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A Midsummer Day's Dream Scenario#: E13     Date: 1943-07-05     Location: Prokhorovka, Russia In the summer of 1943 Hitler launched what was to be his last gasp in the east. Citadel, as the Germans called it, was designed to collapse the Kursk salient at its base and pocket the Soviet Central Front. The … Tank Leader — Eastern Front
Ambush Scenario#: E09     Date: 1945-02-01     Location: Breslau, Germany On January 17th, 1945 the Soviet Belorussian and Ukranian Fronts launched yet another winter offensive. Within three weeks 35 German divisions ceased to exist and Russian spearheads had driven deep into Germany. By February 1, T-34s had advanced from… Tank Leader — Eastern Front
Battle for the Berlin-Seelow Highway Scenario#: E04     Date: 1945-03-22     Location: Kuestrin, Germany In the late spring of 1945 the Soviet armies reached the Oder River and readied for the assault on Berlin. An ideal location to stage the final offensive was at Kuestrin. The Berlin-Seelow highway provides an excellent corridor of advance … Tank Leader — Eastern Front
Breakout at Klin Scenario#: 1433     Date: 12/7/1941     Location: Nekrasino, Russia When the German offensive against Moscow came to a halt on December 6, 1941, the 1st Panzer Division was ordered to Klin with the mission of keeping the town open for the withdrawal of other German formations. It succeeded in … Memoir '44 — Eastern Front
Breakout to Lisyanka Scenario#: 1434     Date: 2/16/1944     Location: Komarovka, Russia In January, 1944 a large pocket of 6 German divisions with over 56,000 troops had been cut-off by the Soviet Army's 1st and 2nd Ukrainian Front troops. For days the Russians continued the attack in an attempt to split up … Memoir '44 — Eastern Front
Bridgehead on the Astrika Scenario#: E11     Date: 1943-08-30     Location: Kratschew, Russia For five days the soldiers of 73rd Rifle Regiment had struggled to establish a bridgehead over the Astrika at Kratschew. Kampgrumppe Sturm had repulsed each attempt in short order. On the sixth day, however, an emergency compelled German high command… Tank Leader — Eastern Front
Bug River Scenario#: 1311     Date: 6/22/1941     Location: Matykaky, Belarus On June 22, 1941, the 18th Panzer Division made an unusual assault across the Bug River. The first wave of infantry in Sturmboot assault craft was followed by anti-tank and artillery on decked inflatable rafts. Even more remarkable, were the … Memoir '44 — Eastern Front
Counterattack on the Chir Scenario#: E12     Date: 1942-12-19     Location: Oblivskaya, Russia The winter of 1942-43 saw mobile battles erupt on the Chir River as the 11th Panzer Division struggled to contain the Soviet offensive following the defeat at Stalingrad. Time and time again the superior training and communications of the 11th … Tank Leader — Eastern Front
Gates of Moscow Scenario#: 1325     Date: 10/18/1941     Location: Moscow, Russia In October, the German High Command launched the final offensive of 1941 - Operation Typhoon. The initial German success on the Eastern Front had put them deep into the Soviet Union on all fronts, but the advance slowed before they … Memoir '44 — Eastern Front
Liberating Rostov Scenario#: E08     Date: 1942-12-16     Location: Tatsinskiy, Russia As the German 6th Army, trapped in Stalingrad, approached capitulation, the Soviets attempted to exploit their success against the 3rd Rumanian Army by driving on Rostov in a bid to cut-off communications between 4th Panzer Army and Army Group A … Tank Leader — Eastern Front
On the Road to Moscow Scenario#: E06     Date: 1941-09-02     Location: Odrino, Rrussia Guderian's panzers defeated the Soviet armies near Kiev and were driving ever deeper into Soviet Russia. Threatened by advanced German elements, and desperate, the commander of the Soviet 6th Tank Brigade in Odrino recalled his battalions to defend… Tank Leader — Eastern Front
