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Zitadelle - The RetreatScenario#: 6 Date: July 14, 1943 Location: Kalinovka, UkraineOn July 12, the German and Russian armored forces met to the west of Prokhorovka in the Ukraine. Nearly 1,300 tanks and assault guns clashed in what was to become the largest tank battle in history. The battle raged, in … Panzer (YAQ) — Panzer: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat on the Eastern Front, 1941-1945 |
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Zitadelle - The AssaultScenario#: 5 Date: July 9, 1943 Location: Kalinovka, UkraineIn the summer of 1943 the huge Kursk Salient stretched from Orel in the north to Kharkov in the south. The Germans were determined to eliminate the bulge and regain the territory lost to the Soviets in their '42 winter … Panzer (YAQ) — Panzer: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat on the Eastern Front, 1941-1945 |
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To the Gates of BerlinScenario#: 2 Date: April 21, 1945 Location: Spremberg, GermanyAt this point the war in Europe was nearly over. The Russian Forces were pouring into Germany from the Baltic to the Czechoslovakian border. The remaining German Forces and Townsfolk were called upon again and again to stem the tide … Panzer (YAQ) — Panzer: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat on the Eastern Front, 1941-1945 |
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Tiger, TigerScenario#: 11 Date: February 11, 1943 Location: Chernichevo, RussiaAfter the Russians captured Krasny Bor, lead armored units approached the village of Chernichevo in the effort to a large portion of the German 18th Army. On the night of the 10th, a German kampfgruppe was sent to block the … Panzer (YAQ) — Panzer: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat on the Eastern Front, 1941-1945 |
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The Puma ProwlsScenario#: 14 Date: June 28, 1944 Location: Lepel, RussiaDuring the destruction of Army Group Center the German front became pierced at many points. As the battlefield situation became more fluid, reliable information was of crucial importance to both sides. In the midst of the fighting an unusual clash … Panzer (YAQ) — Panzer: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat on the Eastern Front, 1941-1945 |
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The Paw Of The TigerScenario#: 13 Date: January 12, 1943 Location: Leningrad, RussiaThroughout 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… Panzer (YAQ) — Panzer: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat on the Eastern Front, 1941-1945 |
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The PartisansScenario#: 1 Date: July 22, 1943 Location: Bryansk Forest, BelorussiaComposed of peasants, villagers and isolated Russian troops, by this time the Russian partisan forces numbered close to 142,000. Although the effects of the partisans can not be accurately measured, they were a constant thorn in the side of the … Panzer (YAQ) — Panzer: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat on the Eastern Front, 1941-1945 |
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The Panzer Thrust Is SlowedScenario#: 24 Date: May 27, 1942 Location: Bir el Harmat, LibyaThe first day of the Gazala Battles. After slamming into the 4th Armoured Brigade and overrunning the 3rd Indian Motor Brigade the 15th and 21st Panzer Divisions of the Afrika Korps continued to run due north literally looking for a … Panzer (YAQ) — 88: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat on the North African Front, 1940-1942 |
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The Nikopol BridgeheadScenario#: 8 Date: January 13, 1944 Location: Nikopol, UkraineAfter the Germans had suffered multiple defeats at the hands of the Russians during the Summer of 1943, the Germans held only two positions on the east bank of the Dnieper River. The Nikopol and Kanev Bridgeheads were the last … Panzer (YAQ) — Panzer: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat on the Eastern Front, 1941-1945 |
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The Drive to the UkraineScenario#: 3 Date: April 7, 1944 Location: Buchach, UkraineThe Russian spring offensive of 1944 caught the German High Command by surprise and unprepared. On March 3, 1944, the Russian Forces of the 2nd Ukrainian Front attacked from Zvenigorodka through Uman, with a secondary thrust from Kirovograd towards… Panzer (YAQ) — Panzer: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat on the Eastern Front, 1941-1945 |
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The Clash of ArmorScenario#: 23 Date: May 27, 1942 Location: Point 171, LibyaThe first full-scale encounter between British and German armor in the Battle of Gazala began at approximately 7:15 am in the morning of the 27th of May, 1942 when the British 4th Armoured Brigade was assaulted by the entire armored … Panzer (YAQ) — 88: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat on the North African Front, 1940-1942 |
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The Battle for RomeScenario#: 36 Date: September 10, 1942 Location: Rome, ItalyAs the German 2nd Parachute Division advanced on Rome, several Italian formations, including the elite 21st “Grenadiers of Sardinia” Division, set up blocking positions and attempted to halt it. Slowly but inexorably the paratroopers pushed closer… Panzer (YAQ) — Armor: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat in Western Europe, 1944-1945 |
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Sunday of the DeadScenario#: 28 Date: November 23, 1941 Location: Sidi Rezegh, LibyaDay 6 of Operation Crusader found the 6th South African Brigade deployed in anticipation of a German attack near Point 178. The attack commenced around 1500 hours and drew intense artillery and AT fire from the defenders, causing the German … Panzer (YAQ) — 88: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat on the North African Front, 1940-1942 |
