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Perfected in Battle Scenario#: VOTG15     Date: 10/24/1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia The nature of the close quarter fighting dictated the development of new tactics. The Soviet 62nd Army formed small shock units termed "Storm Groups" - assault groups equipped with grenades and tommy-guns, which would first attack the objective, with… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 7 - Valor of the Guards
Under Murderous Fire Scenario#: VOTG16     Date: 11/24/1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia On 24 November, sappers arrived to deactivate the minefield surrounding "Pavlov's House", which they accomplished without being fired on. Shortly thereafter, Sgt. Pavlov received orders to attack a building that was about one hundred yards across the… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 7 - Valor of the Guards
On the Verge of Extinction Scenario#: VOTG17     Date: 1/30/1943     Location: Stalingrad, Russia On 10 January, thousands of Russian guns heralded the start of Operation Koltso, and the armies of the Stalingrad Front began to attack den Kessel (the cauldron). Gradually the perimeter shrank, and finally the German Army was split into several… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 7 - Valor of the Guards
The 138 of the 138th Scenario#: RB12     Date: 11/17/1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia On the 11th of November the Germans launched an offensive in the Barrikady district with elements of two infantry divisions, backed up by five especially formed pioneer battalions, armed with satchel charges and flamethrowers. In addition two assault… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL10a - Red Factories
Sandbanks of the Volga Scenario#: RB13     Date: 11/11/1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia The objective for Major Braun and his men was to capture the fuel tank complex and penetrate to the shoreline of the Volga itself. Though Major Braun and his men had briefly reached the fuel tanks on 2nd November, they had been ousted by a… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL10a - Red Factories
Anchoring the Line Scenario#: RB14     Date: 12/31/1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia Since the 19th of November the tide in Stalingrad had begun its fateful turn. For on that day to the north and south of the city, the Soviet Army launched a massive two-pronged counterattack, on a 200-kilometer front, with 10 infantry divisions,… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL10a - Red Factories
Baking Bread Scenario#: S018     Date: 10/25/1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia Throughout the grueling month of October, determined and costly German assaults had steadily shrunk the Soviet defensive perimeter. By October 24, Panzer Division 14 had reached “Bread Factory #2” just to the south of the Barikady and commenced its… Advanced Squad Leader — Operations #49
The Volga is Reached! Scenario#: S035     Date: 9/14/1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia The 71st Division's drive into central Stalingrad was spearheaded by Colonel Roske's 194th Infantry Regiment. Around noon his two battalions paused briefly to regroup, after which they renewed their efforts to reach the banks of the Volga River and… Advanced Squad Leader — Operations Special Issue #3
Skirmish In The Snow Scenario#: OA02     Date: 11/30/1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia The day began with a pre-dawn shower of Russian artillery shells all along the German positions south of Stalingrad. As the barrage lifted, Sgt. Albert Pfluger and his men peered out of their foxholes in time to see three T-34s advancing slowly… Advanced Squad Leader — Out of the Attic
The Commissar's House Scenario#: RB10     Date: 9/11/1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia The Sixth Army was being bled white amidst the ruins. The rifle strength of whole companies was often reduced to little more than a squad in an attempt to take a single house. The battle lines were now drawn through the hallways of individual… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL10a - Red Factories
In Sight of the Volga Scenario#: VOTG18     Date: 1942-09-14     Location: Stalingrad, Russia Defense of Stalingrad’s central district and the all important main ferry landing lay largely in the hands of hastily mobilized militia composed of factory workers and the NKVD garrison. These troops would have to hold the Wehrmacht at bay until the… Advanced Squad Leader — Operations Special Issue #1
Pavlov's House Scenario#: J082     Date: 1942-10-15     Location: Stalingrad, Russia A bunch of fanatical Russians try to keep the Germans out of a three storey building as they rush from all sides. A bloody battle with lots of very tall … Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #5
Ghosts in the Rubble Scenario#: HA     Date: 1942-10-31     Location: Stalingrad, Russia The last ferry-landing across the Volga was under German machinegun fire and the Russians were barely holding their positions in the rubble around Krasny Oktyabr and the Barrikady. Rather than waiting passively for the final blow, the Soviet “Army… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #27.1
Fire on the Volga Scenario#: AH01     Date: 1942-10-27     Location: Stalingrad, Russia For the Russians, this was rapidly becoming yet another critical day in the defense of their ruined city. Elements of the German 79th Infantry Division had pushed toward the Krasny Oktyabr steel mill, bringing the HQ of Guryev’s 39th Guards Division… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 91
Like a Good Neighbor Scenario#: 28     Date: 8 Dec 1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia Although the second half of Case Blue had gone well and immense territorial gains had been made, the offensive came to a halt in the meat grinder of Stalingrad. The Russian counteroffensive cut off the city and the 11th Panzer, … Band of Brothers — Ghost Panzer
