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Scenario#: A088     Date: 12/12/1939     Location: Tolvajärvi, Finland

By the end of the first week of the Winter War, the Soviet 139th Rifle Division had driven the outnumbered Finnish defenders back almost 40 miles along the Tolvajarvi Road, threatening to create the first Russian breakthrough. Into the situation…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Annual 95 Winter
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Scenario#: G19     Date: 1/1/1943     Location: Giropa Point, Papua New Guinea

General MacArthur, furious at the perceived inability of his commanders to crack the Japanese fortified positions surrounding Buna, relieved his top field commanders and placed General Eichelberger in command. MacArthur’s last words to Eichelberger…

Advanced Squad LeaderThe General #29.3
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Scenario#: G13     Date: 2/23/1945     Location: Bologna, Italy

It was vital that “Riva Ridge”, a series of four peaks dominating Route 64 between Vergati and the city of Bologna, be cleared. Following successes on Mount Belvedere and Mount Gorgolesco, taken by coup-de-main on the 18th and 19th, the U.S. 10th…

Advanced Squad LeaderThe General #27.5
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Scenario#: BOF24     Date: 8/18/1945     Location: Shumshu, Kuril Islands

Shumshu is the northernmost of the Kuril Islands in the Western Pacific near Kamchatka. In mid-August 1945, just after the Japanese surrender, the Russians set out to seize the island. The instructions that had been given to the surrendering Japanese…

Advanced Squad LeaderBest of Friends 2
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Scenario#: BB09     Date: 2/11/1940     Location: Viipuri, Finland

After a week of forceful probes and measured attacks, General Timoshenko’s major offensive against the Mannerheim Line was finally ready. The 123rd Division and 35th Tank Brigade were to spearhead the offensive, having undergone intensive training…

Advanced Squad LeaderBackblast #2
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Scenario#: AP064     Date: 11/28/1942     Location: Djefna, Tunisia

For an entire week, Major Rudolf Witzig's Fallschirmpionier-Bataillon 11 had frustrated every effort the British 36th Brigade made to advance past the crossroads at Djebel Abiod. The morning of November 25 revealed that the Germans had withdrawn…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #7
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Scenario#: U27     Date: 2/17/1942     Location: Ozerechnya, Russia

Following the Russian winter counteroffensive, the Germans were forced to fall back to isolated pockets in an attempt to survive both the Russians and the Weather. In the resulting gaps, the Russians found useful employment for their cavalry in…

Advanced Squad LeaderTurning the Tide
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Scenario#: T08     Date: 10/15/1944     Location: Aachen, Germany

The American hand had closed about Aachen. But the city fell slowly. Street by street, then house by house, the GIs squeezed out the Germans. Finally, the Wehrmacht headquarters in the Hotel Quellenhof was in sight. The massive hotel structure proved…

Advanced Squad LeaderThe General #27.3
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Scenario#: 193     Date: 12/19/1944     Location: Wardin, Belgium

In an effort to determine the strength and location of the Germans before Bastogne, Company I of the 501st Parachute Infantry was ordered into the town of Wardin. Upon reaching the village a roadblock was found, astride the Wardin-Bastogne road. A…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition)
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Scenario#: A013     Date: 8/8/1943     Location: Cesaro, Sicily

At first light, 2nd Battalion of the 47th Infantry Regiment stepped off to seize the next group of hills and, if possible, the village of Cesaro itself. Pushing through the scrub and low hills northwest of Cesaro, Company A quickly reached the…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Annual 90
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Scenario#: BOF04     Date: 6/24/1941     Location: Dubysa, Lithuania

The German advance seemed to progress as planned. But up north, the Wehrmacht had another thing coming. Beginning 23 June, repeated Russian attacks by units supported by heavy tanks met occasional success. The ponderous but heavily armed and armored…

Advanced Squad LeaderBest of Friends
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Scenario#: SG1     Date: 12/6/1944     Location: Singling, France

On December 5th, Task Force Abrams of the 37th Tank Battalion made an attack from Schmittviller with the goal of reaching Rimling, but the effort was stopped well short of its objective by both poor terrain and fire from the town of Singling. The…

Advanced Squad LeaderOperations Special Issue #1
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Scenario#: AP146     Date: 3/10/1940     Location: Märkäjärvi, Finland

