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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
Easy Peasy Scenario#: 3 Date: 12 June 1944 Location: Carentan, France Airborne forces were theorized to be elite, shock forces that would be used for just a few days and then withdrawn for refit and preparation for the next operation. Before D-Day they were told they needed to give 3 days … Band of Brothers — Band of Brothers
The Battle of Bloody Gulch Scenario#: 4 Date: 13 June 1944 Location: Carentan, France The Germans that had retreated before the attack on Carentan had been reinforced by the 17th SS Panzer Grenadier Division. As the 2nd Battalion of the 506th moved out from Carentan, they ran into them at dusk. Both sides settled … Band of Brothers — Band of Brothers
If This is Combat Scenario#: 5 Date: 17 Sept 1944 Location: Son, Holland Operation Market-Garden had begun. Paratroopers were to seize bridges along Highway 69 in Holland to aid the British advance. Elements of the 506th were to take the main bridge over the Wilhelmina Canal just south of Son as well as … Band of Brothers — Band of Brothers
Eindhoven Scenario#: 6 Date: 18 Sept 1944 Location: Eindhoven, Holland Eindhoven was a major city that lay south of Son, back along the axis of the British advance. With Son secure, the 3rd Battalion of the of the 506th led off the assault towards Eindhoven on the morning of D+1. … Band of Brothers — Band of Brothers
Corporal to Sergeant Scenario#: 7 Date: 18 Sept 1944 Location: Best, Holland The bridge over the Wilhelmina canal between Eindhoven and Best was initially not considered important by the British, but General Taylor thought it would be good to have in case the bridge at Son became unusable. He assigned its capture … Band of Brothers — Band of Brothers
Black Friday Scenario#: 8 Date: 22 Sept 1944 Location: Veghel, Holland There were many attacks over a number of days against the town of Veghel, but the people of Veghel remember the 22nd as “Black Friday”. The 107th Panzer Brigade, having failed to take Son, moved under cover of darkness toward … Band of Brothers — Band of Brothers
Road Cut Scenario#: 9 Date: 26 Sept 1944 Location: Koevring, Holland One of the problems of the Holland campaign was keeping the road open. Market-Garden, by this point, was essentially a failure. Although the bridge at Nijmegen had been taken, the British Airborne troops holding the bridge at Arnhem had been … Band of Brothers — Band of Brothers
The Orchard Scenario#: 10 Date: 5 Oct 1944 Location: Oosterbeek, Holland The Hell’s Highway phase of operation Market-Garden was drawing to a close and the time of the muddy, bloody island was beginning. Still under command of Montgomery, they were eating British rations (bully beef, oxtail soup, daily rum ration) and … Band of Brothers — Band of Brothers
Opheusden Scenario#: 11 Date: 6 Oct 1944 Location: Opheusden, Holland As the 506th moved into positions along the front, the British pulled out, taking their tanks with them. Knowing this, the Germans took the opportunity to launch a full scale attack eastwards into and around Opheusden using the 363rd Volksgrenadier … Band of Brothers — Band of Brothers
Hettrick's War Scenario#: 12 Date: 6 Oct 1944 Location: Opheusden, Holland Lieutenant Donald Hettrick was an artillery observer in the 101st. On the “Island” he was assigned to the 327th Glider Infantry, Company “C”. There were two dikes in this area. A smaller one near the river that was held by … Band of Brothers — Band of Brothers
Noville Scenario#: 13 Date: 19 Dec 1944 Location: Noville, Belgium The combat experienced 4th Infantry Division stayed mostly intact in the face of the German onslaught that would later become known as the Battle of the Bulge. They stalled long enough for the 1st Battalion of the 101st as well … Band of Brothers — Band of Brothers
Ambush at Wardin Scenario#: 14 Date: 19 Dec 1944 Location: Wardin, Belgium As American troops started to filter into Bastogne, troops were dispersed to defensive positions in the outlying areas. Company I of the 501st was sent south to clear some woods and then east into the small town of Wardin. They … Band of Brothers — Band of Brothers
