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Scenario#: NA01     Date: 1940/09/17     Location: Jalo-Kufra Rd, Libya

The LRP, which was the predecessor to the LRDG, performed its first major action in September 1940. The patrol identified an Italian landing ground along the road between Jalo and Kufra in eastern Libya. The LRP destroyed the fuel dump …

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Scenario#: NA02     Date: 1941/01/11     Location: Murzuq Airfield, Libya

Following the, early successes of the LRP, the group was renamed the LRDG and began expanding its operations to the Fezzan in south-western Libya, a region of sandy and stony deserts, long wadis, and fertile oases. The chief objective was …

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Scenario#: NA03     Date: 1941/01/11     Location: Murzuq Airfield, Libya

The goal of the LRDG’s attack on the fort at Murzuq was to prevent the Italian garrison from reinforcing the airfield. Although the LRDG sustained casualties, its harassment attacks were successful: after a sustained fight, the Italian garrison…

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Scenario#: NA04     Date: 1941/01/13     Location: Qatrun, Libya

The LRDG withdrew from Murzuq under the cover of a dust storm. The dust concealed their movements and made the Italians reluctant to attempt reconnaissance flights. Over the next two days, the LRDG travelled to the towns of Taraghin, Umm …

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Scenario#: NA05     Date: 1941/01/31     Location: Jebel Sherif, Libya

In late January, the LRDG‘ was planning a large operation in Kufra. On the way, one of their patrols was spotted byan Italian reconnaissance aircraft. The trucks scattered and made for the hills, and the plane flew away without attackmg …

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Scenario#: 201     Date: April, 1941     Location: Mechili, Libya

ln early April, the LRDG heard that the nearby town of Mechili was surrounded by the enemy. Mechili was the last stop before Tobruk, which meant that not only Tobruk and Bardia but also the key towns of Jarabub and …

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Scenario#: NA06     Date: 1941/04/08     Location: Mechili, Libya

In February 1941, Operation Compass ended with the Italians forced out of Cyrenaica (eastern Libya). Most of the members of the LRDG were from Cairo to Kufra. However, two patroIs were integrated with the standard British forces. These units were …

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Scenario#: NA07     Date: 1941/06/11     Location: Kambut, Libya

While based in Kufra, the LRDG conducted deep reconnaissance missions and reported on the activities of Rommel’s forces. It was during this time that the LRDG was nicknamed the Libyan Taxi Service, as they helped to ferry equipment and personnel, …

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Scenario#: NA12     Date: 1941/11/05     Location: North-eastern, Libya

While supporting Operation Crusader, the LRDG were tasked with offensive operations along the coastal road, the enemy’s main resupply route. The relief of a besieged Tobruk was at stake, and the British were throwing everything they had at a much …

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Scenario#: NA09     Date: 1941/11/10     Location: Benghazi, Libya

While supporting Operation Crusader, the LRDG was tasked with offensive operations along the coastal road, the enemy’s main resupply route. The relief of a besieged Tobruk was at stake, and the British were throwing everything they had at a…

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Scenario#: NA08     Date: 1941/11/24     Location: El Ezzeiat, Libya

In November 1941, the LRDG, now under the command of the newly formed Eighth Army, moved from Kufra to Siwa in central Libya, to support Operation Crusader. On 24 November, when the battle in the Tobruk-Bardiyah area reached a …

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Scenario#: 202     Date: December 1, 1941     Location: Derna, Libya

In late November 1941, the LRDG had been given orders to "act with the utmost vigor offensively against any enemy targets or communications within reach". Y1 Patrol, under the command of Captan Frank Simms, was instructed to attack …

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Scenario#: 203     Date: December, 1941     Location: Sirte, Libya

In December 1941, the LRDG worked closely with the Special Air Service to conduct raids on Axis airfields at Sirte, El Agheila, Ajdabiya, Nofaliya, and Tamit. In total, they destroyed …

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Scenario#: NA10     Date: 1942/09/14     Location: Barce, Libya

Operation Caravan was part of Operation Agreement, which included four simultaneous raids on important Axis lines of communication. The operations were against Tobruk, Benghazi, Jalo, and Barce. The attack on Barce, code—named Operation Caravan, was…

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Scenario#: NA11     Date: 1942/09/14     Location: Barce, Libya

During the attack on Barce, the LRDG patrols attacked Barce Airfield for about an hour. They then withdrew and eventually met up at rally point. According to official Italian figures, the raid resulted in sixteen aircraft destroyed and …

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Scenario#: 204     Date: September 15, 1942     Location: Northeast, Libya

Operation Nicety was part of Operation Agreement, which included four simultaneous raids on important Axis lines of communication. The operations were against Tobruk, Benghazi, Jalo, and Barce. The objective of …

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Scenario#: N16     Date: 1944-06-06     Location: Ferme Manoir la Fière, France

Five hours before the D-Day landings began, a massive force of 6000 paratroopers jumped from 400 Skytrain troop carrier aircraft into an intended objective area of 10 square miles, either side of the Merderet River. Tasked with taking a Bridge …

