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KnightsbridgeScenario#: 3711 Date: 6/12/1942 Location: Knightsbridge, LibyaThe Battle of Gazala was a series of clashes between Rommel and the British in the late spring of 1942 near the Libyan coast. The brilliant, but risky maneuvers by the "Desert Fox" in late May and early June were … Memoir '44 — Air Pack |
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MabatangScenario#: 3735 Date: 1/11/1942 Location: Mabatang, PhillipinesThe first major battle of the "Fighting Retreat" occurred south of Calaguiman River. Supported by artillery, the 57th Infantry, set up a line of defense extending from Manila Bay through Mabatang across open ground. The Japanese 65th Brigade and 9th… Memoir '44 — Air Pack |
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Wake IslandScenario#: 3725 Date: 12/23/1941 Location: Wake Island, PacificA coral atoll lost in the vast expanse of the North Pacific, Wake Island was home to "PAAville", a small stopover on Pan American Airways' U.S.-China route during the 1930s. In the military build-up to the war, the US Navy … Memoir '44 — Air Pack |
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Breakout at KlinScenario#: 3717 Date: 12/8/1941 Location: Nekrasino, RussiaWhen the German offensive against Moscow came to a halt on December 6, 1941, the 1st Panzer Division was ordered to Klin with the mission of keeping the town open for the withdrawal of other German formations. It succeeded in … Memoir '44 — Air Pack |
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Battle for RostovScenario#: 3723 Date: 11/26/1941 Location: Rostov, RussiaThe Battle for Rostov was a seesaw battle. Army Group South, with Ewald von Kleist's 1st Panzer Army in the vanguard, had taken the city by November 21st. But the German lines were over-extended and no longer in position to … Memoir '44 — Air Pack |
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Gates of MoscowScenario#: 3716 Date: 10/18/1941 Location: Moscow, RussiaIn October, the German High Command launched the final offensive of 1941 - Unternehmen Taifun (Operation Typhoon). The initial German success on the Eastern Front had put them deep into the Soviet Union on all fronts, but the advance slowed … Memoir '44 — Air Pack |
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Sea of AzovScenario#: 3734 Date: 10/7/1941 Location: Melitopol, RussiaOn September 26, 1941, Soviet units from the 9th and 18th Army attack the northern flank of the German 11th Army. The 1st Mountain Division and the "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" Motorized Division are rushed into position to bolster the … Memoir '44 — Air Pack |
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Russian BreakoutScenario#: 3732 Date: 7/31/1941 Location: Monastyryshche, RussiaBy late July the Russian 6th and 12th Armies are in full retreat, trying desperately to avoid encirclement by the German Seventeenth Army. General Tyulenev, the southern front commander, orders Musychenenko (6th Army) and Ponedelin (12th Army) to… Memoir '44 — Air Pack |
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LipovecScenario#: 3733 Date: 7/22/1941 Location: Lipovec, UkraineOperating in central Ukraine as part of the 17th German Army, a Slovakian motorized brigade, named after its commander, Brigadier General Rudolf Pilfousek, was ordered on July 22nd to capture the town of Lipovec. Made up of mechanized armor, infantry… Memoir '44 — Air Pack |
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Bug RiverScenario#: 3721 Date: 6/22/1941 Location: Bohukaly, PolandOn June 22, 1941, the 18th Panzer Division made an unusual assault across the Bug River. The first wave of infantry in "Sturmboot" assault craft was followed by anti-tank and artillery on decked inflatable rafts. Even more remarkable, were the … Memoir '44 — Air Pack |
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Beda FommScenario#: 3722 Date: 2/7/1941 Location: Beda Fomm, LibyaOn February 4th, Major-General O'Connor, with armored cars leading the way followed by 4th Armored Brigade, moved out to trap the Italians. The going was tough and a fast-wheeled vanguard was dispatched under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Combe… Memoir '44 — Air Pack |
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Gallabat-MetemmaScenario#: 3704 Date: 11/6/1940 Location: Metemma, EthiopiaGallabat-Metemma was Britain's first land offensive of the East Africa campaign. On November 6th, 1940, Brigadier J.W. Slim led the British assault. Under his command were the 10th Indian Infantry Brigade, 12 tanks from the 4th Royal Tank Regiment… Memoir '44 — Air Pack |