Let's Hubba-Hubba Scenario#: 15 Date: 21 Dec 1944 Location: Bois Jacques, Belgium As American troops initially moved into the area around Bastogne, part of a Volksgrenadier battalion was pinched off behind the perimeter and dug in a wooded area. The 1st Battalion of the 506th, withdrawn from the fighting in Noville had … Band of Brothers — Band of Brothers
To Die on Christmas Scenario#: 16 Date: 25 Dec 1944 Location: Champs, Belgium After the reply of “Nuts!” to the surrender ultimatum on the 23rd, the promised, massive artillery bombardment and assault never materialized. However, this did not mean the Germans were done. Starting early in the morning on Christmas, a German… Band of Brothers — Band of Brothers
Return to Son Scenario#: 17 Date: 19 Sept 1944 Location: Son, Holland Back in Son, the Bailey bridge was complete and British units were crossing in force. Left to guard the area were elements of the 1st Battalion HQ and the C/506 on the north side of the canal and a platoon … Band of Brothers — Band of Brothers
Son Defense Scenario#: 18 Date: 20 Sept 1944 Location: Son, Holland After the initial German attack against the Bailey bridge, the Americans sensed the dangerousness of their position and later that night rushed elements of the 327th Glider Infantry Regiment to reinforce this critical choke point. They along with… Band of Brothers — Band of Brothers
Ivan Kommen! Scenario#: 45 Date: 1 July 1944 Location: Minsk, Belarus With the 2nd phase of Operation Bagration underway, Army Group Centre faced annihilation as heavy attacks of Russian infantry and tanks carved into its formations, threatening imminent encirclement. German commanders desperately attempted to patch… Band of Brothers — Battle Pack 1
A Tall Order Scenario#: 46 Date: 6 July 1943 Location: Prokhorovka, Russia As part of the Russian 2nd army’s defensive belt south of Prokhorovka, Lieutenant Colonel Sushkov’s 154th Guards Rifle Regiment, 51st Guards Rifle Division, was ordered to block part of the expected armoured thrust by II SS Panzers Corps north into … Band of Brothers — Battle Pack 1
Death Struggle in the Snow Scenario#: 47 Date: 26 Dec 1941 Location: Berestovaya, Ukraine Winter on the Russian steppe in 1941/42 witnessed heavy fighting for villages and towns that offered shelter from the bitter cold. In the Donets region, a Russian thrust to disrupt German supply lines brought stiff fighting for the village of … Band of Brothers — Battle Pack 1
Seize and Hold Scenario#: 48 Date: 23 Dec 1944 Location: Regne, Belgium Stunned by the sudden German offensive into Belgium and Luxembourg, US forces hurriedly threw together a hasty defensive line to slow the German advance. Ordered from its base in France, the US 82nd Airborne Division moved out the next day … Band of Brothers — Battle Pack 1
Alexandria Scenario#: 9 Date: 1801/03/21 Location: Alexandria, Egypt The Battle of Alexandria, or Battle of Canope, was fought on 21 March 1801 between the army of Napoleon's French First Republic under General Jacques-François Menou and the British expeditionary corps under Sir Ralph Abercromby. The battle took place… Napoleon's War — Battle Pack I
Jena Scenario#: 10 Date: 1806/10/14 Location: Jena, Germany The twin battles of Jena and Auerstedt were fought on 14 October 1806 on the plateau west of the river Saale in today's Germany, between the forces of Napoleon I of France and Frederick William III of Prussia. The decisive … Napoleon's War — Battle Pack I
Auerstadt Scenario#: 11 Date: 1806/10/14 Location: Auerstadt, Germany The twin battles of Jena and Auerstedt were fought on 14 October 1806 on the plateau west of the river Saale in today's Germany, between the forces of Napoleon I of France and Frederick William III of Prussia. The decisive … Napoleon's War — Battle Pack I
Bussaco Scenario#: 12 Date: 1810/09/27 Location: Luso, Portugal The Battle of Buçaco or Bussaco, fought on 27 September 1810 during the Peninsular War in the Portuguese mountain range of Serra do Buçaco, resulted in the defeat of French forces by Lord Wellington's Anglo-Portuguese Army. Having occupied the… Napoleon's War — Battle Pack I
