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Confusion Reigns Scenario#: 12     Date: 6/7/1944     Location: Sainte-Mère-Eglise, France General von Schlieben was determined to retake Ste. Mere-Eglise and committed all forces to that end. During the night of D-Day, they succeeded in getting a foothold at the northern edge of town. The Americans were ordered to repulse them at first… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 2 - Paratrooper
Defiance on Hill 30 Scenario#: 11     Date: 6/8/1944     Location: Pont l'Abbe, France An ad hoc group of roughly two parachute companies under Lt. Colonel Shanley were stopped cold on their drive toward the bridge at Pont L’Abbe. They fell back to high ground overlooking the Chef-Du-Pont crossing. The key element of the position was a… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 2 - Paratrooper
Le Manoir Scenario#: 13     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: La Fiere, France The bridge at La Fiere carried the road from Ste. Mere-Eglise across the Merderet River and was the main objective of the 101st Airborne’s 1st Battalion, 505th Regiment. After a successful drop, they set off for their objective a mere 1,000 yards… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 2 - Paratrooper
Lost Opportunities Scenario#: 17     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Sainte-Mère-Eglise, France Ste. Mere-Eglise was a junction for five roads and was recognized by Germans and Americans alike as the key to defeating the airborne invasion. Shortly after midnight the village’s garrison had massacred in mid-air two sticks of paratroopers who had… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 2 - Paratrooper
No Better Spot to Die Scenario#: 16     Date: 6/7/1944     Location: La Fière, France Ste. Mere-Eglise was under strong attack from the north so the 507th Parachute Regiment was shifted into a supporting position SW of the town, leaving only the 1st Battalion of the 505th Parachute Regiment facing the Germans at La Fiere. The obsolete… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 2 - Paratrooper
Silence that Gun Scenario#: 14     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Foucarville, France Foucarville was just one of several small villages behind Utah Beach which were occupied to prevent German reinforcements from reaching the beach. At dawn on June 6th, American paratroopers entered the village and the Germans withdrew to a fortified… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 2 - Paratrooper
The Roadblock Scenario#: 18     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Neuville-au-Plain, France In the confusion of the scattered air drop of the 101st Airborne, Lt. Colonel Vandervoort was ordered to turn his 2nd Battalion towards the already-taken village of Ste. Mere-Eglise and abandon his initial objective – a blocking position astride… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 2 - Paratrooper
Trapped! Scenario#: 15     Date: 6/8/1944     Location: Saint-Come-du-Mont, France German paratroops and grenadiers had held St. Come-du-Mont against constant pressure from American paratroops for two days but the Americans were already getting relief from the beaches. And then the Americans cut the road to Carentan from the south… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 2 - Paratrooper