French Charles de Gaulle & Somua Objective
The hero of the French forces, Charles de Gaulle, is modelled in this blister along with an individually sculpted objective marker.
Tillverkare:
Battlefront Miniatures
Referens: FoW-FR880
When the German tanks crossed the Polish frontier, Colonel Charles de Gaulle, commander of the tanks of the Fifth Army, saw the German success in this campaign as vindicating the theories outlined in his book, The Army of the Future, published five years earlier. The forceful expression of his opinions on the failings of the French hierarchy and the need for more French armoured divisions antagonised the upper echelons of the French military.
Despite this, on 15 May 1940, five days after the German Army swept through the Ardennes, de Gaulle, now at 49 the youngest General in the French Army, was appointed to command the 4ème Division Cuirassée, an armoured division still in the process of forming. On 18 May de Gaulle took the initiative, ordering an attack with just a battalion of Char B1 heavy tanks, and two battalions of Renault R35 light tanks. He hoped an attack using his doctrine of surprise and rapid movement would throw the Germans off their stride and slow the German advance. His bold attack captured Montcornet after an advance of 15 miles (25km). However, German artillery took its toll and his force retired to its start line near Laon with around 100 German prisoners. Although his attack had little overall effect, the encounter with French heavy tanks did scare the German High Command, leading to an order to halt the German spearhead until the infantry
could catch up and protect their flanks.
The 4ème Division Cuirassée was then ordered to Abbeville to reduce the German bridgehead across the Somme. Once again, de Gaulle saw the opportunity to take the enemy by surprise. His tired troops and other hastily assembled formations attacked once more. The French took the Germans by surprise and gained their initial objectives but lost tanks at a rate they could not sustain. There was no doubting the valour of the French, but when the Germans organised a strong counterattack, the fighting became desperate. The division held on to the ground it gained until relieved on May 30 by the British 51st (Highland) Division that had been rushed over from the Maginot Line.
When France fell de Gaulle decided to carry on the fight from outside territorial France, becoming the leader of the Free French forces fighting in Africa.
To field Charles De Gaulle in your force, purchase a Renault Char B1 Tank Platoon (FRX11) and choose one of the models to represent him. The full rules for him around found in the French Command Card Pack. You can use the miniature of him included in this pack to replace one of the Command Teams in your force or create a custom objective for your troops to defend on the tabletop.
Contains:
1x metal Charles de Gaulle (dismounted)
1x resin and metal Somua Objective
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These miniatures are supplied unassembled and unpainted
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