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Throwing Down the GauntletScenario#: 101 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Varaville, FranceOn 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 |
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Point of the SwordScenario#: 102 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Langrune-Sur-Mer, FranceThe 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 |
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Going To ChurchScenario#: 105 Date: 8/1/1944 Location: Saint Martin-de-Fontenay, FranceIn the days following Operation Spring, the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division conducted several short but sharp engagements to improve their positions. One such position was the adjoining villages of St. Andre-sur-Orne and St. Martin-de-Fontenay. The… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5a - For King and Country |
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A Desperate AffairScenario#: 97 Date: 5/20/1941 Location: Heraklion, CreteThe mission of the German paratroopers approaching Heraklion was to take the town and its airfield in order to land troops of the 5th Mountain Division. As the paratroopers jumped from the Junker Ju52s, each armed with only a few grenades and a… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5a - For King and Country |
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The PinnacleScenario#: J018 Date: 4/21/1945 Location: Ie Shima, OkinawaThe Iegusugu Pinnacle was the nerve center of the Japanese defenses on the island of Ie Shima. After fighting their way through the town of Ie, the 306th was ready to attack the final Japanese bastion on Ie Shima. Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #2 |
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Taming TulagiScenario#: BB01 Date: 8/8/1942 Location: Tulagi Island, Solomon IslandsThe invasion of Tulagi was one of the several small preliminary invasions planned to secure the flanks of the Guadalcanal attack. The units selected for the invasion of Tulagi were the highly trained 1st Raider Battalion and the 2nd Battalion, Fifth… Advanced Squad Leader — Backblast #1 |
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Shattering the LineScenario#: OA15 Date: 4/16/1945 Location: Seelow, GermanyThe German Ninth Army had dug in atop the Seelow Heights, blocking the main Kustrin-Berlin road, and from there, inflicted terrible punishment on the attacking Russians. The Russians attempted a series of savage flank attacks in hopes of shattering… Advanced Squad Leader — Out of the Attic |
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Castello FatatoScenario#: G38 Date: 12/20/1942 Location: Meshkov, RussiaThe Italian 8th Army had been retreating since the prior morning in the face of the Russian winter offensive aimed at encircling and destroying Paulus’s 6th Army in Stalingrad. Charged with defending the flanks of the 6th Army, Germany’s brittle… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #31.4 |