June 13th, 1944

Villers-Bocage

D-Day +7. The British are advancing toward Caen and are coming to a grinding halt by the elite German Panzer-Lehr Division at a town called Tilly-sur-Seulles. The British 7th Armored Division is ordered to flank southeast around the Germans through the town of Villers-Bocage and capture the high ground beyond, called Point 213. The British advancing through the area are being opposed by Michael Wittmann, commander of the 2nd Company in the 101st SS Heavy Panzer Battalion. Wittmanns orders are to position his unit behind the Panzer-Lehr-Division to cover their open left flank. At approximately 0900 hours, Wittmann's Tiger emerges from cover to the surprise of the entire advancing British column thus opening the battle for Villers-Bocage.

Germany	Great Britain
Ground Forces
Citroen 11CV (Wehrmacht) Typ 166 Schwimmwagen Opel Blitz S 3.6 SdKfz 251/1 Ausf. D "Hanomag" PzKpfw IV Ausf. H PzKpfw V Ausf. A "Panther" PzKpfw VI Ausf. E "Tiger" (late) Jagdpanzer IV Ausf. F (early) SdKfz 124 "Wespe" SdKfz 251/1-II "Stuka zu Fuss"	Bedford OY M5A1 Halftrack Stuart Recce Daimler Dingo Mk I Cromwell Mk IV Centaur Mk IV Sherman VC "Firefly" Sherman V Churchill Mk IV (75mm) 17pdr SP Achilles IC
Stationary Weapons
8.8 cm Flak 18 7.5 cm PaK 40 8.1cm Granatwerfer 34 10.5cm LeFH 18	Ordnance QF 6-pdr AT Gun Mk IV Ordnance ML 3 inch Mortar Mk II