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- Source is exactly "HSASL 2 - Operation Veritable"
Water FoulScenario#: HS17 Date: 2/9/1945 Location: Niel, GermanyOperation Veritable kicked off in the early morning of the 8th, and progress throughout the day was better than expected. Plans called for several units to wait to attack after darkness had fallen, and some of these had the unenviable task of… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 2 - Operation Veritable |
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Tussle at ThomashofScenario#: HS23 Date: 2/18/1945 Location: Thomashof, HollandOn the morning of the 17th of February, as the 6th Black Watch and the 1st Gordon Highlanders approached the hamlet of Thomashof, the lead company of the Black Watch was pinned down by fire from a fortified farm complex, consisting of a large house… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 2 - Operation Veritable |
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To the Matter BornScenario#: HS18 Date: 2/9/1945 Location: Cleve, GermanyBy D+1 of the Operation Veritable campaign, the King’s Own Scottish Borderers had been ordered to cross the Westwall defenses in force near the Reichswald Forest as part of the 15th Scottish Division’s assault. They found a location to cross the… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 2 - Operation Veritable |
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Tickling the IvoriesScenario#: HS24 Date: 2/19/1945 Location: Goch, GermanyThe Canadians dug in immediately upon capturing the Schwanenhof farm. German fallschirmjager counterattacked soon after but were repulsed. Major Kennedy, the wounded commander of B Company, barked out orders from his cellar command post, directing… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 2 - Operation Veritable |
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The Good ShepherdScenario#: HS30 Date: 2/26/1945 Location: Kepplen, GermanyThe North Shore Regiment had been ordered to advance toward the Rhine. Its Commander, Lt. Col. John Rowley, was known as the Good Shepherd for the long walking staff he usually carried. The regiment closed on Kepplen with the two lead companies… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 2 - Operation Veritable |
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Protesting the SpeculativeScenario#: HS31 Date: 2/27/1945 Location: Hockwald Gap, GermanyGeneral Simonds, commander of the 2nd Canadian Corps, had insisted that he have a supply road with which to maintain the momentum of his attack and planned to use the Goch-Xanten railroad bed for this purpose. The raised track was flanked on both… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 2 - Operation Veritable |
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Obstinate CanadiansScenario#: HS29 Date: 2/26/1945 Location: Ebben, GermanyCompany D, Royal Hamilton Light Infantry had recently made an unsupported night attack to capture a patch of woods that had been the staging area for many counterattacks by the 116th “Greyhound” Panzer Division. Given the importance of the woods line… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 2 - Operation Veritable |
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Married UpScenario#: HS20 Date: 2/11/1945 Location: Reichswald Forest, GermanyAt the start of Operation Veritable, the battle lines tan throughout the meticulously maintained Reichswald National Forest. Montgomery required that the forest be cleared of the Germans of the 86th Infantry Corp who had plenty of time to prepare a… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 2 - Operation Veritable |
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Lawless WaysScenario#: HS27 Date: 2/20/1945 Location: Goch, GermanyThe RHLI had been in position on their objective for over 24 hours. They had taken a beating but held, although the Schwanenhof farmstead changed hands multiple times. Frustration on the German side was noticeable, as ad-hoc assault after ad-hoc… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 2 - Operation Veritable |
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Lambs Led to SlaughterScenario#: HS25 Date: 2/19/1945 Location: Goch, GermanyAs A and D Companies attacked the middle of the Goch-Kalkar road, the inexperienced C Company attacked on the RHLI left flank. Most of C Company, comprised mainly of non-riflemen soldiers such as artillerymen and service corps men, had never fired a… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 2 - Operation Veritable |
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Hervorst HellScenario#: HS21 Date: 2/15/1945 Location: Hervorst, GermanyAt Hervorst, a village slightly north of Goch that was also part of the Siegfried line, a company of Camerons bumped up against several enormous pillboxes. They had concrete walls 3-feet thick and were cleverly camouflaged under dirt and grass, with… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 2 - Operation Veritable |
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Got Milk?Scenario#: HS26 Date: 2/19/1945 Location: Goch, GermanyDuring Operation Veritable, the Canadian 4th Infantry Brigade and attached formations were to capture a vital stretch of roadway that connected Goch and Kalkar. The Goch-Kalkar road was a fairly ordinary paved two-lane market road surrounded by… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 2 - Operation Veritable |
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Goch YaScenario#: HS22 Date: 2/18/1945 Location: Goch, GermanyWith the civilians evacuated and the town fortified by two anti-tank ditches, the defenders of the town of Goch waited patiently for the inevitable Allied assault. For the Allies, the plan was for a dual assault by two Scottish Divisions via a set… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 2 - Operation Veritable |
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Bewildered and BelligerentScenario#: HS19 Date: 2/10/1945 Location: Cleve, GermanyThe veteran 43rd Wessex Division was being held in reserve for a breakthrough opportunity. As D+1 drew to a close, the news of the imminent capture of Cleve came to General Horrocks. Reports of the capture of Cleve were premature, however. As the… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 2 - Operation Veritable |
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Battered RemnantsScenario#: HS28 Date: 2/21/1945 Location: Louisendorf, GermanyAs the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry battled for the Goch-Kalkar road, they were worried about their right flank, with good reason. Elements of the Essex Scottish Regiment were hanging on their by the skin of their teeth. Although they had… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 2 - Operation Veritable |
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A Few RoundsScenario#: HS32 Date: 3/2/1945 Location: Villa Reichswald, GermanyBy the beginning of March it was clear that it was just a matter of time before all of Germany west of the Rhine would be cleared of active German troops. Still the Germans launched a series of limited counterattacks intending to disrupt the Allies’… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 2 - Operation Veritable |