Operation Entsatz

DATE: 06/07/2025

TIME (GMT): 18:00

ERA: WW2

MAP(S): Normandy

TYPE: COOP

GAME: Arma 3

EVENT: Official

AUTHOR(S): Seedorf

SLOTS: 51 / 60

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RATING: (8)

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August 16–17, 1944 – Southeast of Trun, Normandy, France

In the closing phase of the Battle of Normandy, German forces in the Falaise Pocket face total encirclement. With Allied forces converging from the north, south, and west, the remnants of the 7. Armee and 5. Panzerarmee are in danger of being annihilated. The area between Trun, Chambois, and Argentan has become a deadly bottleneck, where escape depends on swift, coordinated action and any remaining ability to strike back.

Operation Entsatz is part of a series of desperate German efforts to relieve pressure on the pocket’s eastern edge and allow trapped units to escape toward the River Seine. This mission focuses on a breakout attempt by 1. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 916, 352. Infanterie-Division, a formation still capable of offensive movement despite exhaustion, shortages, and constant aerial bombardment.

The company has been ordered to advance southeast through enemy-controlled territory. Along the way, it must neutralize Allied positions blocking key roadways, silence artillery emplacements bombarding retreat routes, and secure strategic ground near Chambois to enable the withdrawal of other German units. Resistance is expected to be heavy, with a mix of American and British infantry supported by armor, artillery, and well-fortified positions.

While many German formations have been thrown into similar counterattacks, most have ended in failure or costly delays. Time is running out. This operation represents a final attempt to punch through the closing jaws of the Allied encirclement and prevent a complete collapse of German forces in Normandy.

The success of this mission may not change the course of the war—but for the men still trapped in the pocket, it is a matter of survival.