House to House Scenario#: E11     Date: 6 Oct 1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia After weeks of intense fighting in Stalingrad, the 6th Army had nearly taken the key Dzerhezinsky Tractor Works. But the German first line troops were spent after a week of bitter combat. The Russian commanders chose this moment to hurl … Band of Brothers — Extras
Spartakovka Salient Scenario#: 35     Date: 23-Aug-42     Location: Spartakovka, Russia The Germans were advancing headlong toward Stalingrad. Elements of the Soviet 62nd Army were in disarray from the speed at which the German 6th Army was advancing. The German VIII Fliegerkorps had laid waste to much of the suburbs and … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #2: Stalingrad
Sea Devils Scenario#: 36     Date: 18-Sep-42     Location: Minina Suburb, Stalingrad, Russia During the night of September 17, Lt. Andrey Khozyaynov of the 92nd Marine lnfantry Brigade was ordered to reinforce elements of the 35 Guards lnfantry Division defending the Grain Elevator. This key position anchored the Soviet defenses south of the… Combat Commander — Battle Pack #2: Stalingrad
Dom 31 Scenario#: 37     Date: 27-Oct-42     Location: Stalingrad, Russia Since October 24 Ivan llyich Svidrov, a 19 year old Sergeant in 650th Rifle Regiment, and his squad of determined soldiers had beaten back repeated morning attacks against the concrete and iron house they were sworn to defend with their … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #2: Stalingrad
Not One Step Back Scenario#: 38     Date: 1-Oct-42     Location: Dolgyi Gully, Stalingrad, Russia Elements of the German 295th lnfantry Division had infiltrated the northern flank of the 13th Guards Rifle Division along Krutoy Gully and reached the Volga River. A detachment was sent to secure a wooden bridge spanning a neighboring ravine.… Combat Commander — Battle Pack #2: Stalingrad
Fortresses of Blood and Iron Scenario#: 39     Date: 1-Oct-42     Location: Stalingrad, Russia As dawn broke on the first day of October the 295th lnfantry Division attacked Rodimtsev's 13th Guards Rifle Division from the front and flank. The 3rd Battalion, 39th lnfantry Regiment bore the brunt of the frontal attack. The German assault … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #2: Stalingrad
Into the Breach Scenario#: 40     Date: 17-Oct-42     Location: Barrikady Gun Factory, Stalingrad, Russia “Fortress Stalingrad" was living up to its name. On this day, elements of the German 305. lnfanterie-Divísion continued their assault into the ruins of the factory's workshops. The fighting was up close and personal. Combat Commander — Battle Pack #2: Stalingrad
The Commissar House Scenario#: 41     Date: 11-Nov-42     Location: Stalingrad, Russia During the last major attack by the German óth Army to capture Stalingrad, a formidable structure known as the Commissar House (Kommissarhaus) was targeted as one of the key points near the Volga River. With the temperature at minus 25 … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #2: Stalingrad
Rumanian Defiance Scenario#: 42     Date: 29-Nov-42     Location: Obliskaya Airfield, Russia During the opening stages of Operation Uranus. Major Gheorghe Rasconescu led the 1Bn, 15th Dorobanti lnfantry Regiment to the relative safety of the Chir River at Obliskaya on November 25th, successfully retreating In the face of overwhelming Soviet… Combat Commander — Battle Pack #2: Stalingrad
Lyudnikov's Island Scenario#: 43     Date: 22-Dec-42     Location: Barrikady Fuel Tanks, Stalingrad, Russia For six weeks the Germans had surrounded Lyudnikov's 138th Rifle Division, separating it from the rest of the front line. As the Germans attempted to crush Lyudnikov's "island" by pushing it against the Volga River, Soviet Resistance stiffened near… Combat Commander — Battle Pack #2: Stalingrad
Stand and Die Scenario#: 45     Date: 27-Sep-42     Location: Mamayev Kurgan, Stalingrad, Russia The fighting over the ground of the Mamayev Kurgan hill mass, a prominent terrain feature of the central city area of Stalingrad, was among the most bitter of the fall and winter of 1942. This is a large hilly area … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #2: Stalingrad
Rubble Rousers Scenario#: 101     Date: 30-Oct-42     Location: Stalingrad, Russia As fierce battles raged on for the “Barrikady” ordnance factories to the north and the “Krasny Oktyabr” sector to the south, German forces in between the two had advanced steadily eastwards until they were able to interdict an important ferry … Combat Commander — Online Bonus
End Tide Scenario#: S01     Date: 11 October, 1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia The Communists are forming up for another fruitless attack. We must stop them before they re-take any important terrain… Combat! — Stalingrad
Into the Factory Scenario#: S02     Date: 12 October, 1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia Having crushed the Soviet opposition in this sector, we must hold the ground we have won against any counter-attacks… Combat! — Stalingrad
Report for the Fuhrer Scenario#: S03     Date: 6 October, 1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia The Administration Building is holding up our advance on the entire front. It dominates our front line… Combat! — Stalingrad
Sturm Party Scenario#: S04     Date: 2 December, 1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia We continue to hold in the factories, despite growing attacks by the enemy… Combat! — Stalingrad
Annihilation Scenario#: S05     Date: 14 October, 1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia The Fascists have destroyed most of our defenses in the Tractor Works, but we still hold key positions… Combat! — Stalingrad
Rattenkrieg Scenario#: S06     Date: 15 October, 1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia The enemy is holding several key factories and other buildings on our left flank, which are impeding our move to the Volga… Combat! — Stalingrad