Ponyri Scenario#: 1365     Date: 7/5/1943     Location: Ponyri, Russia The village of Ponyri was the focal point of General Walther Model's planned breakthrough in the area north of Kursk. Three German infantry division were ordered to assault the village, while elements of two Panzer divisions supported the attack.… Memoir '44 — Eastern Front
Prokhorovka Scenario#: E01     Date: 1943-07-07     Location: Prokhorovka, Russia In the early morning hours of July 7th, 1943, units of the 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich and the Soviet 5th Guards Tank Army became intermingled in darkness and dense fog. As the sun rose and the fog began … Tank Leader — Eastern Front
Prokhorovka Overlord Scenario#: 1367     Date: 7/12/1943     Location: Prokhorovka, Russia The tank battle of Prokhorovka was a clash between two immense armored forces. As the SS Panzer Corps started its advance, the Soviet artillery erupted and soon after the 5th Guards Tank Army under Gen. Pavel Rotmistrov accelerated toward the … Memoir '44 — Eastern Front
Red Barricades Factory Scenario#: 1407     Date: 10/22/1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia By mid October the fighting amidst the rubble of the Red Barricades Factory Complex in the northern section of Stalingrad had drawn in more and more of the German 6th Army's forces. On the 22nd the 79th Infantry division, supported … Memoir '44 — Eastern Front
Steppe Patrol Scenario#: E02     Date: 1943-03-10     Location: Kharkov, Russia The 120th Panzezgrenadier Division was ordered to provide flank security for the 4th Panzer Army in the Kharkov Area. The 1st Recon Battalion made a reconnaissance in force east of … Tank Leader — Eastern Front
Summer of '42 Scenario#: E14     Date: 1942-02-05     Location: Rzhev, Russia The winter of 1941/42 had been a productive one for the Soviet Army. Stavka, the Soviet high command, was convinced that the tide of war had turned and that large scale attacks could be launched across the whole front. This … Tank Leader — Eastern Front
Suomussalmi Scenario#: 1409     Date: 12/16/1939     Location: Suomussalmi, Finland The Soviet Army crossed the border into Finland in the last days of November, 1939. On December 8th, they reached the lightly defended village of Suomussalmi. The next day, Colonel Hjalmar Siilasvuo, a veteran of WWI, brought in reinforcements and … Memoir '44 — Eastern Front
The Belikowo Pocket Scenario#: E05     Date: 1941-06-24     Location: Belikowo, Poland Units of the 6th Tank Brigade were caught off-guard by the speed of the German advance. They found themselves pocketed in the vicinity of Belikowo. An attempt to breakout to … Tank Leader — Eastern Front
The Border Scenario#: E07     Date: 1941-06-30     Location: Brest, Belarus Because of surprise and lack of organization, Soviet forces on the frontier at the onset of Barbarossa were quickly brushed aside by German armored columns. Only a few formations gave more than token resistance. The Germans, increasingly… Tank Leader — Eastern Front
The Elbe River Blues Scenario#: E03     Date: 1945-05-01     Location: Else River, Germany As Germany neared collapse a few elite formations continued to deliver punitive blows against the Red Army while the bulk of German forces fell back in disarray. The Soviets, often … Tank Leader — Eastern Front
The Thin Red Line Scenario#: E15     Date: 1942-09-22     Location: Salsk, Russia In some areas the front was no more than a series of widely separated strongpoints patrolled by mobile forces. Often in these sectors, small forces would cross into enemy lines … Tank Leader — Eastern Front
Tolochino: The T-34 Scenario#: E10     Date: 1941-07-03     Location: Tolochino, Belarus On June 22, 1941, German forces invaded Russia. Conñdent in the Superiority of their technology and training, the Germans believed they could defeat the Red Army in 6 months. However, when the 18th Panzer encountered Soviet T-34/76 tanks outside… Tank Leader — Eastern Front