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Soldiers Of DestructionScenario#: 10 Date: October 10, 1944 Location: Radzymin, PolandThe men of the SS Totenkopf Division had stalled the advance of the Firth Guards Tank Army in late September. Then, silence. No fighting had occurred for the past three weeks. Replacements arrived; weapons were stripped and cleaned. The three … Panzer (YAQ) — Panzer: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat on the Eastern Front, 1941-1945 |
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Shoot-N-ScootScenario#: 34 Date: December 18, 1944 Location: Rocherath, BelgiumThe American 2nd and 99th Infantry Divisions, one tire and battered, the other inexperienced, were entrenched in the twin villages of Rocherath-Krinkelt. As the 12th SS Panzer Division began the assault on Rocheracth on the 18th, American artillery… Panzer (YAQ) — Armor: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat in Western Europe, 1944-1945 |
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Schwerpunkt!Scenario#: 17 Date: February 16, 1944 Location: Lissjanka, UkraineThe battles on the Dnieper had been bitter and costly. The salient at Cherkassy was the last crossing still held by the Germans. In January, Russian armored pincers had torn past the salient, boldly netting a pocket containing 7 German … Panzer (YAQ) — Panzer: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat on the Eastern Front, 1941-1945 |
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Parker’s CrossroadsScenario#: 37 Date: December 23, 1944 Location: Baraque de Fraiture, BelgiumRoute N15 is the major road from Liege to Bastogne. U.S. Major Arthur C. Parker, withdrawing with remnants of his 598th Field Artillery Battalion, realized the value of the crossroads at Baraque de Fraiture, decided to dig in and make … Panzer (YAQ) — Armor: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat in Western Europe, 1944-1945 |
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Operation “Morning Watch"Scenario#: 7 Date: March 7, 1945 Location: Siofok, HungaryOperation Morning Watch ‘Fruhlingserwachen’ was Hitler's plan to relieve the IX SS Mountain Corps which was trapped in the besieged city of Budapest. Often called the "Ardennes of the East', this operation was to be the German's last attempt to … Panzer (YAQ) — Panzer: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat on the Eastern Front, 1941-1945 |
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Nimm Das Jetzt!Scenario#: 18 Date: February 16, 1944 Location: Lissjanka, UkraineAfter the failure of the 1st Panzer Division to take Hill 239, the III Panzer Corps made a last ditch effort to relieve the forces in the Cherkassy pocket. The 1st SS Panzer Division “LAH” was ordered to attack Hill … Panzer (YAQ) — Panzer: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat on the Eastern Front, 1941-1945 |
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Night AttackScenario#: 4 Date: August 22, 1944 Location: Ergli, LatviaDuring the Russian winter offensive of 1943/1944, the Red Army had reached the frontier of the Baltic States, Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania. The German High Command realized that the Baltic States had to be held for political as well as … Panzer (YAQ) — Panzer: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat on the Eastern Front, 1941-1945 |
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New Kid On The BlockScenario#: 22 Date: November 28, 1942 Location: Djedeida, TunisiaOn November 27 the Allied spearhead of the TORCH landings ran into heavy opposition near Tebourba. The 1st Surrey’s scout vehicles contacted 15 German tanks, some of which were from the 501st Schwere Tank Abteilung, some 13 Pz III and … Panzer (YAQ) — 88: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat on the North African Front, 1940-1942 |
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Morgan’s StandScenario#: 30 Date: September 11, 1944 Location: Bar-le-Duc, FranceLt. Allen Morgan’s 2nd Platoon (as well as the rest of the 53rd Battlion) had orders to hold an important crossroads west of the Moselle River. On September 10th the Germans counterattacked the junction, but were repulsed in a furious … Panzer (YAQ) — Armor: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat in Western Europe, 1944-1945 |
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Last RoundupScenario#: 35 Date: April 11, 1945 Location: Erfurt, GermanyThe US 12th Army Group was using the Erfurt-Leipzig axis as their main line of advanceinto the heart of Germany. The industrial city of Erfurt was at the edge of the area which the Wehrmacht’s 11th Army was attempting to … Panzer (YAQ) — Armor: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat in Western Europe, 1944-1945 |
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Last Act In LorraineScenario#: 31 Date: December 6, 1944 Location: Singling, FranceFor nearly a month the US 4th Armored Division had been fighting in difficult terrain to clear Lorraine. On 6 December, in an attempt to take Bining and Rohrbach and reach the River Sarre and the German border, Lt. Col. … Panzer (YAQ) — Armor: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat in Western Europe, 1944-1945 |
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Land LeviathansScenario#: 9 Date: July 3, 1941 Location: Lipki, RussiaUnder pressure to hold Smolensk, Yeremenko was desperate to halt the German offensive. On 1 July, he committed his sole armored reserve: the 1st Moscow Motorized Rifle Division. It was a crack unit, the pride of STAVKA. Equipped with the … Panzer (YAQ) — Panzer: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat on the Eastern Front, 1941-1945 |
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KhamsinScenario#: 20 Date: June 13, 1942 Location: Tobruk, LibyaThe Gazala battles had been raging for days with Panzerarmee Afrika driving for the great prize of Tobruk. Several British strongpoints still lay in its path, one of which was the Knightsbridge box held by the 201st Guards Motor Brigade … Panzer (YAQ) — 88: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat on the North African Front, 1940-1942 |
