
The initial German plan is basically a wide-front attack with I/GD tasked to take Stonne. II/GD is to occupy and hold the woods to the east of Stonne, III/GD to cover the far west flank south of La Vivier, and Stu.Pio. to hold the woods to the west of Huttes d'Ogne. One company and much of IV GD was held in reserve, while 4-II-8 was ordered to secure the far east flank.
As Jim Dunnam, the German Commander noted, he should have read the Operations article on this battle! Spreading out the Germans like this is standard wargame procedure, but throws away the German advantage of mobility. As Guderian (?) said, 'klotzen nicht kleckern' which is to say, focus your energies on one area and let the enemy really have it. This deployment left the Germans ripe for destruction in detail, which is what happened.
The French plan was somewhat more complicated :-). It involved orders for all units throughout the whole day, with alternates, including variable/optional reinforcements. Many French commanders complained at the start of the game that they did not understand what was intended. The main idea was to concentrate on the German western flank, punch through, then sweep to the north of Stonne looking to eliminate supporting troops. With the initial troops located to the north of Stonne, reinforcements were ordered to approach Stonne from the south. Artillery preps were fired all day to soften up Stonne for the 1500 joint assault, designed to take Stonne right before the end of the game to give the Germans no ability to counterattack. Very clever! Wish I had thought of it :-)