Browse Items (189 total)
- Date is exactly "1944-06-06"
Wintz's FlankScenario#: P03 Date: 6 June, 1944 Location: Pointe Du Hoc, FranceThe flrsi German attack came over the fields that stretched toward St-Pierre-du-Mont, where Lieutenant Wintz’s Rangers spotted riflemen coming through the craters, with at least one machine-gun section, When the enemy reached the hedgerow field one… Combat! — Rangers |
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Widerstandsnest 61Scenario#: 48 Date: 6-Jun-44 Location: Omaha Beach, FrancePinned on the beach under relentless fire from German Widerstandsnest (Resistance points) hidden in the overlooking bluffs, US soldiers hunkered down behind the meager protection of the beach's loose stone shingle. But in one sector the Germans were… Combat Commander — Battle Pack #3: Normandy |
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White RussiansScenario#: O17 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Les Droueries, FranceNone. Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 9 |
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When I Call RollScenario#: AP101 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Vierville-Sur-Mer, FranceThe “Great Crusade” was underway, but even the lowliest private on Omaha Beach at H-Hour could tell all had not gone according to plan. The Germans manning the Atlantic Wall were not the espected second rate troops, and there were many more of them… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #11 29 Lets Go! |
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Westward Ho!Scenario#: N10 Date: 6 June, 1944 Location: Cauquigny, FranceCaptain Ben Schwarzwalder was elated to find Cauquigny already in friendly hands. Now there was no need to fight for possession of the Cauquigny bridge head, which seemed firmly held, he felt he had completed the task given him by … Combat! — Normandy |
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We Go!Scenario#: 33 Date: 6-Jun-44 Location: St. Mere Eglise, FranceIn the early hours of June 6, the paratroopers of the 101st and 82nd Airborne divisions leapt into the night over Normandy to clear the path for the invading Allied forces who were at that time steaming across the English … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #1: Paratroopers |
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Vaumicel ManorScenario#: 6678 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Vacqueville, FranceOmaha Beach at the end of the morning, US units which have survived to the hell of the beach began to reach the plateau. Companies of 116th Infantry Rgt, 115th Infantry Rgt, 2nd and 5th Rangers and tanks of 743rd … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2011 |
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Utah BeachScenario#: 1 Date: June 6, 1944 Location: Utah Beach, FranceU.S. 101st Airborne Division attacks elements of the German 709th Division behind the Utah Beach. Panzer (AH/MMP) — Panzer Leader |
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Utah BeachScenario#: 3702 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Utah Beach, FranceThe American plan was that following the air and naval bombardment, the 8th Regiment would land first, followed by Duplex Drive (DD) tanks. Utah was divided into a northern beach 'Tare' and a southern beach 'Uncle'. When Brigadier General Theodore … Memoir '44 — Air Pack |
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Utah BeachScenario#: 42 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Utah Beach, FranceThe American plan was that following the air and naval bombardment, the 8th Regiment would land first followed by Duplex Drive (DD) tanks. Utah was divided into a northern beach 'Tare' and a southern beach 'Uncle'. When Brigadier General Theodore … Memoir '44 — Online - No Air Rules |
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Turnbull Turns 'EmScenario#: 26 Date: 6-Jun-44 Location: Neuville-Au-Plain, Francelt's D-Day, and the 82nd Airborne Division is struggling to consolidate its defenses at St. Mere Eglise. Expecting a counterattack from the north, 3/505 Commander Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort orders D Company's 3rd Platoon, led by 1st Lt. Turner… Combat Commander — Battle Pack #1: Paratroopers |
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To The Manor DrawnScenario#: N03 Date: 6 June, 1944 Location: La Fiere Manoir, FranceAfter taking the La Fiere manoir, Captain Schwarzwalder’s contingent crossed over the causeway. Finding no enemy present at Cauquigny, they moved out to the north, seeing no need to garrison Uie west end of the causeway. Able Company, still unaware … Combat! — Normandy |
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Throwing Down the GauntletScenario#: 101 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Varaville, FranceOn D-Day at 0100 hours, an advance party from the 3rd Parachute Brigade descended over the Normandy countryside between the Orne and Dives rivers – the Allied invasion of Europe had begun. One of the tasks for the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion was… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5a - For King and Country |
