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Bridges over Troubled Waters Scenario#: X06     Date: 6 June 1944     Location: Saint-Come-du-Mont, France The primary mission of the 101st Airborne Division on D-Day was to secure the exits from UTAH Beach. Its secondary mission was to establish a bridgehead over the Douve River in order to provide a springboard for a drive on … Tide of Iron — 1A Kickstarter
D-Day Mederet Scenario#: X07     Date: 6 June 1944     Location: Chef Du Pont, France On June 6th, 1944 the American 82nd Airborne Division landed in Normandy. Horribly scattered due to high winds, heavy flak, and inexperienced pilots, elements of the division move to capture the all important road bridges across the flooded Merderet… Tide of Iron — 1A Kickstarter
Pegasus Bridge Scenario#: 3671     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Pegasus Bridge, France The late hours of June 5, 1944... Led by Major John Howard, the men of Oxford and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry step aboard six Horsa gliders on a secret airfield in Dorset. Their mission: to launch the first airborne assault of … Memoir '44 — Air Pack
Sainte-Mère-Église Scenario#: 3672     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Sainte-Mère-Église, France Establishment of a defensive base at Sainte-Mère-Église was one of the key objectives of the US 82nd Airborne Division. In contrast with other regiments, the 505th Parachute Infantry, landing northwest of Sainte-Mère-Église, had one of the most… Memoir '44 — Air Pack
Juno Beach Scenario#: 3681     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Juno Beach, France The Canadian troops were assigned to land at Juno beach on D-Day and push inland. Juno had been divided into two beaches, 'Mike' and 'Nan'. The 7th Canadian Brigade under Brigadier H.W. Foster would land on Mike and the 8th … Memoir '44 — Air Pack
Gold Beach Scenario#: 3682     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Gold Beach, France The German defenses at Gold consisted of two battalions of the 726th Regiment supported by inland batteries. Barbed wire and a few anti-tank hedgehog obstacles protected the entire stretch of beach. The British planners had divided Gold beach into… Memoir '44 — Air Pack
Sword Beach Scenario#: 3693     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Sword Beach, France The 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
Pointe-du-Hoc Scenario#: 3694     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Pointe-du-Hoc, France Planners felt that the German batteries on Pointe-du-Hoc would be one of the most daunting threats to Allied forces landing on Omaha in the morning of D-Day. Set atop 100 foot cliffs west of the beach, the guns' range were … Memoir '44 — Air Pack
Utah Beach Scenario#: 3702     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Utah Beach, France The 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
Drop Zone Charlie Scenario#: A01     Date: June 6, 1944     Location: Le Chemin, France The 101st Airborne troops were scattered badly by poor weather, heavy flak and poor pathfinding. The 2nd Battalion of the 506th PIR fared better than most of the other units in hitting their Drop Zones. Once on the ground, they … Old School Tactical — Airborne
The Big Drop Scenario#: A03     Date: June 6, 1944     Location: Saint-Mere-Eglise, France Hours 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
D-Day Dawn Scenario#: A04     Date: June 6, 1944     Location: Saint-Mere-Eglise, France The sun has risen on June 6 and the great invasion has begun. The paratroopers in Saint-Mere-Fglise hold on to what they have gained. Stragglers continue to link up with them. But more German units are entering the fight as … Old School Tactical — Airborne
Taking the Town Square Scenario#: A05     Date: June 6, 1944     Location: Saint-Mere-Eglise, France The 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
All American Scenario#: 18     Date: 1944-06-06     Location: Chef Du Pont, France Lt. Colonel Maloney gathered his marsh-soaked stragglers from the hodgepodge of formations of the 82nd Airborne. The bridges over the Mederet River and the town of Chef-du-Pont were to be their primary objectives. They were mission-critical for the… Last Hundred Yards — Airborne over Europe
Currahee! Scenario#: 19     Date: 1944-06-06     Location: Ste. Marie-du-Mont, France After a badly scattered night drop northwest of its objective, Lt. Winters led a remnant of Easy Company (506th PIR) towards the village of Ste. Marie-du-Mont. When finally there, they were tasked with taking out a German 105 battery at … Last Hundred Yards — Airborne over Europe
Geronimo! Scenario#: 22     Date: 1944-06-06     Location: Sainte Mere Eglise, France One of the few units of the 82nd Airborne that didn’t scatter badly that morning was Col. Sink’s 505th PIR. They were tasked with taking the village of Ste. Mere-Eglise and its nearby vital crossroads to the west. But they … Last Hundred Yards — Airborne over Europe
Le Manoir Scenario#: 13     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: La Fiere, France The bridge at La Fiere carried the road from Ste. Mere-Eglise across the Merderet River and was the main objective of the 101st Airborne’s 1st Battalion, 505th Regiment. After a successful drop, they set off for their objective a mere 1,000 yards… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 2 - Paratrooper
