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Mont Mouchet Scenario#: 3673 Date: 6/10/1944 Location: Mont Mouchet, France On June 10th, three tactical groups from the Wehrmacht, about 2,000 men with armored support, converged on Mont Mouchet. Simultaneously moving in from the west (Saint Flour), north (Langeac and Pinols) and east (Le Puy-en-Velay et Saugues) they were… Memoir '44 — Air Pack
Vassieux-en-Vercors Scenario#: 3674 Date: 7/24/1944 Location: Vassieux, France Hotbed of the French Resistance, the "Maquis" of Vercors became one of the largest groups of its kind in the early months of 1944, with countless young French recruits joining up. Resistance camps were established around many villages such as … Memoir '44 — Air Pack
Toulon Scenario#: 3675 Date: 8/26/1944 Location: Toulon, France Plans for the landings and campaign in southern France called for the French 2nd Corps to take the port cities of Toulon and Marseille. Seeking to exploit German weakness in the area, General de Lattre de Tassigny pushed up the … Memoir '44 — Air Pack
Saverne Gap Scenario#: 3679 Date: 11/23/1944 Location: Saverne, France The Saverne Gap, cutting through the Vosges, was the key to Strasbourg, capital city of Alsace. On November 21st, the US Seventh Army 15th Corps, under the command of General Wade Hampton Halslip, arrived at the front lines in Phalsbourg. … Memoir '44 — Air Pack
Strasbourg Scenario#: 3683 Date: 1/11/1945 Location: Strasbourg, France On the 7th of January 1945, the German Nineteen Army initiated an attack south of Strasbourg against the First French Army. Code-named 'Sonnenwende' ("Winter Solstice"), the operation led by the 198th Volksgrenadier Division, the 106th Panzer Brigade… Memoir '44 — Air Pack
Liberation of Paris Scenario#: 3699 Date: 8/24/1944 Location: Paris, France Conscious of the highly symbolic and political importance of Paris, Allied forces initially planned to surround the city and wait for its capitulation rather than risk taking it, with the inherent costs of street-by-street fighting and obvious risks… Memoir '44 — Air Pack
Everything was on fire and covered in blood… Scenario#: A116 Date: November 29, 1729 Location: Fort Rosalie, Mississippi Natchez revolt Horse & Musket — Annual #1
Our Zeal and Devotion Scenario#: A219 Date: January 27, 1730 Location: St. Catherine's Creek, Mississippi Natchez revolt Horse & Musket — Annual #2
Perilous Winter Crossing Scenario#: A407 Date: November 28, 1812 Location: Borisov, Belarus Battle of Berezina Horse & Musket — Annual #4
Soldiers, face to the enemy! Let us go and get killed! Scenario#: A408 Date: September 7, 1812 Location: Borodino, Russia Battle of Borodino Horse & Musket — Annual #4
Bessières’ Hollow Victory Scenario#: A414 Date: July 14, 1808 Location: Medina de Rioseco, Spain Battle of Medina de Rioseco Horse & Musket — Annual #4
Napoléon Takes the gateway to Old Russia Scenario#: A417 Date: August 17, 1812 Location: Smolensk, Russia Battle of Smolensk (1812) Horse & Musket — Annual #4
My God! What is an army without a chief? Scenario#: A418 Date: July 27-28, 1809 Location: Talavera, Spain Battle of Talavera Horse & Musket — Annual #4
Strangers in a Strange Land Scenario#: 75 Date: 5/13/1940 Location: Elvegardsmoen, Norway In the arctic twilight, the 13th Demi-Brigade of the French Foreign Legion and five Hotchkiss tanks were successfully put ashore by British landing craft northeast of Narvik. One legion battalion and two tanks were sent to retake the supply center of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre
End of the Ninth Scenario#: 76 Date: 5/18/1940 Location: Le Catelet, France The French command reacted slowly to Rommel’s breakthrough at Avesnes. Taking advantage of the sluggish French reaction, the Germans refueled and rearmed their Panzers and on May 18th they advanced toward Le Catelet. Colonel Veron, given the task of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre
Le Hérisson Scenario#: 77 Date: 6/5/1940 Location: Hangest, France Rommel’s 7th Panzer Division had established a small bridgehead across the Somme, but the construction of a pontoon bridge was prevented by interdicting fire from the nearby town of Hangest. Self-propelled howitzers were brought forward to bombard… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre
Encounter at Cornimont Scenario#: 78 Date: 6/20/1940 Location: Cornimont, France In the area of the French 8th Army in the Vosges mountains, scattered defending forces were committed piecemeal in an effort to slow down the swift German advances. In Cornimont, the 158th Engineer Battalion received orders to defend the town. A… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre
Bridge of the Seven Planets Scenario#: 79 Date: 6/3/1940 Location: Les Sept-Planètes, France The defense of the bridges along the stretch of the Bergues canal south of Dunkirk was entrusted to the heavy weapons company of the French 1st Battalion, 224th Infantry Regiment, supported by miscellaneous troops including several mobile 155mm… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre
For Honor Alone Scenario#: 82 Date: 6/20/1940 Location: Saumur, France Angered and dismayed by a call on June 17th for an armistice, the officers and cadets of the Cavalry School had vowed to fight for their own honor and that of France. Southeast of Saumur, lay the Aunis Farm, a French command post and staging area.… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre
Swan Song Scenario#: 242 Date: 5/29/1940 Location: Villers-sur-Mareuil, France De Gaulle’s 4th Armored Division, called upon to eliminate the German bridgehead across the Somme at Abbeville, attacked on the 28th and succeeded in pushing the Germans back some four kilometers before halting for the night. The morale of the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