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Hube’s PocketScenario#: 12 Date: April 6, 1944 Location: Buchach, RussiaThe March Russian offensive to drives the Germans back to the Carpathian Mountains had been successful. Partially due to Hitler’s “stand-fast” order, many large German formations were encircled. Among them was the entire First Panzer Army of General… Panzer (YAQ) — Panzer: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat on the Eastern Front, 1941-1945 |
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Hill of DeathScenario#: 38 Date: July 11, 1944 Location: Hill 112, FranceHill 112 has a commanding view over the surrounding fields and several small villages, which made it a key position. After the British took the hill, it was subjected to as many as 14 German attacks, all of which were … Panzer (YAQ) — Armor: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat in Western Europe, 1944-1945 |
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Half A ChanceScenario#: 21 Date: November 19, 1941 Location: Bir El Gubi, LibyaOn the second day of Operation Crusader, the southwest flank of the Axis front was occupied by the Italian Ariete Armored Division. Alerted that a British attack was imminent, they had prepared defenses behind areas of low-lying ground turned boggy … Panzer (YAQ) — 88: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat on the North African Front, 1940-1942 |
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First Crisis at Army Group NorthScenario#: 16 Date: June 25, 1941 Location: Raseiniai, LithuaniaWhen Army Group North moved toward the River Dvina, the Russian command responded by detailing the 3rd Mechanized Corps to meet and destroy Manstein’s units. On June 24th, the Soviet armored force made contact with the 6th Panzer Division, the … Panzer (YAQ) — Panzer: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat on the Eastern Front, 1941-1945 |
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Escape From DernaScenario#: 25 Date: April 7, 1941 Location: Derna, LibyaAs Rommel’s first offensive pushed across Cyrenaica, the British fighting withdrawal turned into a rout. Those forces falling back along the northern and southern edges of the Djebel Akhdar gravitated to the seaside town of Derna, where the coast… Panzer (YAQ) — 88: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat on the North African Front, 1940-1942 |
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Driven To The BottleScenario#: 15 Date: May 16, 1942 Location: Karlovka, RussiaThree days after the start of the Red Army spring offensive, German situation maps showed huge gaps in the front line in southern Russia where there were no units to stem the runaway Soviet assault on Kharkov. While the Russian … Panzer (YAQ) — Panzer: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat on the Eastern Front, 1941-1945 |
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Ci Arrendiamo (“We Surrender”)Scenario#: 27 Date: February 7, 1941 Location: Sidi Saleh, LibyaIn an attempt to halt the Italian 1oth Army which was retreating south from Benghazi, Combeforce - a motor infantry battalion reinforced with artillery and armored cars - was dispatched ahead of the pursuing British 7th Armoured Division. On 5 … Panzer (YAQ) — 88: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat on the North African Front, 1940-1942 |
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Camp NibeiwaScenario#: 29 Date: December 9, 1940 Location: Bir Enba, EgyptOperation Compass, the codename for Wavell’s offensive against Italian-held Libya, was kicked off with several assaults on Italian frontier camps. These camps were built to cover the approaches to the coastal road between Sidi Barrani and Bardia, and… Panzer (YAQ) — 88: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat on the North African Front, 1940-1942 |
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Blazin’ ChariotsScenario#: 19 Date: November 19, 1941 Location: Gabr Saleh, LibyaOn the second day of Operation Crusader, Kampfgruppe Stephan had been formed from units of the 21st Panzer Division in response to reports of incursions of British tanks. Kampfgruppe Stephan encountered elements of the 4th Armoured Brigade alone in… Panzer (YAQ) — 88: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat on the North African Front, 1940-1942 |
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Action At KommerscheidtScenario#: 32 Date: November 4, 1944 Location: Kommerscheidt, GermanyBy October, 1944 the American Army had ripped two large holes in the Siegfried Line at Aachen and Roetgen. The next step called for a limited flanking operation in the Huertgen Forest. The 28th Division was ordered to carry out … Panzer (YAQ) — Armor: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat in Western Europe, 1944-1945 |
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A Small Town In GermanyScenario#: 33 Date: April 8, 1945 Location: Friesoythe, GermanyThe occupation of the Groningen bulge made it possible for the British Second Army to drive into northern Germany. The Allied advance did not go smoothly. Small “stay-behind” forces resisted bitterly. One example occurred when the Canadian 4th… Panzer (YAQ) — Armor: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat in Western Europe, 1944-1945 |
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A Bridgehead Too WetScenario#: 26 Date: March 22, 1943 Location: Wadi Zigzaou, TunisiaWhen the British 8th Army began crossing the Mareth Line, one of the obstacles encountered was the wide, steep-sided Wadi Zigzaou. The first units to make their way across the wadi were accompanied by some 40 Valentine tanks, used because … Panzer (YAQ) — 88: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat on the North African Front, 1940-1942 |