Browse Items (15 total)
- Battle Name is exactly "Operation Nordwind"
Oklahoma WildcatScenario#: E10 Date: 21 Jan 1945 Location: Kurtzenhausen, GermanyIn January the Germans launched a counter-offensive from the Gambsheim-Herrlisheim pocket, aimed at retaking Strasbourg. As they broke through the infantry screen of the 2nd Battalion of the 143rd regiment in woods in front of Kurtzenhausen and into… Band of Brothers — Extras |
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Forest GummScenario#: AP174 Date: 1/19/1945 Location: Weyersheim, FranceTowards the latter part of Operation NORDWIND in the Alsace province of eastern France, the Germans shifted their focus to the Rhine River. ln response, the inexperienced American 12th Armored Division had tried to take the initiative against the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #16 From The Land Down Under |
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The BendScenario#: AP173 Date: 1/16/1945 Location: Hatten, FranceA war of attrition had descended upon the villages of Hatten and Rittershoffen in the French province of Alsace. German attempts to break through this sector and into the open plains beyond as part of Operation NORDWIND had been halted through the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #16 From The Land Down Under |
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Hatten & RittershoffenScenario#: 16303 Date: 1/16/1945 Location: Rittershoffen, GermanyUnternehmen Nordwind (Northwind), the drive to Strasbourg, was the last major German offensive on the Western Front. Launched on January 1, 1945, it was initially successful as the Axis forces broke through the thinly stretched U.S. 7th Army line and… Memoir '44 — VE-Day |
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Fahrenheit 352Scenario#: HF8 Date: 1/14/1945 Location: Hatten, FranceAfter five days of fighting, both Hatten and Rittershoffen had largely been split in two, with the Germans holding slightly more of the most prominent positions. Many buildings had been rubbled, burned to the ground or suffered significant structural… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 9 - Hatten in Flames |
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Help Our Troops OutScenario#: S061 Date: 1/13/1945 Location: Hatten, FranceThe NORDWIND offensive had breached the lines of the U.S. 7th Army at the Alsatian towns of Hatten and Rittershoffen. The 14th Armored Division was ordered to restore the main line of resistance; the first time in its operational history, it would be… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 7 |
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Gotta Get OutScenario#: HF7 Date: 1/13/1945 Location: Hatten, FranceFour days into the battle, the 14th Armored Division, supported by infantry from two battalions of the 315th Infantry Regiment, had managed to temporarily halt the momentum of Panzer-Korps XXXIX. Switching to the offensive, American tankers sought to… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 9 - Hatten in Flames |
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Jackpot JonesScenario#: HF6 Date: 1/11/1945 Location: Hatten, FranceLieutenant Colonel Holton had three experienced companies available to him from the 2nd Battalion, 315th Infantry Regiment, for the defense of Hatten. They were supported by a platoon of M18 Hellcats, ably led by Lieutenant Robert Jones. The Germans,… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 9 - Hatten in Flames |
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Graveyard ShiftScenario#: HF5 Date: 1/10/1945 Location: Hatten, FranceFor the remainder of 10 January, the Germans focused their efforts on securing defensive positions while aligning themselves for an assault on Rittershoffen via a sunken road originating from the northwest of Hatten. The American counterattack… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 9 - Hatten in Flames |
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Liehr Launches FirstScenario#: HF4 Date: 1/10/1945 Location: Hatten, FranceDawn of 10 January held up hope for OKW that their stalled NORDWIND offensive was being reinvigorated. Hatten was largely theirs, and the neighboring village of Rittershoffen appeared lightly defended. Beyond those villages, the terrain was more… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 9 - Hatten in Flames |
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First TimersScenario#: HF3 Date: 1/9/1945 Location: Hatten, FranceA breakthrough in the village of Hatten became the key focus of the German offensive codenamed Operation NORDWIND. By early afternoon of 9 January, units from Panzergrenadier-Division 25 had captured most of Hatten. The Americans responded… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 9 - Hatten in Flames |
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Bertoldo the BraveScenario#: HF2 Date: 1/9/1945 Location: Hatten, FranceOperation NORDWIND, the German offensive in France’s Alsace province, enjoyed only limited success in its first week. German fortunes changed, however, with the penetration by Panzer-Korps XXXIX of the American Maginot Line positions during a… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 9 - Hatten in Flames |
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Black Day in HattenScenario#: HF1 Date: 1/9/1945 Location: Hatten, FranceIn early January 1945, the Battle of the Bulge had run its course, and numerous Allied units were drawn northward to stem the German tide. Taking advantage of this situation, OKW launched a second, less well-known western front offensive codenamed… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 9 - Hatten in Flames |
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Second ThoughtsScenario#: BOF11 Date: 1/4/1945 Location: Wingen-sur-Moder, FranceThe first objective of Operation Nordwind, Hitler's last major offensive in the west, was to secure a path through the Low Vosges mountains to the Alsatian plains. One possible path ran through Wingen-sur-Moder. Kampfgruppe Wingen was tasked to seize… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends |
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A Breezeless DayScenario#: 198 Date: 1/2/1945 Location: Gros Rederching, FranceOperation Nordwind was launched to take advantage of the thin front offered by the American Seventh Army. The Seventh was covering the positions that had been occupied by Patton’s Third Army, now deployed in the Ardennes. Initial thrusts by the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition) |