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This Man Was GoodScenario#: 50 Date: 6-Jun-44 Location: Omaha Beach, FranceAfter knocking out a key German Widerstandsnest on the east end of Omaha Beach, US forces from L company, 16th infantry led by Lt. Jimmie Monteith, gained a toe-hold on the high ground. As Monteith and his men advanced through … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #3: Normandy |
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The Uneasy WaitScenario#: 51 Date: 6-Jun-44 Location: Le Breche, Sword Beach, FranceThe European invasion was coming, everyone knew it, but where? Little did the grenadiers of Hauptman Kuhtz's 10th Company, 736th Grenadier Regiment know that their position in Widerstandsnest 20, codenamed “Cod", was the center of the British 3rd… Combat Commander — Battle Pack #3: Normandy |
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The Stovepipe BluffScenario#: TUS01 Date: 1944-06-06 Location: W Of Turcqueville, FranceLock 'n Load Tactical — The Untold Stories |
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The RoadblockScenario#: 18 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Neuville-au-Plain, FranceIn the confusion of the scattered air drop of the 101st Airborne, Lt. Colonel Vandervoort was ordered to turn his 2nd Battalion towards the already-taken village of Ste. Mere-Eglise and abandon his initial objective – a blocking position astride… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 2 - Paratrooper |
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The Road to FoucarvilleScenario#: HoN08 Date: 1944-06-06 Location: Foucarville, FrancePulling together in groups of twos and threes, the men of the 101st Airborne slowly formed a semblance of unit cohesion. Because the Germans were confused, overwhelmed, or unable to coordinate a defense, by the dawn of June 6th the American… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of Normandy |
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The Road to FoucarvilleScenario#: BOH06 Date: 06/06/1944 Location: Foucarville, FrancePulling together in groups of twos and threes, the men of the 101st Airborne slowly formed a semblance of unit cohesion. Because the Germans were confused, overwhelmed, or unable to coordinate a defense, by the dawn of June 6th the … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Band of Heroes |
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The Reluctant ShepherdScenario#: TUS06 Date: 1944-06-06 Location: N Of Ranville, FranceLock 'n Load Tactical — The Untold Stories |
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The Pouppeville ExitScenario#: 183 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Pouppeville, FranceWith the invasion at Normandy underway, the first Allied troops to see fighting were the men of the airborne divisions. Most of these early encounters for the 101st Airborne Division occurred at the many German strongpoints and scattered villages… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition) |
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The Pouppeville ExitScenario#: F Date: 6-Jun-44 Location: Pouppeville, FranceWith the invasion at Normandy underway, the first Allied troops to see fighting were the men of the airborne divisions. Most of the early encounters for the 101st Airborne Division occurred at the many German strong points and scattered villages … Squad Leader — The General #17.2 |
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The Milling CrowdScenario#: N01 Date: 6 June, 1944 Location: La Fiere Manoir, FranceFollowing their successful drop, intact and in almost perfect order, Able Company of the 505th P.I.R. moved speedily to their D Day objective: the Merderet bridge at La Fiere. The large manor house adjacent to the river bridge had been … Combat! — Normandy |
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The Globus RaidScenario#: 29 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Copenhagen, DenmarkDanish partisans attacked an important Globus radio factory outside Copenhagen when they learned that parts for the new V-2 rocket were being manufactured there. On the appointed day, all the BOPA partisans that could be gathered together assembled… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 4 - Partisan! |
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The Dice Have No MemoryScenario#: TUS09 Date: 1944-06-06 Location: E Of Ranville, FranceLock 'n Load Tactical — The Untold Stories |
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The Coup de MainScenario#: 6702 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Merville, FranceDuring the night June 5-6 1944, units of the 6th (British) Airborne Division were dropped east of Caen, between the Orne and Dives rivers. Their objective was: to capture the bridges on the Orne river and the canal (later made … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2 |