Queenston Heights Scenario#: 13 Date: 1812/10/13 Location: Queenston, Upper Canada The Battle of Queenston Heights was the first major battle in the War of 1812. Resulting in a British victory, it took place on 13 October 1812… Napoleon's War — Battle Pack II America's War
Chippawa Scenario#: 14 Date: 1814/07/05 Location: Chippawa, Upper Canada The Battle of Chippawa was a victory for the United States Army in the War of 1812, during its invasion on July 5, 1814 of the British Empire's colony of Upper Canada along the Niagara River. This battle and the … Napoleon's War — Battle Pack II America's War
Bladensburg Scenario#: 15 Date: 1814/08/24 Location: Bladensburg, Maryland The Battle of Bladensburg was a battle of the Chesapeake campaign of the War of 1812, fought on 24 August 1814 at Bladensburg, Maryland, 8.6 miles (13.8 km) northeast of Washington, D.C. Called "the greatest disgrace ever dealt to American … Napoleon's War — Battle Pack II America's War
New Orleans Scenario#: 16 Date: 1815/01/08 Location: New Orleans, Louisiana The Battle of New Orleans was fought on January 8, 1815 between the British Army under Major General Sir Edward Pakenham and the United States Army under Brevet Major General Andrew Jackson, roughly 5 miles southeast of the French Quarter … Napoleon's War — Battle Pack II America's War
Holy Ground Scenario#: E1 Date: 6 June 1944 Location: Angoville, France ln the confusion after the initial drop, small engagements developed everywhere. One such involved the 326th Airborne Engineers and the 2nd Battalion of the 101st, in the small town of Angoville and the surrounding hedgerows. It started when a… Band of Brothers — Extras
Oklahoma Wildcat Scenario#: E10 Date: 21 Jan 1945 Location: Kurtzenhausen, Germany In January the Germans launched a counter-offensive from the Gambsheim-Herrlisheim pocket, aimed at retaking Strasbourg. As they broke through the infantry screen of the 2nd Battalion of the 143rd regiment in woods in front of Kurtzenhausen and into… Band of Brothers — Extras
House to House Scenario#: E11 Date: 6 Oct 1942 Location: Stalingrad, Russia After weeks of intense fighting in Stalingrad, the 6th Army had nearly taken the key Dzerhezinsky Tractor Works. But the German first line troops were spent after a week of bitter combat. The Russian commanders chose this moment to hurl … Band of Brothers — Extras
Ferdinand's Folly Scenario#: E12 Date: 7 July 1943 Location: Ponyri, Russia Operation Zitadelle’s northern pincer ground to a halt in a series of pitched battles around the seemingly insignificant settlement of Ponyri. Having finally penetrated the second defense belt of the Russian defenses at great cost, the 86th… Band of Brothers — Extras
A trip to the Russian Dentist Scenario#: E13 Date: 12 July 1941 Location: Vitebsk, Russia As the 20th Panzer Division drove towards Vitebsk, its 21st Regiment faced the task of forcing a crossing of the River Daugava near the burnt out village of Ulla. It was at this action that future Tiger ace Otto Carius … Band of Brothers — Extras
Beneath the Crumbling Spires Scenario#: E14 Date: 6 March 1945 Location: Cologne, Germany As the 3rd Armored Division advanced into the bomb shattered ruins of Cologne, a famous engagement took place near Cologne Cathedral with a lone Panther from the Feldherrnhalle Division, which was possibly the only German tank still west of the … Band of Brothers — Extras
Cole's Metal of Honor Scenario#: E2 Date: 11 June 1944 Location: Carentan, France Lieutenant Colonel Cole’s 3rd battalion drew the assignment of attacking down the main road to Carentan from the north. The road crossed 4 rivers, the last one being the Madeleine River, and became known to the troopers as ’Purple Heart … Band of Brothers — Extras
The Next Day Scenario#: E3 Date: 7 June 1944 Location: Sainte Mere Eglise, France On D-Day the 505th PlR of the 82nd Airborne Division made a storied landing on the town of Sainte Mere Eglise in the Contentin peninsula, strategically important by virtue of being the meeting point of six roads. The town was … Band of Brothers — Extras