Counterstroke at Stonne Scenario#: 234 Date: 5/15/1940 Location: Stonne, France The Grossdeutschland Regiment, after some hard fighting and a harder march north, had finally taken the village of Stonne, the pivot of the German flank movement from Sedan. Exhausted, the German infantry were now the target for one of the few… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
Chateau de Quesnoy Scenario#: 244 Date: 6/5/1940 Location: Condé-Folie, France Northern France had fallen and General Weygand was desperately attempting to form a long along the Somme. Lacking sufficient forces for a continuous front, he decided on a series of combined-arms hedgehogs which he hoped could thwart the German… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
First Day of Diadem Scenario#: 251 Date: 5/12/1944 Location: Castelforte, Italy It was apparent that only a bold stroke would get the costly Allied offensive in Italy rolling again. General Alphonso Juin, commander of the French Expeditionary Corps, convinced Mark Clark to accept his plan for a new spring offensive, to be… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
In Front of the Storm Scenario#: 231 Date: 5/10/1940 Location: Aessan, France The blitzkrieg in the West had begun. German forces were pouring into France at breakneck speeds. Bridges on the Moselle had been captured undamaged and the advance elements of the 34th infantry Division started to cross as soon as the obstacles… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
Last Defense Line Scenario#: 235 Date: 5/15/1940 Location: Bouvellemont, France By dusk on the 14th, the Germans had established three bridgeheads across the Meuse River. The 15th brought the next stage: the breaking of the last major elements which stood between them and the great plains of France. One point of the last line of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
In Rommel's Wake Scenario#: 236 Date: 5/17/1940 Location: On the Meuse, France In the confusion following the 7th Panzer Division’s breakout, isolated French units still held crossings across the Meuse while the German infantry struggled to catch up. Now elements of XIV Panzergrenadier Korps, on the basis of Fieseler Storch… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
Sudden Death Scenario#: 237 Date: 5/27/1940 Location: Orneset, Norway Allies re-took Narvik only to find it largely abandoned by the Germans. The beachhead was still covered by crews from destroyed German naval destroyers. After an intense naval bombardment, these Germans saw French Foreign Legion troops bearing down… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
Audacity! Scenario#: 238 Date: 5/28/1940 Location: Ankenes, Norway By the end of May 1940, the catastrophic unfolding of the battle for France caused the Allies to evacuate Norway. Nevertheless, it was decided to take Narvik in order to close the campaign on a victory and lessen the earlier humiliations. On the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
Ultimate Treachery Scenario#: 252 Date: 3/10/1945 Location: Hanoi Citadel, French Indochina Since November 1944, tension had been on the rise between the Japanese occupation troops and the Indochina government. French and Japanese troops were spread all over the country and their positions intertwined. As early as the end of February, the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
Chance d'une Affaire Scenario#: 232 Date: 5/14/1940 Location: Chéhéry, France On the morning of the 14th, a French counterattack was ordered against the breach at Sedan in an effort to contain General Guderian's bridgehead on the river Meuse. The attack was to be comprised of two tank battalions, each supported by an infantry… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
The French Perimeter Scenario#: 243 Date: 6/2/1940 Location: Spyckar, France As the last days and hours of the Dunkirk defense passed and the perimeter shrank to within four miles of the city, the British turned their remaining positions over to the French forces. On the western side of the perimeter the Grossdeutschland… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
Failure to Communicate Scenario#: 233 Date: 5/14/1940 Location: Onhaye, Belgium In the early hours of May 13, Rommel pushed units of his Panzer-Division 7 across the Meuse River in the vicinity of Dinant, where they clung to a shaky foothold. While infantry were able to cross on boats, Rommel's tanks would have to cross on a… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
Rommel at the Meuse Scenario#: DN03 Date: 5/13/1940 Location: Dinant, Belgium After fighting its way through the Ardennes, Panzer-Division 7 found itself on the banks of the Meuse. The towering cliffs provided a majestic and frightening back drop for the job of crossing the river. The questions on every trooper's mind were:… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
Chateau de Meez Scenario#: DN04 Date: 5/13/1940 Location: Chateau de Meez, Belgium After the initial crossings of the Meuse, Panzer-Division 7 began to expand the bridgehead west of the river. Darkness approached, and Rommel ordered a company to begin scaling the cliffs and move through the woods surrounding the Chateau de Meez.… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
Grande Ferme de Meez Scenario#: DN05 Date: 5/13/1940 Location: Ferme de Meez, Belgium As more and more Germans crossed the river near Bouvignes, they pushed hard against the scattered French troops who were falling back into the northern reentrant -- the gap between the cliffs. Fighting escalated as the gap narrowed, and soon the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