Silence that Gun Scenario#: 14     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Foucarville, France Foucarville 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
Lost Opportunities Scenario#: 17     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Sainte-Mère-Eglise, France Ste. Mere-Eglise was a junction for five roads and was recognized by Germans and Americans alike as the key to defeating the airborne invasion. Shortly after midnight the village’s garrison had massacred in mid-air two sticks of paratroopers who had… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 2 - Paratrooper
The Roadblock Scenario#: 18     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Neuville-au-Plain, France In 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
Backs to the Sea Scenario#: 19     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Pointe-du-Hoc, France American Rangers had scaled the cliffs at Pointe-du-Hoc only to find the coastal battery guns there gone from their casemates. But once atop the cliff, there was no returning to the sea. The Rangers set up a perimeter to await their relief at the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3 - Yanks
Gavin Take Scenario#: 181     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Chef Du Pont, France One of the responsibilities of the Airborne troops was the seizure of several key bridges following the D-Day drop. One of these bridges was at Chef-du-Pont. Gavin organized a pickup force to take care of this bridge himself. With elements of the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition)
The Pouppeville Exit Scenario#: 183     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Pouppeville, France With 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)
Strayer's Strays Scenario#: 182     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Hiesville, France By 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)
The Globus Raid Scenario#: 29     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Danish 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!
Throwing Down the Gauntlet Scenario#: 101     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Varaville, France On 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
Point of the Sword Scenario#: 102     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Langrune-Sur-Mer, France The Allied landings at Normandy were quickly followed by advances into the villages that lined the coast. A detachment of the 4th Brigade Commandos pushed into the sleepy village of Langrune-sur-Mer from Sword Beach and met stiff resistance from the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5a - For King and Country
When I Call Roll Scenario#: AP101     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Vierville-Sur-Mer, France The “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!
Night of Nights Scenario#: AP132     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, France "Tonight is the night of nights" began Lt. Col. Robert Sink's message to the men of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment as they embarked onto a fleet of transport planes on the evening of 5 June. As the vast armada of aircrafts carrying the 101st… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #14 Oktoberfest XXXIV
Raff's Dilemma Scenario#: AP029     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Les Forges, France Not all the troopers of the 82nd Airborne Division entered France on D-Day via airdrop; some landed at Utah Beach with the 4th Infantry Division. Lt. Col. Edson raff, commander of a combined-arms unit whose mission it was to relieve the 82nd at Ste.… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #4 Normandy 1944
Night Drop Scenario#: A076     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Cauquigny, France Scattered in farms and villages along thirty miles of coast, the German 709th Infantry Division had been awaiting the invasion for one year. On the night of June 5-6, the 82nd Airborne dropped into the midst of the 709th. The mission of the 82nd was… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 95 Winter
Mike Red Scenario#: A079     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Courseulles-sur-Mere, France The port of Courseulles-sur-Mer was a German strongpoint, known to contain numerous AT guns and MG nests. The task of neutralizing these installations was given to the Canadian 7th Brigade and the hardpoints west of the River Seulles were detailed to… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 95 Winter
Lovat First Sight Scenario#: J031     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Benouville, France Fighting continued in Benouville and LePort as the British 7th Battalion continued to hold the towns against repeated German assaults. The Ox and Bucks, on the other hand, had been placed near the Caen Canal Bridge as a reserve to the British… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #2
It's About Time - Historical Variant Scenario#: PB06A     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Benouville, France The final relief of the British paratroopers at dusk. The British get a massive force, including ponderous but impenetrable Churchill tanks, but have to clear the Germans out of every building. Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #2