Here They Come Scenario#: E4 Date: 17 March 1944 Location: Narva, Russia During the retreat from Leningrad, the Germans hoped to form a new front at Narva. However they found that the Russians had already crossed the Narva River south of the city, creating two adjacent bridgeheads known to the Germans as … Band of Brothers — Extras
Tiger Paw Scenario#: E5 Date: 12 Jan 1943 Location: Leningrad, Russia Throughout the winter of '42-’43, the Soviets launched repeated attacks to relieve the siege of Leningrad. The hard-pressed Germans rebuffed one attack after another, but in so doing their lines became progressively thinner. Finally the Germans had… Band of Brothers — Extras
Hitler Meets Churchill Scenario#: E6 Date: 12 July 1943 Location: Prokhorovka, Russia The main attack on the southern face of the Kursk salient was to be delivered by Hoth’s 4th Panzer Army. After a week of fighting, the exhausted troops of Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler around Hill 252.2 prepared to advance on Prokhorovka … Band of Brothers — Extras
Shooting Arrows at Ghosts Scenario#: E7 Date: 26 Aug 1944 Location: Condillac, France After consolidating the landing areas around Frejus and St Raphael, the 141st regiment sped northwest in the wake of Task Force Butler . Their goal was to cut off the Nineteenth Army, who were retreating up the Rhone Valley. The … Band of Brothers — Extras
Hi-Wire Jinx Scenario#: E8 Date: 14 Sept 1943 Location: Altavilla, Italy Hill 424, overlooking the Salerno beachhead, was taken by the 36th but they were then forced to retreat by German counterattacks. The Allied forces made their stand along the La Cosa Creek between the Calore River and Altavilla. In the … Band of Brothers — Extras
Blue Beach Scenario#: E9 Date: 15 Aug 1944 Location: St Raphael, France After pursuing the retreating Germans as far up the Italian peninsula as Piombino, the 36th were withdrawn to prepare for a special mission. They were to lead the amphibious invasion of Southern France codenamed ’Operation Dragoon’, under their new… Band of Brothers — Extras
The First T-34s Scenario#: 19 Date: 23 June 1941 Location: Radekhov, Russia On the eve of Operation Barbarossa, the soldiers of the 11th Panzer were itching for a fight. They were superbly led, well trained, experienced, and had tasted only victory. As they trained near the Soviet border, few believed the official … Band of Brothers — Ghost Panzer
The Bloody Triangle Scenario#: 20 Date: 25 June 1941 Location: Dubno, Russia Although unknown to them at the time, the 11th Panzer Division had become the point of the spear in the largest tank battle in history (to that point). In some ways, it was the "first Kursk". This week long battle, … Band of Brothers — Ghost Panzer
Take Dubno…or be Shot! Scenario#: 21 Date: 27 June 1941 Location: Dubno, Russia While the bulk of the 11th Panzer Division was racing onward to Ostrog, Brigade Commissar N.K. Popel, commander of the 8th Mechanized Corp, was told, "If you take Dubno by evening, you'll get a medal. If you don't, you'll be … Band of Brothers — Ghost Panzer
Our Goose is Cooked Scenario#: 22 Date: 21 July 1941 Location: Uman, Russia After another month of hard fighting, the 11th Panzer Division was heading towards Uman in an attempt to help encircle a couple of Soviet armies. 5th Company of the 15th Panzer Regiment had, on the 20th, intercepted and destroyed a … Band of Brothers — Ghost Panzer
Hill 251 Scenario#: 23 Date: 21 July 1941 Location: Uman, Russia Although winning battle after battle, the war was beginning to take a toll on the 11th. As they took more casualties and spread out over more territory, they were being stretched thin. They were able to only push a small … Band of Brothers — Ghost Panzer
Vyazma Scenario#: 24 Date: 9 Oct 1941 Location: Vyazma, Russia The 11th was transferred north to be part of Operation Typhoon, the planned drive on Moscow. The first part of the operation was yet another pincer move - this one would end west of the Russian capital. The division attacked … Band of Brothers — Ghost Panzer