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The Bridge at La FiereScenario#: N16 Date: 1944-06-06 Location: Ferme Manoir la Fière, FranceFive hours before the D-Day landings began, a massive force of 6000 paratroopers jumped from 400 Skytrain troop carrier aircraft into an intended objective area of 10 square miles, either side of the Merderet River. Tasked with taking a Bridge … Undaunted — Undaunted: Normandy |
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The Bridge at Chef Du PontScenario#: HoN13 Date: 1944-06-06 Location: Chef Du Pont, FranceAfter attacks by men ofthe 507th and 508th PlR, the German forces defending the bridge at Chef Du Pont withdrew across the bridge and set up defensive positions along the opposite bank. Further American attacks were thwarted by a fierce defense until… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of Normandy |
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The Bridge at Chef Du PontScenario#: BOH08 Date: 06/06/1944 Location: Chef Du Pont, FranceAfter attacks by men ofthe 507th and 508th PlR, the German forces defending the bridge at Chef Du Pont withdrew across the bridge and set up defensive positions along the opposite bank. Further American attacks were thwarted by a fierce … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Band of Heroes |
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The Big DropScenario#: A03 Date: June 6, 1944 Location: Saint-Mere-Eglise, FranceHours before the beach landings on D-Day, thousands of paratroopers were dropped into occupied France in the dead of the night. One of the primary objectives of the 82nd Airborne Division was the capture of Saint-Mere-Eglise. The German garrison was… Old School Tactical — Airborne |
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Taylor Made DefenseScenario#: PB05 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Benouville, FranceContinuous counterattacks were steadily pushing the paratroopers of Major Taylor’s company back inBenouville. Most of the paratroopers were wounded, including Taylor himself, but continued to fight as they had no place to retreat. The 7th Battalion’s… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 4 - Pegasus Bridge |
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Taking the Town SquareScenario#: A05 Date: June 6, 1944 Location: Saint-Mere-Eglise, FranceThe fight moves to the town square. The paratroopers must clear out the enemy from every building. The Germans that have remained in town are not giving up easily. They must hold out until reinforcements arrive. Old School Tactical — Airborne |
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Taking the Point (Planned)Scenario#: 47b Date: 6-Jun-44 Location: Pointe-Du-Hoc, FranceThe plan called for three of the companies of 2nd Ranger Battalion to land east and west of the point at 0630 hours, instantly following a half hour bombardment from the battleships Arkansas and Texas. Delta on the West with … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #3: Normandy |
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Taking the Point (Historical)Scenario#: 47a Date: 6-Jun-44 Location: Pointe-Du-Hoc, FranceThe US Rangers drew the most difficult single mission for the morning of the invasion of Nazi occupied France: Neutralize the Battery of guns on Pointe du Hoc. The Rangers had to scale 100 foot cliffs on the seaward side … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #3: Normandy |
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Sword Beach OverlordScenario#: 34 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Sword Beach, FranceThe landings on Sword Beach according to the assault plan had the DD tanks of the 13th and 18th Hussars land just before the British infantry units. But as on the other beaches this day, heavy seas slowed the approach … Memoir '44 — Online Only |
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Sword BeachScenario#: 6367 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Sword Beach, FranceThe early hours, morning of June 6, 1944 - Men of the British 6th Airborne Division airdrop inland to capture the bridges over the Orne River and canal and prevent the German armored formations in the area between Normandy and … Memoir '44 — Breakthrough |
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Sword BeachScenario#: 3693 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Sword Beach, FranceThe 8th Brigade of the 3rd British Division, supported by Commandos of the 1st Special Service Brigade and the amphibious Sherman tanks of the 13th/18th Hussars, formed the first wave of Allied forces to land on "Sword" beach, near the … Memoir '44 — Air Pack |
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Sword BeachScenario#: 4 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Sword Beach, FranceThe 8th Brigade Group of the 3rd British Division, supported by Commandos of the 1st Special Service Brigade and the amphibious Sherman tanks of the 13th and 18th Hussars, formed the first wave of Allied forces to land on "Sword" … Memoir '44 — Memoir 44 |