Clearing Colleville Scenario#: S005     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Colleville, France On the Omaha beachhead, as more and more troops and material came ashore, those remaining alive from the first wave were forcing their way inland bit by bit. In the sector of the First Infantry Division – the “Big Red One” – the day’s objective was… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #1
Mopping Up Scenario#: S059     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: St. Laurent, France For the 115th Infantry Regiment, their D-Day plan was to land in a subsequent wave, move inland several miles, and defend against the expected German counterattack. All plans change at the first shot, however, and the 115th was now to “mop up” the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Expansion Pack #1 2nd Edition
Day of Days Scenario#: 1     Date: 6 June 1944     Location: Utah Beach, France The cross channel invasion of France was the crucial “second front” that was needed to defeat Germany. The scope of the invasion was the largest in history and the first day of the Normandy invasion would be the most important. … Band of Brothers — Band of Brothers
So Few Led by So Many Scenario#: 2     Date: 6 June 1944     Location: Poupperville, France The 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
Rebecca, Can You See Me? Scenario#: BOH01     Date: 06/06/1944     Location: St.germain De Varreville, France Captain Frank L. Lillyman led his Pathfinders out the door of their C-47 troop transports and into the night sky over Normandy. At 0015 hrs. 6 June 1944, when his boots struck the dew soaked grass, Lillyman became the … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Band of Heroes
Flash... Thunder! Scenario#: BOH02     Date: 06/06/1944     Location: Normandy, France Thousands of paratroopers dropped on Normandy during the night of June 6, 1944. To avoid flak, most of the planes flew too low and too fast to place their "sticks” in their assigned dropzones. Paratroogers were scattered between the beaches … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Band of Heroes
Le Manoir Scenario#: BOH03     Date: 06/06/1944     Location: Sw Of Neuville, France Lieutenant John Dolan was the commanding officer of Able Company of the 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment. His company conducted a textbook drop on the night of June 6, collecting all but two of the 136 men assigned. Able … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Band of Heroes
Brothers in Arms Scenario#: BOH04     Date: 06/06/1944     Location: Neuville, France Lieutenant Turner Turnbull was a Native American, half Cherokee in fact, something that would have made him a second class citizen in mid 20th century America, but mattered not to his brothers in arms. On June 6th, his battalion, the … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Band of Heroes
Medal of Honor Scenario#: BOH05     Date: 06/06/1944     Location: Mézières, France The XYZ complex Was a group of buildings that housed a German artillery battalion. Clearing the buildings had originally been assigned to a platoon from A Company, 502nd PIR, but the company scattered well north of their objective. Hence, the … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Band of Heroes
The Road to Foucarville Scenario#: BOH06     Date: 06/06/1944     Location: Foucarville, France Pulling 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
Counter Attack at Sainte-Mère-Église Scenario#: BOH07     Date: 06/06/1944     Location: St Mere Eglise, France The town of St Mere Eglise was one of the first towns liberated by the Allied forces during D-Day. Men of the 2nd and 3rd Battalions of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division secured the town with minimal … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Band of Heroes
The Bridge at Chef Du Pont Scenario#: BOH08     Date: 06/06/1944     Location: Chef Du Pont, France After 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
Roosevelt's Butchers Scenario#: BOH15     Date: 06/06/1944     Location: Sw Of Carentan, France The 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division, coupled with the remnants of the 6th Fallschirmjager Regiment. attacked on the morning of June 13th. driving the 506th PIR back to within a mile of Carentan. The 2nd Battalion of the 502nd PIR … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Band of Heroes
Turnbull Turns 'Em Scenario#: 26     Date: 6-Jun-44     Location: Neuville-Au-Plain, France lt'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
We Go! Scenario#: 33     Date: 6-Jun-44     Location: St. Mere Eglise, France In 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
Pegasus Bridge Scenario#: 46     Date: 6-Jun-44     Location: Benouville, France At 0016 hours, three Airspeed Horsa gliders, flown with outstanding skill by pilots of the Glider Pilot Regiment, landed troops from the 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckingham Light lnfantry within 50 yards of the Caen Canal Bridge at Bénouville… Combat Commander — Battle Pack #3: Normandy