The Americans were less than inspiringly commanded by Jay Stribling, Bill Hamilton, and Ed Sansing, each with an American leg infantry company, plus they had a platoon of 81mm mortars to provide fire support.
The Germans were capably commanded by Sean and Jim Pitts, each with a Fallschirmjager (parachute) company, and Phil Young, with a German infantry company, plus they had a platoon of 81mm mortars to provide fire support.
One of Jim's Fallschirmjager platoons prepares its firing positions behind a smoke screen prior to engaging one of Jay's American infantry platoons.[click on picture for a larger image.]