The first two weeks of front service had passed without any major incidences for the Swedish Volunteer Corps. Both sides tried to find weaknesses in the opposite line of defense. On the very day Lieutenant Colonel Viking Tamm took a section of the…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers
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Scenario#: 199     Date: 2/27/1945     Location: Elsdorf, Germany

When the 9th Panzer Division arrived in the Roer Plain sector on February 24th, it was but a shadow of its former self. Only twenty-nine tanks and sixteen assault guns remained in what three months before was one of the most feared formations on the…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition)
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Scenario#: OA14     Date: 12/24/1944     Location: Freineux, Belgium

A German attack from Odeigne toward Grandmenil required the clearing of the village of Freineux. Believing the approach to the bridge over the Aisne River was mined, the Germans split into two groups and forded the river. Three Panther tanks were…

Advanced Squad LeaderOut of the Attic
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Scenario#: S044     Date: 9/3/1939     Location: Tylicz, Poland

The Germans invaded Poland on the morning of September 1. The newly independent state of Slovakia aided the Germans by offering free transit, the use of airfields, and three infantry divisions. The Slovakian Infantry divisions attacked in the…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Starter Kit Expansion Pack #1
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Scenario#: WO11     Date: 3/26/1945     Location: Loikum, Germany

Early on the second day of Operation PLUNDER, units of 15th (Scottish) Division crossed the unfinished Autobahn to their front. Resistance from scattered German units was light, so a recon section of two armored cars was sent to scout the Royal Scots…

Advanced Squad LeaderWinter Offensive Bonus Pack 2013
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Scenario#: AP153     Date: 5/16/1942     Location: Jandeba, Russia

In order to relieve the pressure of German infantry and artillery on a Finnish supply route, Swedish volunteers were ordered to attack and advance the front line. Two Swedish platoons silently crossed the improvised footbridges across the Jandeba…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers
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Scenario#: A061     Date: 6/16/1940     Location: Nezvet Ghirba, Libya

On the afternoon of June 10th, Italy declared war upon France and England. At a single stroke, the fight had leapt beyond the confines of Europe to become a "world" conflict. On the 16th, two troops of B Squadron, 11th Hussars, were patrolling the…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Annual 93b
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Scenario#: 141     Date: 4/22/1940     Location: Trondheim, Norway

After the initial landings at Oslo, the Germans began to move northward, through the valley of the Gudbrandsdalen, towards Trondheim. The Norwegians and British forces there attempted numerous blocking actions which were largely unsuccessful. One…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL 11 - Doomed Battalions (3rd Edition)
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Scenario#: U06     Date: 11/4/1944     Location: Kommerscheidt, Germany

The US 28th Division made a limited flanking division in the Huertgen Forest to take the town of Schmidt. Although the town fell easily to the divisional attack, a strong German counterattack soon followed and routed the Schmidt defenders. Moreover,…

Advanced Squad LeaderG.I.s Dozen
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Scenario#: 135     Date: 2/27/1945     Location: Breslau, Germany

By 16 February, the encirclement of Breslau was complete. Acting on Marshal Konev’s orders to secure the Silesian city, General Gluzdovsky ordered an attack against the crucial Gandau airfield, one of the city’s last links with the west. Facing grim…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL 1 - Beyond Valor (3rd Edition)
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Scenario#: 91     Date: 5/21/1940     Location: Beaurains, France

Quite unexpectedly, the British launched a major counterattack from Arras against the extended spearheads of Rommel’s breakthrough. The Germans were able to stop the foot soldiers but the British armor pushed on unsupported – deep into the German…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL 5a - For King and Country
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Scenario#: S008     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Chef Du Pont, France

One of the responsibilities of the airborne troops landing behind Utah Beach was the seizure of several key bridges following the D-Day drop. Brigadier General James Gavin found himself as the senior officer near one of these bridges, the one at…

Advanced Squad LeaderOperations #47
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Scenario#: BOF05     Date: 7/1/1941     Location: Salla, Finland

On the eve of Operation Barbarossa, SS-Kampfgruppe Nord was upgraded to a full SS Motorized Division. Not only the outfit's designation was new to the men, but also their weapons and in many respects the whole concept of warfare. The attack route lay…

Advanced Squad LeaderBest of Friends
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Scenario#: J162     Date: 7/10/1940     Location: Moyale, Kenya