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Scenario#: N01     Date: 1944/06/15     Location: La Raye, France

The 30th Infantry Division’s first action was on the morning of 15 June. While over half the division was still afloat or moving through the assembly areas on Omaha Beach, an initial attack was made by an improvised combat team. …

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Scenario#: N02     Date: 1944/06/15     Location: Montmartin-En-Graignes, France

he the 30th Infantry Division moved south of the railway, it encountered German machine-gun nests in the tiny settlement of L’Enauderie. After a forty-minute battle, they cleared the area. By the end of the morning, the US forces had inched …

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Scenario#: N03     Date: 1944/06/16     Location: Vire-et-Taute, France

On 16 June, the 50th Infantry Division finished clearing the area north of the Viraet-Taute Canal. That night they dug in along the gentle slope leading down to the bare and watery no man’s land along the canal. The Germans …

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Scenario#: N04     Date: 1944/06/17     Location: Vire-et-Taute, France

16 June was followed by a lull for the 30th Infantry Division, while it waited for the arrival of more men and equipment. Over the next three weeks, the division’s activities consisted mostly of vigorous patrolling and active defence. Daylight …

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Scenario#: N14     Date: July, 1944     Location: St. Lo, France

Late in the evening a squad of US soldiers on a reconnaissance mission deep in the Normandy countryside are cornered by an enemy patrol and pinned down inside a small farmhouse. Under sustained fire, the unit has taken multiple casualties, …

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Scenario#: N05     Date: 1944/07/07     Location: Vire-et-Taute, France

Three weeks after the 50th Infantry Division drove the Germans back behind the protection of the Vire-et-Taute Canal and the River Vire, the division launched its first full-scale offensive, an assault crossing of a defended river line. The days…

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Scenario#: N06     Date: 1944/07/24     Location: Saint-Lo, France

Operation Cobra was the code name for an Allied offensive aimed at breaking out of the hedgerows of Normandy and punching through the German defenses. The Operation was set to begin on the morning of 24 July, when hundreds of …

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Scenario#: N07     Date: 1944/07/25     Location: La Huberderie, France

After a one-day postponement due to the bombing errors, Operation Cobra got underway on the morning of 25 July. However, Allied bombing once again resulted in friendly casualties. After order was restored, the 50th Infantry Division began the…

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Scenario#: N08     Date: 1944/08/01     Location: Tessy-Sur-Vire, France

On 1 August, the 50th Infantry Division was tasked with liberating the town of Tessy-sur-Vire. The Germans held the town and commanded the high ground to the east. The US forces entered from the ridge to the north and were …

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Scenario#: N09     Date: 1944/08/07     Location: Mortain, France

In the early hours of 7 August, Germany launched a counterattack to eliminate the gains made by the US forces during Operation Cobra and to cut off the units that had advanced into Brittany. One of the first key targets …

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Scenario#: N10     Date: 1944/08/07     Location: Romagny, France

By the early hours of 7 August, the German forces had overrun the key roadblock southeast of Mortain and had advanced as far as the town of Romagny In desperate need of current tactical intelligence, the US forces sent an …

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Scenario#: 101     Date: August 7, 1944     Location: Barenton, France

When the Battle of Mortaín began on 6 August the US 30th Infantry sent a small force to the town of Barenton, 10 kilometres southeast of Mortain, which served as a key German outpost. In the early morning hours of …

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Scenario#: 102     Date: August 7, 1944     Location: L'Abbaye Blanche, France

On the afternoon of 7 August, the 120th Regiment's commander received reinforcements that would allow him to drive into the town of Mortain and try to re-establish communications with his forces that had been cut off on Hill 314. Elements …

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Scenario#: 103     Date: August 9, 1944     Location: Romagny, France

On the afternoon of 9 August, the small town of Romagny, just west of Mortain, was still held by German forces. The 119th Regiment's first battalion joined forces with tanks from the 743rd's B Company and approached the town along …

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Scenario#: N11     Date: 1944/08/10     Location: Hill 314, France

The Germans launched the first attack against Hill 314 shortly after midnight on 7 August. The initial assault involved flanking maneuvers that allowed for surprise attacks against the widely separated American defenders. Under constant attack,…

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Scenario#: N12     Date: 1944/08/12     Location: Mortain, France

Following the Germans’ successful seizure of Mortain on the morning of 7 August, battles raged through the streets all around the city. The Americans and Germans were locked in a stalemate until 11 August, when the chief of staff of …

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Scenario#: 104     Date: August 12, 1944     Location: Mortain, France

At dawn on 12 August, the Americans made a final push into Mortain, determined to retake the town. American infantrymen from the 119th Regiment and tankers from the 743rd's B Company worked together as they cleared the streets and strongpoints …

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Scenario#: N13     Date: 1945/05/05     Location: Itter, Austria

The Battle for Castle Itter was fought near the Austrian village of Itter on 5 May 1945, in the last days of the War in Europe. US soldiers joined forces with Wehrmacht infantrymen, an SS officer, an Austrian Resistance fighter, …

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