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Crossfire Scenario#: AP078     Date: 9/22/1943     Location: Acerno, Italy Acerno was a mountain village astride a tortuous and winding stretch of road leading north from Battipaglia. The road was one of two that connected the beachhead with Highway 7—the main highway to Rome. On 22 September, elements of the US 3rd “Rock… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #8 Roads Through Rome
Gabriel's Horn Scenario#: AP075     Date: 9/12/1943     Location: Altavilla, Italy The barely tested “T-Patchers” of the US 36th (Texan) Infantry Division were tasked with taking the hilltop village of Altavilla and the hill to the northeast beyond the village, labeled Hill 424 on their maps. The Texans met little resistance… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #8 Roads Through Rome
Grapes of Wrath Scenario#: 34     Date: 13 Sept 1943     Location: Altavilla, Italy Hill 424, overlooking the Salerno beachhead was a key objective. On September 13th, after an initial artillery barrage, Companies I and K of the 142nd assaulted the southern part of the hill mass, encountering heavy fire from German machinegun… Band of Brothers — Texas Arrows
Gunter Strikes Back Scenario#: OA21     Date: 9/9/1943     Location: Montecorvino, Italy After two engagements, the Queen's men with the support of Shermans from the 'C' Squadron Royal Scot's Greys, dislodged the Germans from the 2nd Battalion, 10th Panzer Grenadier Regiments. The German Panzer Grenadiers counterattacked from the north… Advanced Squad Leader — Out of the Attic #2
Hi-Wire Jinx Scenario#: E8     Date: 14 Sept 1943     Location: Altavilla, Italy Hill 424, overlooking the Salerno beachhead, was taken by the 36th but they were then forced to retreat by German counterattacks. The Allied forces made their stand along the La Cosa Creek between the Calore River and Altavilla. In the … Band of Brothers — Extras
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Stretched Thin at Altaville Scenario#: S072     Date: 9/13/1943     Location: Altavilla, Italy After the conquest of Sicily and the ouster of Mussolini, the Allies invaded Italy proper at Salerno to begin their long slog up "the boot". Needing to expand the beachhead and deny the Germans good artillery observation points, the Americans secured… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 9
The Queen's Prequel Scenario#: OA19     Date: 9/9/1943     Location: Montecorvino, Italy Following the successful campaigns in North Africa and Sicily, the Allied commanders turned their attention to the Italian mainland. As Allied forces march up from the toe of Italy, several British and American divisions landed in and around Salerno… Advanced Squad Leader — Out of the Attic #2
The Revenge of the Greys Scenario#: OA20     Date: 9/9/1943     Location: Montecorvino, Italy The 2/6th Queen's battalion under Lt. Col. Keighley from the 169th Brigade was assigned the task of securing the Montecorvino airfield. Facing them were the men from the 2nd Battalion, 10th Panzer Grenadier Regiments. Unfortunately, the Shermans from… Advanced Squad Leader — Out of the Attic #2
To Clear a Roadblock Scenario#: A099     Date: 10/5/1943     Location: Compobasso, Italy As the British XIII Corps advanced up the eastern half of the Italian peninsula past Foggia, it was opposed only by small numbers of German fallschirmjager conducting delaying actions. One such group of paratroopers, holding a blocking position… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 96
Tobacco factory Scenario#: 19081     Date: 9/13/1943     Location: Albanella, Italy Tobacco Factory13 sept 1943: Around the Salerno beachhead, many desperate battles were fought. The fighting over the tobacco factory symbolizes the intensity of this fighting. Consisting of five large, red, fortress-like stone buildings, the tobacco… Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2017