By the end of June 1940, the garrison of Fort Harrington had received reliable reports that Italian reinforcements were entering the twin town of Moyale at the Abyssinian border. These included three Eritrean colonial battalions, a brigade of pack…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Journal #11
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Scenario#: OA22     Date: 10/5/1944     Location: Dzerzhinin, Poland

The only way to stop Poland from being overrun by the Red Army was to counterattack the Soviet bridgeheads before they could reinforce. One such bridgehead was located along the Narev at Dzerzhinin. The 65th Army’s 105th Rifle Corps had already begun…

Advanced Squad LeaderOut of the Attic #2
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Scenario#: 50     Date: 9/27/1939     Location: Przemysl, Poland

With the Soviet Union now in the war against them, those Polish units still in the field had only two alternatives: surrender to the Germans or Russians, or flight into the neighboring neutrals of Rumania or Hungary. Just miles north of the Hungarian…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL 6 - The Last Hurrah
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Scenario#: AP023     Date: 1/24/1943     Location: Arnautovo, Russia

Russian troops launched a surprise sortie against the village of Arnautovo which was held by the Italian Valchiese Battalion of the 6th Alpini Regiment and some divisional artillery. To add to the dismay of the Italian defenders, they were also beset…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #3 Few Returned
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Scenario#: J163     Date: 3/29/1941     Location: Dire Dawa, Ethiopia

The days of Africa Orientale Italiana were finally coming to a close in Abyssinia, as South African and Nigerian forces continued a now largely-unopposed advance to Addis Ababa. Italian colonial forces were deserting and surrendering en masse, in…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Journal #11
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Scenario#: J164     Date: 3/29/1941     Location: Dire Dawa, Ethiopia

The days of Africa Orientale Italiana were finally coming to a close in Abyssinia, as South African and Nigerian forces continued a now largely-unopposed advance to Addis Ababa. Italian colonial forces were deserting and surrendering en masse, in…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Journal #11
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Scenario#: O04     Date: 8/7/1944     Location: St. Barthélemy, France

At dawn on 7 August, the Americans in St. Barthelemy were aware of German armor, masked by a heavy mist that had descended overnight, maneuvering in front of their positions. They were also aware the Germans had assaulted the village of le…

Advanced Squad LeaderSpecial Ops 2
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Scenario#: A085     Date: 1/11/1942     Location: Menado, Celebes

The Battle of Manado at Manado (also spelled Menado) on the Minahasa peninsula on the northern part of the island of Celebes (now known as Sulawesi), from 11–13 January 1942 was an attempt to open a passage to attack Australia through the eastern…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Annual 95 Winter
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Scenario#: WO10     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Cauquigny, France

The Longest Day was living up to its name as various small units of the 82nd Airborne coalesced along the Merderet River intent of their various objectives or simply engaging German forces wherever found. One critical point in the battle for the…

Advanced Squad LeaderWinter Offensive Bonus Pack 2013
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Scenario#: J140     Date: 9/19/1944     Location: Oosterbeek, Holland

The 4th Parachute Brigade moved to seize the high ground around Koepel. However, the German defensive line along the Dreyenseweg, a road running north from Oosterbeek, would have to be overcome. Manning this line were elements of Kampfgruppe von…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Journal #9
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Scenario#: AP027     Date: 9/9/1943     Location: Magliana, Italy

After the Italians announced an armistice with the Allies, the Germans put into place plans to capture Rome and disarm the Italians. That evening, German paratroopers headed towards Rome, encountering resistance from the Granatieri di Sardegna…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #3 Few Returned
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Scenario#: AP167     Date: 1/30/1943     Location: Wau, New Guinea

The Japanese offensive at the strategic location of Wau had been slowed through a rearguard effort at the nearby village of Wandumi. Once a Japanese regimental battle group, the Okabe Detachment, had finally amassed at Wau, they attempted to capture…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #16 From The Land Down Under
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Scenario#: WO13     Date: 10/14/1944     Location: Wieleszew, Poland

Even with the battle of Warsaw ended, the 1st Byelorussian Front still attempted to force a crossing of the Vistula north of the city. Standing in its way were the three panzer divisions of the SS Panzer-Korps 4. Both sides had been worn down from…