Clearing the Heights Scenario#: DN06 Date: 5/13/1940 Location: Dinant, Belgium As evening fell, the German crossing began to accelerate. Rommel's direction was the added impetus needed to ensure success. The immediate task was to clear the French from atop the cliffs overlooking the river, where they had artillery spotters… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
Saint-Médard After Dark Scenario#: DN07 Date: 5/13/1940 Location: Saint-Medard, Belgium As night fell at Dinant, Panzer-Division 7 had crossed the river against stiff French resistance. But their bridgehead was not yet secure. The French defenders had fallen back from the cliffs and were reorganizing in the farms and villages behind the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
Probing the Bridgehead Scenario#: DN08 Date: 5/13/1940 Location: Dinant, Belgium Having lost contact with the forces in and around Dinant, the French Command ordered 1ère DLC to ascertain where and in what strength the Germans were across the Meuse. A scratch force was hastily thrown together to assess the situation, and a… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
The Road to Onhaye Scenario#: DN09 Date: 5/14/1940 Location: Dinant, Belgium After securing the crossing area, Rommel ordered his reconnaissance units to begin moving along N936 toward Onhaye. As the light armor and cycles moved out in the darkness, they ran into a series of French positions along the road. Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
Finale: Onhaye Scenario#: DN10 Date: 5/14/1940 Location: Onhaye, Belgium While overseeing the construction of a pontoon bridge, as well as the continued ferrying of troops across the Meuse, Rommel learned of a message received at 4.Armee headquarters reading "Bismarck encircled at Onhaye." All further communication was… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
First Bayonet Charge Scenario#: 212 Date: 1/10/1951 Location: Wonju, South Korea Encouraged by the heavy North Korean losses during the initial UN attacks, Almond again ordered the US 2nd Infantry Division to recapture Wonju on January 9. About four infantry battalions from the US 23rd and 38th Infantry Regiment supported by… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 15 - Forgotten War
The First Virtue Scenario#: AP127 Date: 6/17/1944 Location: Elba, Italy On 12 June, the German commander in Italy was informed that “Elba must be defended to the last man and the last cartridge”. On 14 June, German reinforcements began to arrive on Elba from Pianosa. The decision to reinforce Elba was not known to the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #13 Oktoberfest XXXII
Kleckerweise Scenario#: AP057 Date: 5/14/1940 Location: Chémery, France Responding to a German bridgehead over the river near Sedan, the French ordered two tank battalions to join two reserve infantry regiments for possible action. Unfortunately it took them all night to reach their assigned positions. The attack order… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #6 A Decade of War
Rude Mood Scenario#: AP079 Date: 5/18/1944 Location: Esperia, Italy The Allied efforts to breach the German fortified defenses known as the Hitler Line were moving slowly forward. General Juin, commanding the Free French forces in Italy, had a plan to outflank the Germans through the Esperia defile and on to Mt.… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #8 Roads Through Rome
The Dinant Bridgehead Scenario#: A065 Date: 5/13/1940 Location: Houx, Belgium The River Meuse was the last major natural obstacle preventing an armored breakout from the Ardennes. It was imperative for the Germans that a number of viable crossings be established before the Allies could re-group. One of three such crossings on… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 93b
Then Things Got Worse Scenario#: A113 Date: 5/15/1940 Location: Denée, France Actual events: The 3/37e BCC is blocked by a deep stream and moves more north to join the main road at Denée. But Denée is already hold by the 8. ID with the Artillerie Abteilung 8 (a dozen 10.5cm leFH guns), the 14th company of the Infanterie… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 97
Hamlet's Demise Scenario#: A114 Date: 5/13/1940 Location: Jauche, Belgium The 3rd Panzer Division was having some tough luck. Positioned on the right flank of the 4th Panzer, which was making steady progress, the 5th and 6th Panzer Regiments were finding things a little tougher. After a preliminary bombardment and repeated… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 97
A Real Barn Burner Scenario#: J183 Date: 5/31/1940 Location: Amagne, France In contrast to their comrades to the west, the French Aisne River front held firm against the German attacks in May. The 14éme division d’infanterie, one of the best French units, manned the front bear Rethel. On 30 May, a reconnaissance in force was… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #12
Legio Patria Nostra Scenario#: S016 Date: 6/18/1944 Location: Radicofani, Italy After the fall of Rome, the French Expeditionary Corps in Italy (FEC) opened its Italian summer campaign on June 10th along a 25 km front. To carry out its mission of pushing the Germans in front of it north towards Sienna, General Juin set up a… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #2
N-463 Scenario#: S050 Date: 11/21/1944 Location: Seppois, France On November 20th, the German XIX Army launched a counterattack intended to push the Free French back from the city of Belfort and cut off the Free French forces in the Belfort gap and at the Rhine River. For the counterattack, the German commanders… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Expansion Pack #1