St-Aignan-sur-Cher, France

South of Blois, the French retreated and re-established a defense behind the Cher River on the Montrichard/St-Aignan line. The German 33rd Infantry Division occupied Romorantin and Selles-sur-Cher before pushing westward to close the trap. In St-Aignan, on the south bank of the river, the remnants of several French formations gathered. Weakened and with virtually no infantry left, the 241st DLI handed over its combat elements to the 85th DIA, notably the 98th Artillery Regiment and the 125th GRDI. Elements of the 4th DCR also joined in the defense of the town and surrounding area: self-propelled guns, Laffly W15TCC tank destroyers, motorcyclists and motorized infantry and a few anti-tank guns. The troops immediately began preparations to destroy the St-Aignan bridge.

In the early afternoon, a detachment from the 4th DCR, along with some Algerian riflemen and the Polish anti-tank gunners from 85th DIA, stopped the German attack in the Cher valley. A single B1bis tank named "Vercingétorix" helped the Algerians hold the St-Aignan/Novers railway station long enough to blow up the bridge at St-Aignan, but many of the riflemen were trapped on an island in the Cher and suffered heavy losses to German fire. The Polish gunners and the remnants of the Algerian riflemen held the town until the next day, when the division abandoned the river line; the Polish company commander and eight of his men fell prisoner to the Germans. After the Armistice, St-Aignan would fall on the line of demarcation between Vichy and Occupied France.

Use French 25mm AT counters to represent the Polish AT guns. There is a DIY countersheet for a Polish version of the French substitute counters.

Counters from White Eagles may be used instead of those from The Deluge.