Brushwood Buzzsaw DTO (id:#60982)

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Casablanca, French Morocco 1942-11-10 (9 others)

Overview:

“Operation Brushwood” involved Colonel Satzmann's BLT-2-7 landing north of Casablanca and capturing the city. The landing itself was easy, but as the Americans drove south and neared the suburbs, they endured increasing artillery shelling. Then caught in the open fields they were raked by French machine guns and small arms fire, as well as three artillery pieces that fired into their ranks over open sights. The first wave of U.S. Forces was decimated and fled to the rear in confusion, taking shelter behind a railway embankment. However, three of the American platoons from Companies E and G performed bravely and held out, positioning themselves for a continuation of the attack.

Defender: Vichy French (Elements of Senegalese Battalion, Ain Sebaa Garrison)  

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