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The Skirmish at Neuville was a small fight at the town of Neuville.
History
After the U.S. Airborne landed in Normandy, some Paratroopers misdropped at Neuville-au-Plain. The town had a lot of German Soldiers, and the men had to hold them off until reinforcements could arrive. The 101st Airborne American forces were commanded by Captain Fred Hamill and Miller's Men were commanded by Captain John H. Miller.
The fight started when a German sniper shot Caparzo through the chest when he was trying to help some French civilians. This forced the other Americans to take cover while Jackson took position behind some rubble to kill the sniper. Eventually, Jackson managed to kill the sniper by shooting right through his eye, killing him instantly. However, Caparzo still died as Jackson took too long to kill the sniper, leaving Carparzo to bleed out.
After that, they soon made it to a small tower of sorts and were resting there and waiting for Captain Hamill to arrive when Staff Sergeant Hill accidentally knocked a piece of wood against a stone wall that was made for the house where the German HQ was. The two sides shouted, threatening to shoot each other in panic until Hamill's men machine gunned the Nazis. Wade healed the only German survivor, who was wounded.
Americans
Germans
Approximately 8 Wehrmacht Soldiers (including a sniper)
Battle Outcome
All 7 Germans were mowed down by Capt. Hamill and his battalion as well as Pvt. Caparzo being gunned down by a sniper, with aforementioned sniper later being dispatched by Pvt. Jackson.