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Day 1 US 12th Army Group Situation Map for 1944-06-06, D-Day begins with the landing of 155,000 Allied troops on the beaches of Normandy in France. World War II - Western Front
Normandy - Pointe du Hoc Plan for Assault 2nd Ranger Battalion 6 June 1944 World War II - Western Front
Normandy - Vierville - St. Laurent Area Omaha Beach 6 June 1944 World War II - Western Front
Normandy - Utah Beachhead - VII Corps D-Day Operations 6 June 1944 World War II - Western Front
Normandy - Utah Beach - VII Corps Beachhead end of D-Day 6 June 1944 World War II - Western Front
Normandy - Utah Beach - Securing Ste. Mere-Eglise 7 June 1944 World War II - Western Front
Normandy - Utah Beach - 82nd Airborne D-Day Along the Merderet 6 June 1944 World War II - Western Front
Normandy - Utah Beach - 506th Parachute Regiment on D-Day 6 June 1944 World War II - Western Front
Normandy - Utah Beach - 505th Parachute Regiment at Ste. Mere-Eglise 6 June 1944 World War II - Western Front
Normandy - Utah Beach - 502nd Parachute Regiment on D-Day 6 June 1944 World War II - Western Front
Normandy - Utah Beach - 501st Parachute Regiment on D-Day 6 June 1944 World War II - Western Front
Normandy - Utah Beach - 4th Infantry Division on D-Day 6 June 1944 World War II - Western Front
Normandy - The Second British Army on D-Day 6 June 1944 World War II - Western Front
Normandy - St. Laurent - Colleville Area Omaha Beach 6 June 1944 World War II - Western Front
Normandy - Omaha Beach Later Assault Landings 6 June 1944 World War II - Western Front
Normandy - Omaha Beach First Wave Landings 6 June 1944 World War II - Western Front
Normandy - Omaha Beach Assault 6 June 1944 World War II - Western Front
Normandy - Omaha Beach - V Corps D-Day Operations 6 June 1944 World War II - Western Front
Normandy - German Countermeasures 6 June 1944 World War II - Western Front
Normandy - Evening of D-Day Omaha Beach 6 June 1944 World War II - Western Front
Normandy - Airborne Assault 6 June 1944 World War II - Western Front
Normandy - 82nd Airborne Division Drop Pattern 6 June 1944 World War II - Western Front
Normandy - 4th Infantry Division Utah Beach 6 June 1944 World War II - Western Front
Normandy - 101st Airborne Division Drop Pattern 6 June 1944 World War II - Western Front
The Bridge at La Fiere Scenario#: N16 Date: 1944-06-06 Location: Ferme Manoir la Fière, France Five 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
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
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
Night Drop Scenario#: 54 Date: 6 June 1944 Location: Sainte Mere-Eglise, France On June 6, 1944, D-Day began with pre-dawn night parachute drops by the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions behind Utah Beach. The 2nd and 3rd battalions of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR) of the 82nd Airborne Division were given … Tide of Iron — Designer Series
So Near and Yet so Far Scenario#: 53 Date: 6 June 1944 Location: La Fiere, France German 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
Bloody Omaha Scenario#: 26 Date: 6 June 1944 Location: Omaha Beach, France The D-Day invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, was the largest sea invasion in history, but overwhelming numbers did not guarantee success. The 116th Regiment of the American 29th Infantry Division landed in the area designated “Omaha Beach” along … Tide of Iron — Normandy
Red Devils at Breville Scenario#: 24 Date: 6 June 1944 Location: Breville, France Like their American counterparts, British airborne troops captured key objectives on D-Day June 6, I944. The British “paras ” were immediately counterattacked by. elements of the German 346th Infantry Division, a former static fortress unit upgraded… Tide of Iron — Normandy
Hide and Seek Scenario#: 23 Date: 6 June 1944 Location: Pointe du Hoc, France As part of Operation Overlord, the American Ranger battalions attempted to capture gun batteries at Pointe du Hoc after making a cliff assault under enemy fire. However, upon reaching their target, they discovered their information was wrong and were… Tide of Iron — Normandy