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Strongpoint Wn21 TroutScenario#: 20868 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Lion-sur-Mer, FranceOn the coastal city of Lion-sur-Mer, Germans had built the strongpoint Wn21 with a company of the 716. ID (9/736). Named "Trout" by the Allies, this strongpoint had to be neutralized by two groups of the 41st Royal Marines Commando. … Memoir '44 — New Flight Plan Bonus |
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Strong point La CassineScenario#: 13504 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Bernières-sur-mer, FranceThe German strong point Wn28 had been built in place of a villa called "la Cassine" on the beach side of Bernières-sur-mer. On the 06th of June 1944 at 08h05, the B Company of Queen's Own Rifles of Canada landed … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2014 |
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Strayer's StraysScenario#: 182 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Hiesville, FranceBy dawn of D-Day, Lt. Colonel Robert Strayer had pieced together a unit comprised of scattered men from three Parachute Regiments. Radio communication with HQ didn’t exist. All Strayer knew for certain was that his objective was to clear the southern… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition) |
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Strayer's StraysScenario#: O Date: 6-Jun-44 Location: Saint-Germain-de-Varreville, FranceBy dawn, Lt. Colonel R.L. Strayer had pieced together a unit composed of men of the 502nd, 506th and 508th Parachute Regiments. Front lines and flanks were meaningless. The officers and men didn't know one another. Radio contact with HQ … Squad Leader — The General #20.4 |
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South Rampart - Fire!Scenario#: N12 Date: 6 June, 1944 Location: Les Heutes, FranceBy mid morning, Timmes had over a hundred men digging in around the buildings and gardens of the small hamlet of les Heutes. Timmes’ own CP was established under the trees of a bocage-lined orchard. One detail requisitioned the farmer’s … Combat! — Normandy |
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So Near and Yet so FarScenario#: 53 Date: 6 June 1944 Location: La Fiere, FranceGerman doctrine emphasized immediate counterattacks when the enemy was relatively weak and had not yet consolidated the positions they had just seized. During the D-Day invasion of Normandy, the American airborne forces had the mission to prevent or… Tide of Iron — Designer Series |
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So Few Led by So ManyScenario#: 2 Date: 6 June 1944 Location: Poupperville, FranceThe 3rd battalion of the 501st had been dropped with General Taylor to serve as a division reserve and as protection for the division headquarters. By daybreak only about 40 men of the entire 600 man battalion had been assembled. … Band of Brothers — Band of Brothers |
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Sniper's DenScenario#: HoN11 Date: 1944-06-06 Location: Le Port, FranceThe Ox and Bucks had taken the Orne canal bridge and quickly established a perimeter. Now, they had to hold it while facing greater German resistance. Even worse was the incessant sniper fire coming from west of their positions. … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of Normandy |
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Sniper's DenScenario#: SB04 Date: 06/06/1944 Location: Le Port, FranceThe Ox and Bucks had taken the Orne canal bridge and quickly established a perimeter. Now, they had to hold it while facing greater German resistance. Even worse was the incessant sniper fire coming from west of their positions. … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Swift and Bold |
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Silence that GunScenario#: 14 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Foucarville, FranceFoucarville was just one of several small villages behind Utah Beach which were occupied to prevent German reinforcements from reaching the beach. At dawn on June 6th, American paratroopers entered the village and the Germans withdrew to a fortified… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 2 - Paratrooper |
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Saving Brigadier HillScenario#: HoN10 Date: 1944-06-06 Location: Ranville, FranceThe British 3rd Para brigade under Brigadier James Hill had successfully accomplished their D Day objectives, but with heavy casualties. They then established holding positions north of the town of Ranville. Ranviiie was key in defending the British… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of Normandy |
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Saving Brigadier HillScenario#: SB08 Date: 06/06/1944 Location: Ranville, FranceThe British 3rd Para brigade under Brigadier James Hill had successfully accomplished their D Day objectives, but with heavy casualties. They then established holding positions north of the town of Ranville. Ranviiie was key in defending the British… Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Swift and Bold |