Advanced Squad LeaderWinter Offensive Bonus Pack 2014
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Scenario#: G16     Date: 8/21/1942     Location: River Ilu, Guadalcanal

The landings on Guadalcanal on 7 August met with no opposition, and the 5th Marine Regiment quickly established a secure beachhead at Lunga Point. Based on erroneous reports, the Imperial Headquarters, still concentrating upon their own operations…

Advanced Squad LeaderThe General #28.5
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Scenario#: AP121     Date: 9/15/1939     Location: Warsaw, Poland

A rupture in the Polish lines enabled elements of the German 10th Army to race to the outskirts of Warsaw on 7 September. However, attacks on the city petered out and Panzer-Division 4 was recalled westward to deal with the Bzura counterattack. When…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #13 Oktoberfest XXXII
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Scenario#: AP176     Date: 3/8/1944     Location: Los Negros Island, New Guinea

The initial follow-up to secure Momote airdrome included the investment of the western shore of Seeadler Harbor, where Japanese command had expected the initial attack. A still disorganized Japanese command provided the opportunity for Brewer Task…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #17 - Oktoberfest XXXV
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Scenario#: S009     Date: 7/10/1943     Location: Avola, Sicily

Operation Husky got off to a terrible start as gale-force winds greeted the poorly-trained pilots flying in the paratroopers and glidermen of the British 1st Airborne Division and the American 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment. Instead of dropping…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Starter Kit #2
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Scenario#: HS09     Date: 9/27/1942     Location: Point Cruz, Guadalcanal

After a series of Bloody Ridge engagements earlier in the month, General Vandegrift knew that a sizable Japanese force was operating from Matanikau village east of Point Cruz. A series of ambitious offensives in regimental strength were planned to…

Advanced Squad LeaderHSASL 1 - Operation Watchtower
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Scenario#: BB16     Date: 1942-09-27     Location: Point Cruz, Guadalcanal

After a series of Bloody Ridge engagements earlier in the month, General Vandegrift knew that a sizable Japanese force was operating from Matanikau village east of Point Cruz. A series of ambitious offensives in regimental strength were planned to…

Advanced Squad LeaderBackblast #2
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Scenario#: DAE1     Date: 9/22/1944     Location: Elst, Holland

The British had just completed the “Dash to Driel”, a 10-mile advance in just 30 minutes across “the Island” to bring supplies to the beleaguered troops in the Arnhem bridgehead. Having been informed that German armored vehicles had engaged British…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Starter Kit Historical Module 1: Decision at Elst
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Scenario#: AP125     Date: 3/10/1944     Location: Bougainville Island, New Guinea

The Muda unit, comprised of the 1st and 3rd Battalions of the 13th Infantry Regiment was tasked with capturing Hill 260 and its observation posts as part of the major (and unrealistic) Japanese counterattack to drive the Allies into the sea. As G…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #13 Oktoberfest XXXII
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Scenario#: 28     Date: 3/29/1942     Location: Thrace, Greece

After the swift and total Axis victory over Greece, Bulgaria laid claim to Thrace and Macedonia. Throughout the winter of 1941-42, small bandit groups began to emerge as the nucleus of a fledgling resistance movement. On March 29th, two such bands…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL 4 - Partisan!
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Scenario#: S071     Date: 1/17/1945     Location: Potpot, Luzon

The Japanese 2nd Armored Division was ordered to help defend the Philippines, a daunting task due to its large area, multiple islands, and lack of adequate intelligence on American intent. General MacArthur chose to land on Luzon very near the spot…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Starter Kit #4
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Scenario#: J064     Date: 4/11/1945     Location: Kakazu Ridge, Okinawa

Starting at 0700, the 1st Battalion, 381st Regiment attacked across the saddle between Kakazu West and Kakazu Ridge. Although dubbed the “powerhouse attack”, the offensive immediately stalled as the men came under heavy fire from Japanese positions…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Journal #3
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Scenario#: ABTF07     Date: 9/20/1944     Location: Arnhem, Holland

Colonel Frost realized that disaster was now only a heartbeat away for his 2nd Para Battalion. Frost’s beloved battalion was being buried in the ruins of the buildings around him and his positions were being overrun. Yet Frost knew he was surrounded…

Advanced Squad LeaderHASL 6 - A Bridge Too Far
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