Picking up the Pieces Scenario#: 22 Date: 6 June 1944 Location: Bénouville, France During the final hours of June 5th, 1944, the British 6th Airborne Division landed behind Sword Beach to secure the eastern flank. Repelling counter-attacks, the 6th Airborne awaited relief from the forthcoming British commandos who stormed Sword… Tide of Iron — Normandy
Night Drop Scenario#: R223 Date: 6-Jun-44 Location: Cherbourg Peninsula, France Scattered in farms and villages along thirty miles of coast, the German 709th Infantry Division had been awaiting the invasion for a year. It had been formed eighteen months before around a core of German veterans from the Russian front … Squad Leader — Rogue Scenarios
Strayer's Strays Scenario#: O Date: 6-Jun-44 Location: Saint-Germain-de-Varreville, France By 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
The Pouppeville Exit Scenario#: F Date: 6-Jun-44 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 the early encounters for the 101st Airborne Division occurred at the many German strong points and scattered villages … Squad Leader — The General #17.2
Operation Tonga Scenario#: 27 Date: 6 June 1944 Location: Caen, France Operation Tonga was the codename assigned to the British 6th Airborne Division's actions as part of Operation Overlord. Tasked with a number of objectives, the division's paratroop and glider brigades all participated in the operation landing on the… Panzer (GMT) — Exp. #3 Operations For The Drive To The Rhine - The Second Front
Normandy, France, Part II Scenario#: 39 Date: June 6, 1944 Location: Ste.-Mere-Eglise, France The 506th Regiment comes to earth near Ste.-Mere-Eglise, to be opposed immediately by elements of the 91st Infantry Division. Panzer (AH/MMP) — Panzer Leader Para-Leader
Normandy, France, Part I Scenario#: 38 Date: June 6, 1944 Location: Ste.-Mere-Eglise, France Pathfinders of the 82nd Airborne land near Ste.-Mere-Eglise to mark the way for the main drop. Panzer (AH/MMP) — Panzer Leader Para-Leader
Gold Beach Scenario#: 3 Date: June 6, 1944 Location: Gold Beach, France Elements of British 79th Armoured Division attack elements of the German 716th Division on Gold Beach. Panzer (AH/MMP) — Panzer Leader
Omaha Beach Scenario#: 2 Date: June 6, 1944 Location: Omaha Beach, France Reínforced elements of the U.S. 1st and 29th Infantry Divisions attack elements of the German 352nd Division on Omaha Beach. Panzer (AH/MMP) — Panzer Leader
Utah Beach Scenario#: 1 Date: June 6, 1944 Location: Utah Beach, France U.S. 101st Airborne Division attacks elements of the German 709th Division behind the Utah Beach. Panzer (AH/MMP) — Panzer Leader
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
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
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
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
Daimler and Sole Scenario#: 20889 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Ouistreham, France The German strongpoint Wn12 (named "Daimler" by the Allies) was an artillery battery with 155mm French guns. The Wn14 (named "Sole" by the Allies) was defended by a grenadier company. On June 6, 1944, after a landing on Queen Red … Memoir '44 — New Flight Plan Bonus
Strongpoint Wn21 Trout Scenario#: 20868 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Lion-sur-Mer, France On 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
La Brèche dHermanville Scenario#: 19277 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Hermanville, France Sword Beach, 07h30,10 LCAs landed two assault companies of the 2nd East Yorkshire Regiment on Queen Red, just in front of the German strongpoint Wn18, called "Cod" by the Allies and defended by the German 10/736 company. In spite of … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2018
D-Day: Utah Beach Scenario#: 14360 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Utah Beach, France Just before 6.00 on June 6, 1944, warships began a massive naval bombardment of the German defenses on Utah beach with devastating results. The strongpoints were badly hit and all communication lines were severed, preventing the Germans from… Memoir '44 — D-Day Landings