Iron Coffins Scenario#: S07     Date: 14 October, 1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia Desperate to make headway against our defenses, the fascists are now using tanks to spearhead his drives, even in the rubble. We will use our tank killing expertise to deny them forward movement. Combat! — Stalingrad
Nikita's Revenge Scenario#: S08     Date: 15 October, 1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia Only fragments of our former strength are still holding out in the Tractor Works… Combat! — Stalingrad
The Grain Elevator Scenario#: S09     Date: 14 September, 1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia Brave marines and guardsmen you are commended for tying down the fascist horde… Combat! — Stalingrad
Zholudev's Guards Scenario#: S10     Date: 7 October, 1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia We shed the fascist blood in the Owrashnaya Woods on 27 September. STAVKA ordered a Special Defense Command be set up opposite the city… Combat! — Stalingrad
Into the Inferno Scenario#: SCG1     Date: 14 October, 1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia You are in charge of one flank of our massive assault on the Tractor Works - the last obstacle in our march to the Volga. You… Combat! — Stalingrad
To the Volga Scenario#: SCG2     Date: 14 October, 1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia We have now gathered sufficient force to take the entire Tractor Works area. We must move quickly if we are to gain the banks of the Volga… Combat! — Stalingrad
Tough as Nails Scenario#: HotM01     Date: 1942-09-21     Location: Stalingrad, Russia After a few initial set hacks, German forces were making steady progress towards clearíng the city of Soviet troops. On September 20th, a German infantry assault was repulsed around the building known as the Nail Factory by stalwart elements of the… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of the Motherland
Enter the Guards Scenario#: HotM02     Date: 1942-09-01     Location: Stalingrad, Russia For months the Germans had pushed the Soviets across the steppes. The Soviet's victories of the previous winter were but a bad dream, long forgotten. German Panzers ruled the plains, Bf-109s ruled the sky, and all was right with the world. It was,… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of the Motherland
Rattenkrieg Scenario#: HotM03     Date: 1942-10-30     Location: Stalingrad, Russia The 14th Panzer Division had been given the task of clearing the southern area of the city known as the Bread Factory and getting to the Volga River. Suffering horrendous casualties, the Germans took the Bread Factory and were just 50 meters from the… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of the Motherland
Pavlov's House Scenario#: HotM05     Date: 1942-10-01     Location: Stalingrad, Russia On the 26th of September, 1942, Y.F. Pavlov and three other Soviet Soldiers of the 13th Guards Rifle Division, searched and secured a large apartment house on the edge of the 9 January Square known as the House of Soviets No.4. Pavlov and a mix-match… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of the Motherland
A Bitter Holiday Scenario#: HotM08     Date: 1942-12-31     Location: Stalingrad, Russia Operation Uranus had been a success for Soviet command. They had effectively encircled the German 6th Army at Stalingrad. The Germans formed a defensive perimeter (nicknamed, The Cauldron) and dug in, still hoping they would soon be relieved. The… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of the Motherland
Hommage to the Guard Scenario#: BM2     Date: 10/06/1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia For many many of us, the first time we played a squad level wargame, it was a scenario about the Russian Guards fighting in the hell of Stalingrad. For many many of us, this scenario was the hook. It was … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Battles Magazine #1
Tough as Nails Scenario#: NOSB01     Date: 09/21/1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia After a few initial set hacks, German forces were making steady progress towards clearíng the city of Soviet troops. On September 20th, a German infantry assault was repulsed around the building known as the Nail Factory by stalwart elements of … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Not One Step Back
Enter the Guards Scenario#: NOSB02     Date: 09/01/1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia For months the Germans had pushed the Soviets across the steppes. The Soviet's victories of the previous winter were but a bad dream, long forgotten. German Panzers ruled the plains, Bf-109s ruled the sky, and all was right with the … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Not One Step Back
Rattenkrieg Scenario#: NOSB03     Date: 10/30/1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia The 14th Panzer Division had been given the task of clearing the southern area of the city known as the Bread Factory and getting to the Volga River. Suffering horrendous casualties, the Germans took the Bread Factory and were just … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Not One Step Back
Pavlov's House Scenario#: NOSB05     Date: 10/01/1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia On the 26th of September, 1942, Y.F. Pavlov and three other Soviet Soldiers of the 13th Guards Rifle Division, searched and secured a large apartment house on the edge of the 9 January Square known as the House of Soviets … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Not One Step Back
A Bitter Holiday Scenario#: NOSB08     Date: 12/31/1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia Operation Uranus had been a success for Soviet command. They had effectively encircled the German 6th Army at Stalingrad. The Germans formed a defensive perimeter (nicknamed, The Cauldron) and dug in, still hoping they would soon be relieved. The… Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Not One Step Back