenses and difficult terrain. The 1st and 3rd Battalions of the 112th moved across the Kall Valley and captured Kommerscheidt and Schmidt, respectively, on 3 November. The German supply route to Monschau was cut, but American supply, reinforcement, and evacuation were very limited as the Kall Trail had poor terrain and was infiltrated by the Germans. At dawn on November 4, a strong German counter-attack by tanks of the 116th Panzer Division and a chance encirclement by troops from the 89th Infantry Division rapidly expelled the 3rd Battalion from Schmidt, and they were unable to counter-attack. The battalion disintegrated after constant shelling and a fierce attack by the 116th Panzer Division and some men inadvertently fled east, to be captured by the Germans.^[13] The rest of the battalion retreated to Kommerscheidt to join the 112th's 1st Battalion. Realizing the gravity of the situation, eight M4 Shermans of Company A, 707th Tank Destroyer Battalion attempted to cross the Kall Valley, but only three actually made it across to support the beleaguered 112th. The 116th Panzer Division again attacked with tanks and infantry several times. The American tanks, along with infantry and air support, destroyed five German Panzer IV tanks. At Vossenack, the 112th's 2nd Battalion was nearly forced out of the town on November 6 by a fierce German counterattack, but were assisted by engineers in retaking the western part of the town. The Americans across the Kall Valley at Kommerscheidt held on until November 8, when an order to withdraw was given.^[14] The positions at Schmidt and the Kall Trail were abandoned. It wasn't until February 1945 that the 82nd Airborne Division permanently captured the Kall Trail and Schmidt.
A German regimental doctor, Hauptmann Günter Stüttgen, negotiated an unofficial ceasefire with the Americans at the Kall Bridge from 7–12 November, in order to attend to the wounded of both sides, numbering in the thousands.^[15] The lives of many American soldiers were saved by German medics.^[16]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle...t#Second_Phase

The picture is from the unoffical ceasefire from 07. - 12. November 1944.

Your turn.

[General Brewster]

[chesser2538]

Battle of Amiens. The start of the 100 day offensive.
Thank You Indy and the Great War for that totally not useless piece of historical knowledge.

[General Brewster]

I could've known

Can't rep thee matey.

[chesser2538]