Set on July 6th 1944 Benouville recreates the British attack on two bridges at the village of Benouville in France. The British landed three gliders, one near the bridge over the river Orne and two near the bridge over the canal, which was described as the finest piece of airmanship during the war as it was at night with just compasses and stopwatches. The British took and held the bridges untill their relief, the 6th airborne, arrived. The river bridge was taken without a fight as the Germans had left their positions, the canal bridge that became known as Pegasus bridge however was still defended. Pegasus bridge was defended by approximately 50 german troops and once the bridge was taken the Germans made two counter attacks, on one occasion a German tank was deployed, this was soon put out of action by Sgt. Thornton using a PIAT anti-tank gun, from very close range!! The first allied soldier killed on D-Day was at Pegasus bridge.

Search and Destroy

Objective: The cache of explosives that could be used to blow up the bridges needs to be destroyed to ensure the bridges remain intact. There is also a German tank based nearby this needs to be put out of commission to prevent it being used in a counter attack. The British must plant explosives and destroy either the explosives or the tank or eliminate all German resistance. The Germans must prevent the the British from securing their position on the bridge by eliminating all attacking forces and must disarm any explosives planted by the allies. Deployment: The British have landed their gliders in a marshy area to the west. The German forces are garrisoned in the school building and large farmhouse to the east of the bridge.

Retrieval

Objective: The Allied forces have landed their gliders near the bridge over the canal at Benouville. During the landing important papers detailing the various drop locations and attack plans of the allied invasion were lost. If the German forces can retrieve these documents and return them to their barracks it will greatly increase their chance of defending against the invasion. It is imperative that the British relief forces prevent the Germans from obtaining the documents and returning them to their barracks for decoding. Deployment: The German forces still have control of the small village of benouville which includes the barracks in the old school house to the east. The allied relief force of paratroopers is advancing down the road from the northeast of the canal.

Aerial Reconnaisance Photo: (click to enlarge)